Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

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Small Business Marketing 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

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Budget Programs 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

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Social Networks 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Use social media selectively to engage with your target audience in a more personal way and humanize an otherwise impersonal interaction that is purely transactional. In the later stages, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Analytics is the new marketing creative! Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Relevance 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

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B2B Marketing 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

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 For 2010, approximately six in 10 marketing professionals surveyed plan to increase their spending on content initiatives.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic. However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. An invisible blog doesn’t draw a crowd and neither will you have the opportunity to engage with them.

Business Blogging 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

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Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

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Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

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. The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. All Rights Reserved.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

However, as tempting as it may sound, don’t think that you can just buy X leads for $Y, press the proverbial button and walk away. Put the right lead follow-up processes in place, and only then will content syndication be a successful part of your demand generation mix. Post a Comment Search About the Author Howard J.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency RSS Paper 40

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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

CMS Development 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

They forgot to first set a strategy that carefully targets prospects with relevant messaging. Number of campaigns sent out, trade shows attended or press releases published do not generate revenues. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.” Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

Marketing Automation Services 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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 Typically, that means understanding the prospect’s pain and then offering a solution for relief. Sounds simple, right? Resources

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

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Sales Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

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Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Depending on the stage of the prospect, your content needs to: Move them from ignorance to awareness – define the problem and make your target audience aware of generic solutions and the benefits of your offerings. You can’t satisfy all of them with one-size-fits all content. A white paper would fit the bill nicely here. Resources

Sales Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social media among IT and business buyers of technology rose 50% over last year and finally pushed to majority status; 55% said they use social media as part of the technology buying process in 2009 versus just 37% in 2008. Source: ITSMA ) Webinars: This is a very popular content marketing tactic used in industrial and B2B marketing.

Buying Cycle 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

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Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Before you can deliver your content and engage with your target audience, they need to find you! And the way to get found by your target audience is to define your offerings in terms of solutions to their problems then build your content strategy around those problems instead of benefits and features of your products.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Define your target readers – Are you trying to build a following among design engineers, plant or operations managers? Keep your focus squarely on finding topics that are of interest to your target audience and developing content. Reaching your target market doesn’t have to be difficult.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Are you targeting final decision makers, users and/or influencers? WHAT : What do you expect your list to do? While it is good to have multiple links in your email, don’t confuse your target audience by making multiple offers in the same email. How are you using email marketing to reach and engage with your target audience?

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

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Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

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B2B 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

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B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

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Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Don’t be persona non grata – take the time to really understand the persona of the target audience. Figure out what the pressing issues are, what motivates them to act now rather than later and then write in a voice that addresses their concerns. I mean dig deeper than just the demographics like company size, job title, SIC code etc.

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

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Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

The term ‘long tail’ was first used by Chris Anderson to describe the strategy of targeting less-competitive niche markets instead of highly competitive broad keywords. You want your blog post to attract the largest targeted readership. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc. Resources

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

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Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

So I’m not only familiar with an industrial marketer’s target audience, I am the audience or at least a member of it. 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

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

However, it is not so easy to translate features into benefits that really engage and speak directly to your target audience. It is only when you tie them together or translate features into benefits can you engage with your target audience and increase your success rate of closing the sale. Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

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Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Value Creation: From here, the company can create targeted messages and value messaging for each “mapped solution” – as it aligns with a specific business requirement within a market segment. Proof Building : No solution story is complete without references. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc. Resources

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

However, industrial marketers face a challenge when it comes to producing a steady stream of fresh content to keep their target audience engaged. It is heartening to see that content is at the center of most discussions about the state of B2B marketing today. How do you shift the focus from you or your company to your prospects and customers?

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

To complicate matters even more, it is a moving target since search engines are constantly changing their algorithms and most of it is not public knowledge. Select the best social media outlets depending on where your target audience hangs out and use them for starting your conversation. And yes, it does cost money. of Tiecas, Inc.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60