Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

Been Caught Stealing Let’s start with content creation and copyright issues. Having clear language on blogs and websites puts the public on notice about your position vis a vis copyright. In other words put a copyright, all rights reserved on your content or the bottom of your blog. Thanks for the reminder; just did it.

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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

by Achinta Mitra on November 16, 2009 in B2B E-Mail Marketing Do you know the key component of email marketing that generates more high-quality leads and drives sales? 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.

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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

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

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. 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.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 per week in 2006.

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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? Don’t be afraid to tear apart your initial outline if you think it will improve the product. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Make a plan: Even before you start writing content and posting, you need to have a clear set of goals. Are you pre-selling a product or service? You don’t want to create another of those unless you are planning to sell advertisement space on your business blog. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. For an eCommerce site that is easy, it is typically the value of transaction per visit.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. However, B2B and/or industrial marketers must learn to use it correctly in order to harness its true power.

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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. All Rights Reserved.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, 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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. You can get more ideas from my earlier post, “7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products.&# Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. I’m glad that you found my article helpful. Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

If nothing else, it makes the mobile sales force much much more productive. 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake by Achinta Mitra on October 26, 2009 in Industrial Websites , Website Design & Development You’ve read up on all the traffic generation tactics and optimized your site to rank high on major search engines.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 4, 2010

And finally, if your products are good enough to make people passionate about them (even when the passion is in the form of a complaint), the heavy lifting is done. And finally, if your products are good enough to make people passionate about them (even when the passion is in the form of a complaint), the heavy lifting is done.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). You don't even have to click through to a content page to see if that's actually the product that you want.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). You don't even have to click through to a content page to see if that's actually the product that you want.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

You’d arm them with information about your products and how people use them. 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

The 3 C’s of Next Generation Crowdsourcing: Co-Creation, Constant, and Control Co-Creation There are people out there that love your product. There are people out there that currently hate your product because it isn’t giving them what they need. Copyright and patent laws are about to be shattered, at least I hope.

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