Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. Designing content for 1X use is wasteful. See my post Rule of 5 for B2B content development.

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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.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? This long time staple has become the Rodney “No Respect&# Dangerfield of B2B and industrial marketing. Do you have any good examples of social media used in email marketing?

Social Media 60

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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. Let’s face it – we all draw our inspirations from several people and resources – whether online or offline. How to create content that the audience will find valuable?

B2B Marketing 59

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process. This 28-page white paper is chock full of useful information for aligning your marketing content with the industrial buy cycle. There are plenty of charts and graphs too.

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

We converted several of their PowerPoint files into online Flash presentations to highlight the primary benefits and features of their software suite. The client uses their in-house resources to regularly update the site content without spending more money on our professional marketing services. Take a quick poll.

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

It may be time to invest in your online presence. The one thing that this recession has taught B2B marketers is to do more with less. This trend towards lower-cost content marketing is likely to continue well into 2010. Create fresh content: Don’t copy-paste static brochureware text and put it on your website.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2011

Since then, I’ve owned several companies in the online marketing world, including an award-winning agency that I sold in 2005. In 2008, I started Convince & Convert to help corporations and other agencies strip away the hype and successfully integrate social media. the book I wrote with Amber Naslund.

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

How can small businesses cost-effectively add sophisticated capabilities like custom search and social networking features to their sites? Learn the answers to these questions and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on website design published so far in 2008. What separates effective navigation from poor design?

Design 20

Design Marketing Websites CMS Development Best Practices 20

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Develop your email marketing strategy first Before you begin developing customized content and using sophisticated analytics, the first order of business is to develop a sound and sustainable email marketing strategy. Each has its own pain points and needs the right content to address them.

Email Marketing 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

You can see an example of B2B web design prices from my company’s online marketing division’s website. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Online Marketing Blog TopRank’s internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing. Lee Odden at Online Marketing Blog (www.toprankblog.com) knocked out a laundry list of what not to do if you’re trying to pitch him. Please don’t.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Where can you find free tools to help monitor buzz about your company across blogs, Twitter on online forums? Read on to discover all of this and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on social media and Web 2.0 so far in 2008. Is Your Site Social Media Friendly? Google Reader, Opera and Firefox), audio (e.g.

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 Optimization Media 20

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Lesson #3: Features are the benefits Your online marketing content may consist of images, videos, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, white papers and pre-recorded webinars. It is always a good idea to serve up your marketing content in different formats but your text is the key component.

Web 2.0 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle. Before you can deliver your content and engage with your target audience, they need to find you! Once there, make sure your content fulfills their search queries and encourages them to engage with you further.

Buying Cycle 60

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Paul Gillin

JANUARY 24, 2013

New Book Explores Recent Epidemic Of Online Customer Assaults on Businesses. ‘Attack of the Customers’ Helps Marketers and Business Owners Manage and Prevent Reputation Threats Carried on Blogs and Social Networks. About The Authors.

Press 50

Press Peer-to-peer Amazon BtoB 50

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Today, technical buyers and engineers expect suppliers to have a substantial online presence with a website packed with relevant content in a variety of formats and easily searchable. I’m sure you’ve read many times that engineers hate marketing/marketers and they want only the facts.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Solution: You have two primary responsibilities; a) make sure your website is easily found so your company can get on the shortlist early if you hope to be considered in the decision making stage and b) serve up content in different formats and be relevant to various stakeholders. Solution: Curate content and make it easily searchable.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60

Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 8, 2009

While anyone can sign up for the networking tools I listed above, blogging acts as a differentiator as it forces you to come up with good content that people will want to read (if that is your goal). I see blogging as a way of connecting many of the dots in social media - let me focus on a recent story to show you what I mean.

Social Media 100

Social Media Web 2.0 Media Blogger 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. If Your Story is Inconsistent, At Least Leverage Your Content Ouch. Your Web site. Linked from Twitter.

Social Media 120

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 120

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Meanwhile, if your social media team and your email team are not the same people, you need to start thinking about how to merge them, pronto. And, you need to start unifying your content strategy across all channels. It speaks further to a company needing a well-rounded online marketing strategy. Great post! Great post!

Social Media 137

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 137

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization. More from Convince and Convert 5 Ways to be a Social Networking Smash How to Create a Share of Voice Report Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse?

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

bookmark to: Tagged as: Internet Marketing , Marketing , marketing software , salesforce.com Leave a Comment Previous post: 7 Recommendations For Improving The Customer Experience Next post: CRM Marketplace News Update 9/8 – 9/12/2008 Follow Me Online Certifications     Search & eMail Dont Miss Out On Any Posts.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 40

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. I certainly do not support the Draconian position that somehow social networks threaten email’s existence as a marketing channel. That's what I mean when I say uni-directional social media. It’s no contest.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

I would also put another group — one more focused on helping marketing align with, support, and enable sales: firms like BrightMarket, einsof, Longwood Software, and Salesforce.com with their Saleforce Content offering, to name a few. 9) Collaboration — capabilities like wikis, sales-contributed content, voting and tagging.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information. Instead of a series of self-contained initiatives, build yourself a content ladder.

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 145

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is It Curtains for the App Store?

Social Media 114

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. The Lawyers Are Coming Social networks give people the ability to share incredible volumes of content. Been Caught Stealing Let’s start with content creation and copyright issues.

Social Media 155

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 155

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level. Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? Previously, content about Kodak products would have been created by the media.

Paid Content 125

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 125

Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

Will send you a ping.

Analytics 40

Analytics Top of Funnel Research Webinar Metrics 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

2008 FOLIO Award Winners. Study: B-to-B Marketers Lagging With Social Media. Additionally, about 25 percent of respondents say they don’t know how their company plans to use social media marketing in the future. Summit Business Media's AdvisorOne.com Launches Paid Content Product. MediaNext 2012.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters.

Newsletter 114

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

In doing so, we’ve learned that findings resulting from search and social data mining are incredibly handy for informing creative and content, improving relevance and impact. In today’s post, it’s my pleasure to share some content relevance tips I’ve learned along the way. Easy – you listen!

Social Media 141

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 141

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

The key is to create meaningful content that answers those questions, and propagate that content throughout the social Web, making a visit to your site unnecessary. I recommend starting with six, because it’s a meaningful amount of content and will address the tip of your question iceberg. Your LInkedin page.

FAQ 139

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Online marketers' top priority at the top of their funnel is to increase reach. Increasing reach on the web has long meant increasing the size of a company’s email marketing database, and email is a hugely important tool for online marketers to help drive leads and sales.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

The more content pointing to your site from sites with authority the better. The more content, the better which leads me to the next thing… Social Media Optimization Sites like Facebook and Twitter can help you spread your brand’s net even wider. Transparency is a brand currency on the social web.

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Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115