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.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

A B2B company applying tactics used by B2C companies can be very successful but only after some necessary translation is done. This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 3:25 am and is filed under Communication , Decision Making , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing. Like Be the first to like this post.

Marketing Budget 100

Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 100

The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 8, 2009

That’s why I liked when the Modern B2B Marketing blog posted a list of must-read B2B marketing ebooks. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter!

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 100

The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 11, 2010

This entry was posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 12:29 pm and is filed under Email Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 2 Responses to Choosing an Email Marketing Software Choose the Right Company for Your Email Marketing Efforts | MediaVision Blog says: January 15, 2010 at 1:11 pm [.]

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget 100

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I work for a B2B software company and we do regular email blasts. Comparing Apples and Airplanes You know that comparing different industries is irrelevant and that emailing B2C is nothing like B2B, but when you see reports that paint a good or bad picture about how email is doing in your industry, you tend to look at it carefully.

Advertising Benchmark 100

Advertising Benchmark Work Management Marketing Management Planning 100

The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

That reminds me of what I see when I visit most B2B companies’ websites. You are researching a new product or service and Google points you to a website, one of the key vendors in that space, and you have to read the page twice to really get it what they are trying to say. How is it that your product or service will benefit me?

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Planning 100

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?) in B2B marketing content.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

If you are even remotely interested in marketing it is clear that the more the web has transformed the way we promote our products, the more firmly ‘content’ has planted itself as the center of our lives. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Like Be the first to like this post.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Work Management Marketing Management 100

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. I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.”

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Yes, GE and Microsoft sell directly to end-users but they are primarily B2B companies. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 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?

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders? How can industrial and B2B marketers apply the same creative problem solving lessons in engaging with their prospects and customers? Share your thoughts.

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. The SalesPulse survey also reported that B2B sales professionals found an inbound lead’s location more important than revenues and the number of employees.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. Heck, even MS Word kept flagging curation as a misspelled word.

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Online Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We are always trying to stay on top of the B2B trends in the marketing industry. So, we developed a list of our top B2B marketing predictions for 2011. Emerging Marketing’s 2011 B2B Marketing Predictions + Companies will continue to spend again. The focus on ROI that we’ve seen in 2010 will continue.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies B to B 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Virtually every b2b buying decision involves some level of research on the web. Based on my own anecdotal research, natural search typically drives at least 40% and average more than half of all unpaid traffic to b2b websites. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – this is the ultimate no-brainer.

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Paid Search Agency 40

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. Dr. Thomas calls this “The Distribution Trap.”

Distribution 60

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies 60

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

This is the first post of a series that will show you some marketing emails (webinar invitations, whitepaper downloads, product announcements, etc.) Side banner is a good way to try “sell&# additional product and increase registrations. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Nothing beats good copy.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Design Email Marketing Planning 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

| Log in now ClickZ Interactive Marketing Events Search Engine Watch Search Marketing Conferences Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to RSS Feeds Free Webcasts Members Area Forums Advertise You are here: SEW Home › Experts › Social Media Marketing › B2B Social Media Marketing -- Does It Work?

Work Management 40

Work Management Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

But not easy to execute because there usually is a disconnect between what your prospect wants to hear and what you want to say about your company and its products and services. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Sounds simple, right?

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

link] mattsurfs "Twitter can suck you in to a vortex of counter-productivity like one bite of that KFC Double Down sandwich." " [link] [link] mattsurfs "Twitter can suck you in to a vortex of counter-productivity like one bite of that KFC Double Down sandwich." Whatchya think? It's awesome!

Twitter 126

Twitter Paid Content Paid Search Agency PR 126

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

My opinion is somewhat biased because I am an industrial and B2B marketing consultant. Of course, I could have tried using scare tactics by saying, “If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs” but today’s industrial and B2B marketers are too smart and resourceful to fall for that line. Is that a good thing?

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 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

Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Now, you can track number of “likes&# and daily interactions on your Facebook page, in the same place you can track RSS feeds, Twitter followers, and all the other awesome data points Swix provides. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. Great job Bulbstorm.

Paid Search Agency 124

Paid Search Agency Social Media PR Advertising Agencies 124

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 Therefore B2B and industrial marketers continue to favor email marketing over other direct marketing channels. Savvy B2B email marketers are being very creative in order to rise above the noise, get their lists to open their emails and take a desired action.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

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?

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

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

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research.

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Home » B2B Marketers Have Little Social Media Engagement B2B Marketers Have Little Social Media Engagement Almost 60% of B2B marketers have little or no engagement in social media, according to a recent study by digital marketing firm White Horse.

Social Media 40

Social Media Paid Search Agency Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” You are well aware of the fact that the Internet has completely and permanently changed the way industrial buyers purchase technical products and services.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. This is especially misplaced with group written blogs, where the broad content focus and inconsistent tonality makes RSS subscription less likely. Very helpful post, Jay.

Webinar Metrics 132

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Marketing Budget SIC Budget Programs 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

by Maria Pergolino Today’s digital marketplace offers B2B marketing professionals a plethora of tools and channels to distribute messages. A 2010 study by Forrester research found that online viewing now equals that of TV viewing. Consider these 5 B2B marketing tips for press release success: 1.

Press 48

Press B2B Marketing Tips B2B 48

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?

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be by Achinta Mitra on May 3, 2010 in Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog Remember the U.S. Are you pre-selling a product or service? army’s “Be All You Can Be” campaign?

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Share Email This In my last post, I touched on the importance of B2B Content Creation and more specifically B2B Blogging, which is the easiest way to create B2B content. B2B content creators should seriously consider creating videos and uploading them to Youtube. B2B Video Content Ideas How-To Videos : Educate prospects.

Youtube 40

Youtube B2B Marketing Video Marketing Content Marketing 40