Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Take a quick poll. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. All Rights Reserved.

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Instead of spending most of their marketing budget on traditional industrial marketing channels like trade shows or direct mail, Vico produces webinars and creates content that site visitors download and others link to. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is. All Rights Reserved.

Web 2.0 60

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Commitment : you will have to commit to spending time developing your social media strategy; it doesn’t work overnight and require backing from your company willing to let you spend time doing it. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

Inbound Marketing 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. See Do I Really Need a Content Strategy?) If not, then you need to rethink your strategy to get the most out of optimizing your marketing content. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Optimization 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities by Achinta Mitra on April 22, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies I read an eye-opening article by Andrew R. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Distribution 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

markempa

JUNE 6, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read. of Tiecas, Inc.

Small Business Marketing 60

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips 60

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. But lately, Ive watched some really bad webinars and webcasts. Webinars compete for your audiences most precious commodity - time.

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Webinar Metrics ROI 120

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Resources

Social Networks 60

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

You should spend considerable amount of time in planning your strategy for effective lead scoring. 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.

Buying Cycle 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?) Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 14, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing Even though “content curation” is not a common phrase, there’s plenty of discussion to be found on the Internet. Heck, even MS Word kept flagging curation as a misspelled word.

Curation 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Organizations are spending considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Relevance 60

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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. Move them from awareness to inquiry – get the prospect to sign up for a webinar. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Sales Cycle 60

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

Social Media 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Here are some stats, results and recommendations that I found very useful: In the Needs Awareness and Research stages, buyers use a broad array of sources, including social media, Webinars, e-newsletters, search engines and [vertical search engines like] GlobalSpec. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Buying Cycle 60

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Leverage past archived and recorded (archived) events with email links. You might also find value in my recent webinar on lead nurturing relevant.

Lead Nurturing 120

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markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. During this podcast, I share my thoughts on how to use technology tools like podcasts, blogs and RSS for new business development and lead generation.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Work Management 120

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

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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.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

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

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 20, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing , Sales Strategies To be successful in industrial and B2B marketing, one has to engage with prospects and customers in a meaningful manner. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

I don’t mean to suggest that you should ignore other channels of customer engagement such as your email opens, click-throughs, landing page hits, webinar sign-ups and Contact Us forms. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

B2B 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing? 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? All Rights Reserved.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 60

markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Based on the recent headlines, its safe to say that online lead generation (search, podcasts, RSS, etc.) will remain hot topics in 2006.

Lead Generation 120

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Build a library of various content assets such as published articles, white papers, online demos, webinars, videos, technical specifications, datasheets, case studies and customer testimonials. Extend its life by making your site content shareable via social media, RSS feeds and forward to a colleague.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

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. Website copy optimized for keywords and phrases is how your technical audience will find you. What’s on your list that’s not on here?

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website? All Rights Reserved.

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Don’t spend all your time and resources crafting lead generating offers (white papers, webinars, online demos etc.). webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Lead Generation 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

And that reality of the flooded inbox is very evident from steadily dropping response rates of only 1% to 3% range for traditional email marketing. The old email marketing strategy of batch and blast or spray and pray is no longer effective. However, there’s no denying the low cost of email marketing.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The bad news — more than a quarter (27%) have no specific strategy for customer engagement, and more than a third (34%) feel their companies do only a fair or poor job engaging their audiences. Marketers are getting in their own way when it comes to drafting their engagement strategies. That was the good news part of the study.

B2B Marketing 60

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

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? Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60