Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Success story #2: Developer of software suite for the upstream oil & gas industry The client’s old corporate website was designed by us to put a sharper focus on their target audience of reservoir and production engineers, operations personnel and upper management in oil and gas production companies. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to Revenue Generation Next post: 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. All Rights Reserved. Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

But not easy to execute because there usually is a disconnect between what your prospect wants to hear and what you want to say about your company and its products and services. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Sounds simple, right? All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

She defines it as “Contagious content must educate them [prospects and customers] about what they need to know, apply your company’s unique expertise in addition to your product and prove you walk your talk through the sharing of evidence. Are your company, products and services visible in various online channels used across the stages?

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Of course, you don’t have to copy word for word any of the examples from above, you are the only one who can decide which approach works best for your product, service or list. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

For example, segment your products and services by application and/or industry. Give them hardcore specifications typically found in product spec sheets. The first thing an engineer wants to know is do your products, parts and components meet his/her design specifications and standards?

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Email strategy: Milwaukee Tool worked with email service provider (ESP) ExactTarget in developing an aggressive email campaign containing links to product videos. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Too often, marketers create new educational content based on internal triggers, such as a new product launch or the adoption of a new marketing strategy. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc.

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 27, 2009

The prolific guest-blogger also contributed 10 Innovative Blog Business Models —a post detailing 10 methods beyond the obvious (AdWords) to monetize a blog, such as selling educational courses, eBooks, premium content, consulting services (hmm, that sounds familiar) and digital products.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Let’s get one thing straight from the get go, if you are in a declining market with low demand for your products and services, no amount of automation will help you generate new leads. You need to rethink your business model first and fast. Here are the key takeaways from the webinar: Don’t confuse marketing activity with results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Don’t be afraid to tear apart your initial outline if you think it will improve the product. B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You are well aware of the fact that the Internet has completely and permanently changed the way industrial buyers purchase technical products and services. Let’s say your business offers a software product designed to help business owners efficiently allocate revenue to related expenses to ultimately reduce costs.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

The answer lies in shifting from traditional company product marketing to customer problem oriented marketing. We need to develop customer-centric solutions-based marketing content instead of product-centric features and benefits marketing collateral. According to Tim Riesterer of CMM Forum LLC (now part of Corporate Visions, Inc.),

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Learn to connect the dots – many times product managers and engineers have very deep knowledge about their products and the problems they can solve. Be a ruthless editor – business owners and product developers are passionate about their offerings. This will also lower the client’s fear of “you just don’t get it.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

If nothing else, it makes the mobile sales force much much more productive. It allows someone who is on the road to supply the right information to the customer, demonstrate the exact solution via a video, refer them to a blog or tech article with the detailed solutions for their problem and take an order while traveling. Resources

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 22, 2008

Dave Pollards environmental philosophy, creative works, business papers and essays. February 28, 2008. -->. © Copyright 2008 Dave Pollard. Last update: 01/03/2008; 9:10:47 PM. February 2008. Business Innovation. Personal Productivity. The Blogging Process. Judith Meskills SocSW Blog.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. This is especially misplaced with group written blogs, where the broad content focus and inconsistent tonality makes RSS subscription less likely. Very helpful post, Jay.

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Hubspot

APRIL 3, 2013

And soon after, brands began to realize that creating content (actually they just called it blogging back then) could greatly benefit both SEO efforts and brand awareness. Social media was all the rage, and blogging was, well, old and worn out. 11) Blog posts increase website and landing page traffic. Of course not.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Particularly if the blogger is clearly a fan of the company/product/service/brand. The Straight Pitch » Blog Archive » TSP: How Not To Pitch Bloggers says: August 29, 2007 at 11:53 pm [.] Ruby Web says: September 9, 2008 at 2:53 am Great article. Am glad you liked the “do not pitch&# suggestion.

Online Marketing 40

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 22, 2008

Home > Blog > Business Financing > Bank Financing > Blog article: I drew pictures at a sales meeting, and it worked. StartupNation Blogs. July 11th, 2008. Currently, their visitors come to their site expecting specific services (the butler) and products (the box). Comments RSS.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

Buyers of technical products and services do look to vendors for providing relevant information for solving their problems. Even though B2B customers consider product features and price very important, what they are really looking for is a remarkable sales experience.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Use a free tool like Google’s Keyword Tool to find search terms and long-tail keywords that people are using to search for information related to your products and services. Here you can add a link to your Home page or a product page. That will give you an idea of demand. Add a link to your privacy policy in the footer.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 30, 2011

Instead of loud claims of product superiority, what customers really want is valuable content that will improve their lives. Click here for Joes Speaking Engagements and Detailed Bio. Read the Book Connect to customers with compelling content! The rules of marketing have changed.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Now, she simply shares the metrics from the team’s blogging and social efforts to show the rest of the company how important their contributions are. July 29, 2010 at 2:43 pm Related Topics: Business To Business blogs 23 Comments » 23 Responses to “Blogs are Becoming the New Front Door for Prospects: Is Yours Open?&#

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Add features or buttons only when it serves readers or help with blog goal. Make RSS Subscribe button prominent and make it easy to spot. Denise aka The Blog Squad on 24 Nov 2007 at 8:09 am. It was great meeting you Edith and thanks for putting together such a concise list of good blogging habits! The Blog Squad.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

You’d arm them with information about your products and how people use them. B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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