Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2010

But free summaries and short video snapshots can tease recipients enough to gain contact information for longer, deeper and more valuable content. by Michael Brenner, July 6, 2010 Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads? Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2010

How to Monitor, Analyze and Participate in Customer Conversations using Social Media This post is filled with information surrounding three main topics: 8 Stages of Listening, Developing a Listening Program and Identifying Specific Business Objectives. Keep it up Brian Rice Jul 1 2010 Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the positive feedback.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2010

How to Monitor, Analyze and Participate in Customer Conversations using Social Media This post is filled with information surrounding three main topics: 8 Stages of Listening, Developing a Listening Program and Identifying Specific Business Objectives. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 5, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy August 5, 2010 Subscribe Holy Cow! Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy November 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? So they’ve written a manifesto (reg. required) to prove it.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

A recent study from 360i showed that 75% of the tweets from brands/marketers can be classified as general brand information/news and only 16% are used to converse with consumers. Just like you said, it has become chaotic, yet informative method for engaging new contacts on twitter. I regularly participate in three or four chats a week.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

While social media is all part of a consumer revolution of peer-to-peer conversations and consumer-generated content, the Toolbox.com report states there is room for marketers to contribute since “online communities are open for participation and welcome the information and insights that their companies can add to the conversation.”

Social Media 100

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

For more questions or information about this study contact: Marilou Barsam TechTarget 117 Kendrick Street Needham, MA 02494 mbarsam@TechTarget.com www.TechTarget.com by Michael Brenner, July 21, 2010 Related Posts: How to Nurture The Great Unknown Leads Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard?! Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 18, 2010 3 Subscribe Need to Drive Leads? Michael Brenner Jul 12 2010 Hi Sandi, I am so happy you agree!

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

and then provide targeted content based on that information. Share: Read more from Strategy 2 Comments Post a comment Denise Williams Nov 4 2010 Great info Michael. Michael Brenner Nov 5 2010 Thank you Denise. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Click here to cancel reply.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

and then provide targeted content based on that information. Share: Read more from Strategy 2 Comments Post a comment Denise Williams Nov 4 2010 Great info Michael. Michael Brenner Nov 5 2010 Thank you Denise. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Click here to cancel reply.

Landing Pages 100

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

In contrast to traditional marketing methods that aim to increase sales or awareness through interruption techniques, content marketing subscribes to the notion that delivering high-quality, relevant and valuable information to prospects and customers drives profitable consumer action. Michael Brenner Jun 3 2010 Great point Daniel.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Share: Read more from Sales Alignment B2B Marketing , Lead Qualification , Sales Alignment , Telemarketing 6 Comments Post a comment Rhino B2B Telemarketing Oct 9 2010 Love it! Trinity Oct 10 2010 A very good advice. Glad you shared this information, it could be very useful for those needing to close a sales. Happy to help.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

ROI” and “Sales” are the 4 th and 5 th most important metric according to Chief Marketer April 1, 2010 study. Share: Read more from Demand Generation B2B Marketing , Content Marketing , Online Demand Generation 15 Comments Post a comment Debra Murphy May 14 2010 Michael, First, thank you for the reference in your awesome blog post!

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

Create a proper nurture program for all responders in the information phase We should never assume that all responders are looking to buy something from us today. This information should be utilized for further nurture and discussion with the prospect so when they are ready to begin a sales cycle you are the first company they engage with.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

SEO is such a complex subject that you can barely scratch the surface in one hour so knowing where to go for more information is invaluable. What I liked best was the tips on tools you can use and where to find additional resources.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Share: Read more from Demand Generation B2B Marketing , Lead Qualification , Marketing Innovation , Sales Alignment , Telemarketing 9 Comments Post a comment Chris Snell Oct 14 2010 Great post Michael. Dan McDade Oct 14 2010 I enjoy reading your articles, Michael, but have to disagree with your take on appointment setting.

Sales Management 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Now, B2B content marketing’s agenda is to educate and inform customers and prospects. Educate, inform and provide value to customers and prospects. Here’s a short but highly informative slide show that explains how to use content effectively as inbound marketing. Don’t sell. Don’t interrupt.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Those that drop off the list are often those who did not provide the right level of information to buyers or did not meet some other perceived or real need in the buyer. They are very effective in delivering the right information to satisfy the diverse needs of the various stakeholders within your prospects’ companies.

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

And they use different sources to get their information. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. 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.

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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? There is no secrecy.

Sales Management 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your peril by Achinta Mitra on January 26, 2010 in Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development Is you current website an asset or a liability?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

By the time buyers reach the Procurement stage, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Those that drop off the list are often those who did not provide the right level of information to buyers or did not meet some other perceived or real need in the buyer. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

He also said, “Use of information from social media sources and web mining is growing as sales professionals are looking to leverage every piece of intelligence they can find to help progress deals.&# Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Wait a minute, isn’t that what Content or Inbound marketing is all about?

Sales Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Your prospects are at different stages of their decision making process when they visit your site.

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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.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Anything you can do to help them find the right information quicker will score big with engineers. If possible, add basic pricing information on your site to offer complete information without leaving your site. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

The more detailed and specific information you can provide with the least number of search queries or clicks, the better will be the user experience. The shelf life of your content is pretty short because new information is generated very quickly on the Internet. That’s good news but it also creates a credibility problem.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

In the later stages, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. 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.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Capture visitor information – Implement a method to capture visitor information from your business blog. Install some kind of a sign-up form to capture basic contact information such as name, company name and email address. It has to be a value exchange for people to give up their contact information to you.

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Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 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. I searched Wikipedia for information but couldn’t find an exact definition.

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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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Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

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.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

Not just any content, but ideas, information and expertise they find relevant and helpful for answering questions they have about problems they’re trying to solve. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed.

Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Studies have shown that people retain information quicker and longer when you engage their visual senses. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. A picture is worth a thousand words and can quickly simplify a complex concept that otherwise would take you many words to explain. I print my copy and then read it back to myself.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on September 27, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Industrial Websites , Sales Strategies , Social Media Marketing Remember the very first music video ever played on MTV? They prefer to consume information at their convenience and in their preferred format. Kerry O’Malley´s last blog.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 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