Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on June 24, 2010 in B2B E-Mail Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Lately, social media seems to garner all the attention in the media and blog posts with very little mention about email marketing. The first study done by AWeber (aff. See charts below).

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Here are some of the key findings from the study: Emerging Trends: 61% of the respondents (500 total) cited Driving Revenue as the most important success metric as compared to Sales Accepted Opportunities (40%), Qualified Leads (39%) with website visits and click-through rates trailing way at the back at 12% each. (See

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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. According to a study done by Professor John A. We are all used to seeing case studies and they are powerful marketing content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

I also found a fascinating video interview on Andrew’s blog that really drives home the point with a case study featuring Mr. Fred Whyte, President of STIHL Inc. You can buy the book from Amazon and visit his site at www.distributiontrap.com. The interview is split over four videos.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

There have been many studies done over the years that indicate that price information is the very reason why most B2B buyers visit a vendor’s website. The results from three separate studies confirm this: 61% of engineers surveyed indicated pricing information as one of the primary reasons to visit a vendor’s website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The majority of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) consider customer engagement as their top priority according to a recent study done by Forbes Insights and George P. That was the good news part of the study. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group. Johnson (GPJ).

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Let’s look at two case studies to see how industrial marketers are using email to reach and engage with industrial buyers. Case study #1: B2B lead generation through better segmenting and more focused email content Business challenge: FreightCenter wanted to change its customer mix of 70/30 (B2C/B2B) to a more B2B-centric mix.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

To get more insight into the formula and how it works, after watching the presentation, check out some of their website design case studies. This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 pm and is filed under Marketing Strategy , Marketing Training , Online Marketing , Webinars. Like Be the first to like this post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

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

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

At the company I work for we recently had an informal discussion about Facebook and Twitter, with people raising questions such as “why don’t we have a Tweeter page” or “let’s create a Facebook account and start inviting customers”. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 How will we measure success?

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

According to the same research study done by GlobalSpec, during the initial Research phase, 42% of buyers evaluate four or more suppliers, but as buyers move closer to Procurement, only 26% get quotes from four or more suppliers. Source: ITSMA ) Webinars: This is a very popular content marketing tactic used in industrial and B2B marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Content marketing does not mean churning out white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts, podcasts and webinars for the sake of putting out content. How can you use marketing content to generate a decent volume of sales-ready leads at a low(er) cost? What is effective content marketing?

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

HubSpot in their recent study of over 1,400 small- and medium-sized businesses, found that marketers with blogs generate 67% more leads. Business blogs for lead generation Even though business blogging is not widely used in B2B marketing and especially in industrial marketing, it can be very effective as a tool for lead generation.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Provide him/her with case studies and client testimonials to lower their risks and fears of selecting you. 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

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2008

LEARNING PROFESSIONALS ON TWITTER. Challenges 2009 : The EDUCAUSE Top Teaching and Learning. 2.0 : for those interested in Web 2.0 College 2.0 : Online Learning and Web 2.0 College 2.0: (Facebook group, Eduardo Peirano ). 2.0 : Instructional Designers, developers, instructors and.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

How can you maximize the business value of tools like LinkedIn and Twitter? He also quotes a HubSpot study finding that three-quarters of bloggers in small to midsize companies say that " their company blogs were 'useful,' 'important,' or 'critical' to their business." How can you explain the value of social media to skeptics?

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 31, 2009

by HubSpot Rick Burnes notes that without a strong content strategy to back up social media efforts, marketers risk the "all hat, no cattle" syndrome: lots of attention on Twitter and Facebook, but no compelling content to back it up and turn the curious into the converted.

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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? Studies have shown that people retain information quicker and longer when you engage their visual senses.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Use case studies to demonstrate tangible results. 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 It is all about the customer and not you and your company.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Despite a recent dip in users, Twitter remains a hot social media platform (and arguably a better venue for b2b marketers than Facebook). Bloggers not only use Twitter to promote their content, but writing about Twitter frequently is their content. This post is an excellent starting point for those new to Twitter.

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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. in Museum Studies, but the idea of acting as a curator of information to post on our website for the benefit of our clients and customers is extremely interesting. Maybe it’s my M.A.

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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. Instead of thinking of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter as lead generators, use them to increase awareness and drive traffic to your website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 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

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Smashmouth Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2009

In the fourth of a series of Thought Leader interviews for MarketingSherpa's 6th Annual B2B Marketing Summit 2009 , we talk to Richard Fouts, research director at Gartner, Inc., Many events in the physical world, like meetups and house parties, start with Twitter. New media and Web 2.0 Fouts presented yesterday in Boston.

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Smashmouth Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2009

In the fourth of a series of Thought Leader interviews for MarketingSherpa's 6th Annual B2B Marketing Summit 2009 , we talk to Richard Fouts, research director at Gartner, Inc., Many events in the physical world, like meetups and house parties, start with Twitter. New media and Web 2.0 Fouts presented yesterday in Boston.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. You are indeed the perfect case study. You are indeed the perfect case study. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&# It’s not hard, it’s complicated. Bravo, man.

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MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

October 1, Social Ad Summit New York, NY: At this showcase of recent case studies from agencies and brands, you’ll learn firsthand how to implement a successful social ad strategy for your organization or client. October 22-23, SocialBiz World Sonoma County, CA: A social media and Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 2, 2009

Interest in social media marketing is surging, with several recent studies showing that a majority of companies, of all sizes, are now using social media in some form for business purposes. Content promotion—from social networking and social bookmarking to Twitter and blogs, social media tools offer myriad ways to promote your content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

That was the key finding of a research study done by McKinsey & Co. The table below shows results from the study that shows what sales reps do wrong to turn off B2B customers. Glad to hear that “sales experience&# was validated/reinforced in another study.

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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

JULY 8, 2010

Robert Scoble argued that email faced deletion at the hands of Web 2.0 services like Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku. March 2009. October 2009. Well, it’s certainly weathered the wooden stakes of pundits and the introduction of IM, RSS, Skype, MySpace, Facebook & Twitter quite well. October 2007.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

So click here to find out whether they changed my mind… Read more… Stan Woods | June 16th, 2009 | one comment The Content Marketing Workbook It’s here. Read more… Doug Kessler | June 11th, 2009 | 3 comments Choose your patients carefully The most respected surgeons in the world have the best survival rates.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. How do you PROVE the value of Twitter? in the 1960s. He’s smart.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 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 Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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Webbiquity

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. These men are indeed using Twitter to rewire and reorient the Web.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

If you need more empirical proof, then look at the recent study done by GlobalSpec, Trends in Industrial Marketing 2010: How Manufacturers are Marketing Today. The use of supplier websites is at number two, second only to search engines.

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