The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 11, 2010

This question on a recent LinkedIn discussion thread for the Technology Marketing Community reminded me of when, a couple years ago, I delivered a presentation at the 2008 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Summit. Reply B2B Marketing Summit Shows Old Problems Persist « The Effective Marketer says: October 14, 2010 at 9:12 am [.]

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Onalytica B2B

AUGUST 23, 2017

Since the economic crisis of 2008 there is a new found cynicism associated with politicians, newspapers and large brands and this lack of trust makes it hard for brands to get their marketing messages to consumers. A Forrester research study shows that “6.2% of key influencers are responsible for 80% of the influence in social media”.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 26, 2009

focuses on the importance that readers, viewers, and attendees place on business info rmation to info rm and help the purchase/decision-making process. focuses on the importance that readers, viewers, and attendees place on business info rmation to info rm and help the purchase/decision-making process.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2010

MarketingSherpa is known for quality content and I have attended a couple conferences ( I was a speaker at the Email Marketing Summit 2008) and have always thought that the best you get from attending an event like this is more in the form of networking than in content itself. United States License. United States License.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 19, 2012

Although it’s a bit dated, a tried and true review of some sophisticated blog writing concepts is Sonia Simone’s review of the best of Copyblogger for 2008. (I warned you, it’s a bit dated, but the concepts are proven and stand the test of time.). Related posts: A Checklist for 2009 Content Marketing Plans.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In 2008, HTC became the first manufacturer to make Android devices and other brands followed. By the time it burst onto the scene in 2009, Uber was not the first ridesharing company, but it was the largest and most successful, beating out pioneer Sidecar for eventual market domination. First-Mover Disadvantage.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

SearchCIO has just released results of their survey of 275 IT executives, and as anyone would suspect, companies both large and small are reducing their IT budgets for 2009. In large enterprises (companies with more than 1,000 employees), 42% of respondents are reducing IT budgets from 2008.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

In 2008, revenues were up to $16.6 The article is great because it gives you an insider’s view of how the famous Aflac duck came to being and the challenges Aflac’s CEO had to overcome to get it adopted. The first Aflac duck debuted in 2000. The company reported $9.7 United States License. United States License.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

This Marketing Data and Research Presentation includes data on: Lead Generation Blogging and Social Media Marketing Budgets Twitter and Facebook 50+ pages of marketing charts and graphs from original research Download the report from here. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Chris Koch

OCTOBER 30, 2009

And yet our latest annual survey of 355 buyers of complex IT solutions, How Customers Choose Solution Providers, 2009: The Importance of Personalization, Epiphanies, and Social Media, shows that the door to the C-suite is opening up. Tags: ITSMA Research Social Media ITSMA social media strategy social media technology. Tweet This Post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. Even if you have carefully segmented your target audience by demographics, different people within the same company can and do react differently to your content. And they use different sources to get their information.

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Hubspot

APRIL 3, 2017

After Pasha Stocking was laid off from her job as a marketing and sales director in Connecticut back in 2009, she took all the usual steps to find a new job: sending resumes to prospective employers, going to job fairs, and even registering with temp agencies. My career didn't really start until I launched this [video] in 2009.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The stages are: Needs Awareness Research Consideration & Comparison Procurement The white paper then goes on to explain how industrial marketers must match their marketing content to the buyer’s stage in the buy cycle. In short, this is good, practical and actionable stuff and not some marketing theory.

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B2B Marketing Savvy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Sure, campaign 2008 thrust Twitter on to the public stage, but what else? A Forrester research report must be purchased, but here’s several links that digest the topic and results for free: InsideFacebook. of the 2009 ISCRAM Conference. Lenhart, A (2009). A Smattering of Social Media Maturity Proof Points. Honeycutt, C.,

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

I came across two research studies that answer the last question with a big YES! Link), was a survey of small business owners and found that the two most common tactics used in 2009 were tweeting e-mail newsletters and sending out blog entries to e-mail lists. The first study done by AWeber (aff. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? RESEARCH Even before I open up my trusty word processor, I head over to Google’s Keyword Tool.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 Results achieved: The company has seen a 26% increase in engine and automotive shipping customers since the campaign began in 2009 FreightCenter.com exceeded its original goal of a 50/50 split in only 18 months. email campaigns per week, up from 15.4 per week in 2006.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Defining B2B Customer Engagement Forrester Research has proposed a definition of customer engagement that makes a lot of sense to me. The good news is that you can use a free tool like Google Analytics to get a very good handle on your customer engagement. The trick is to learn how to use all its power. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Valasys

DECEMBER 5, 2022

2008 to 2009 – Facebook established engagement ads and also starts to offer advanced ad targeting. . As it is accessible to all, you can search for and research about your competition’s advertisement. You can research on what the audience likes, what ads are trending, what type of ads get the most leads, etc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

That’s a shame and here’s why — among the top ten in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2009 , IBM was listed at #2, Microsoft, GE and Intel at number 3, 4 and 9 respectively. Most CEOs of manufacturing, engineering and technical companies do not believe in the value of brand building and consider it the domain of consumer marketing (B2C).

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Valasys

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When thinking about an all-inclusive content strategy, the first thing that comes to our minds is the original ideas generated from deep insightful research. According to research by Forbes, 89% of the companies today compete primarily based on customer experience, as compared to 36% back in the year 2010.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider. My take: Use a keyword research tool like the free Google Keywords Research Tool to come up with a list of keywords and phrases based around the problems and solutions you discovered in step #1.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

They’ll ask friends at other companies, post queries to industry email discussion groups and boards, ping analysts or surf the Web researching. Your prospects will find pricing information even without your help. The only problem is, you’ve now lost control of your pricing messaging. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The content mapping discussed here is based on the four stages of the industrial buying cycle identified as Needs Awareness, Research, Consideration & Comparison and Procurement (See my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ). Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Do a bit of keyword/phrase research before deciding on a topic or a title of your posts. Write about what matters to your readers: You are passionate about your company and want to write everything about its products and services. However, are you addressing the concerns of your readers? It is all about them and not you.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

For example, if you reference research conducted a year ago, is there a new source that will increase relevance? Refresh - Content gets stale over time. Put it on a refresh schedule and spiff it up to keep it in tune with constantly shifting markets. Change the title, heads and subheads and reword the bullets or key points.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

For the answer to that question, I went to the “The 9 Metrics Every Marketer Must Track” webinar by Megan Heuer, Research Director, SiriusDecisions and Craig Rosenberg , Vice President, Products & Services, Tippit. Here are the key takeaways from the webinar: Don’t confuse marketing activity with results.

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ClearVoice

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Brands you use every day, like Groupon, WhatsApp, and Uber incredibly got their start during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. Research shows that if a similarly-sized business doubles its marketing spend – where you do not – you stand to lose up to 15% of your business to that company. Don’t believe us?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Rule #1: Natural or organic search engine optimization (SEO) In the research phase of the industrial buying cycle , engineers and industrial buyers tend to use broad keywords and phrases that describe their current problem. In complex industrial sales, researchers often do not have the authority to make the final purchase decision.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

After more than a decade as a freelance researcher at publications like Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Bon Appétit, I process information through a skeptic’s eye. My time as a researcher may be over, but I still rely on many of the same skills now that I help manage Contently’s editorial services.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Research keywords and phrases used by your prospects and write blog posts with headlines that use those words and phrases. Drive traffic – Don’t expect your prospects to find your blog just because you’ve built it. You have to take steps to direct traffic to your business blog by various means. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Opportunity Development: Research, understand and distill the relevant industry-specific information, key issues and business needs in order to educate the company, especially the sales force, on the specific business requirements of a given market. According to Tim Riesterer of CMM Forum LLC (now part of Corporate Visions, Inc.),

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Retrofitting optimization is much harder and it isn’t as effective as creating content from the ground up that is optimized for carefully researched keywords and phrases. Search engine optimization (SEO) and content are two peas in a pod – working with a SEO expert while developing new content is a smart redesign strategy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

I’d like to produce research with some metrics but that too costs quite a bit, especially from someone reputable like Forrester. The biggest struggle for me is getting buy-in from the upper management on making a big expenditure on something like community or forum development. Do you have any strategies for this?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

At a time when potential buyers for your product are few and far between, content syndication can be a highly effective complement to lead generation vehicles like search, by ensuring that your company is engaging with prospects actively researching answers to the problems your product can solve.

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markempa

JANUARY 11, 2011

I took this question to Sergio Balegno, Director of Research for M ECLABS , the parent company of InTouch. Our first benchmark guide was published in 2009, which analyzed the use of social media in 2008. Then why, if Ann’s discussion is any indication, are so many marketers dissatisfied with the results they’re getting from it?

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