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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It can include 140 character tweets, photos, brief product updates or FAQs. Context: this is important because some traditional marketing assets like white papers or product demos do not perform very well in social media. Many college kids do not use Twitter or LinkedIn. The reason is context. Click here to cancel reply.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Blogs Influence On Buyers When asked “what is your likelihood to purchase a brand, product or service from these information sources?&# 42% reported that blogs influence their purchase behavior. Or from consumer to consumer to relay needed information on products and services. Michael Brenner Nov 11 2010 Thanks Andrew!

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JULY 13, 2010

Business pros find value from social media channels in 3 main ways: to “Connect” on sites like LinkedIn and Facebook , to “Collaborate” on sites like Toolbox or the SAP Community Network (disclosure: I work for SAP) and to “Share” on sites like Twitter and Slideshare.

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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? Follow these 6 Content Marketing Tips That Drive Leads. Absolutely not.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It’s about how customers relate to one another in the context of brands and how those brands, companies, products and people relate to customers … It’s an experiential, holistic concept that we have deconstructed and reconstructed to map to brand value.&# They want a product that exemplifies a need.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Think about the entire lifecycle from new product ideas all the way to customer retention. For example, effective demand generation with high quality content that meets customer needs will produce awareness and will drive consideration of your product. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

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AUGUST 24, 2010

These chats can also allow a brand/product to create significant social capital. Share: Read more from Social Media B2B Marketing , Content Marketing , Marketing Innovation , Social Media , Social Media Campaigns 3 Comments Post a comment Martine Hunter Aug 25 2010 Great post Brian. Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Time Line Close The Time Line close is effective when a product or service will impact a prospect’s project plan, especially if the purchasing decision is a prerequisite to other activities in the project plan. is a great closing tool with a product that has many clear benefits. Trinity Oct 10 2010 A very good advice.

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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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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Are we considering the larger implications of social media on the organization as it relates to employee adoption, customer service, product development and innovation? Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

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MAY 3, 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 May 4, 2010 7 Subscribe Why am I in Marketing? Michael Brenner May 16 2010 Thanks Barb. And the truth is far from it.

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MAY 3, 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 May 4, 2010 7 Subscribe Why am I in Marketing? Michael Brenner May 16 2010 Thanks Barb. And the truth is far from it.

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DECEMBER 16, 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 December 16, 2010 8 Subscribe What Is The Future Of The Social Media Role? Michael Brenner Dec 16 2010 Thanks Tom.

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DECEMBER 16, 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 December 16, 2010 8 Subscribe What Is The Future Of The Social Media Role? Michael Brenner Dec 16 2010 Thanks Tom.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Rose Dec 1 2010 Lots of good points here, Michael. Michael Brenner Dec 1 2010 Hi Diane and thanks for your comment! Michael Damphousse Dec 2 2010 Looking forward to our session! Michael Brenner Dec 2 2010 Thanks Michael. Mark William Schaefer Dec 3 2010 Excellent article Michael. Hope it’s great!

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AUGUST 10, 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 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? Will Deacon Aug 11 2010 Great post.

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AUGUST 10, 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 10, 2010 15 Subscribe Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy? Will Deacon Aug 11 2010 Great post.

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JULY 19, 2010

One responder can lead us to several opportunities within the company if the discussion we have is centered around the needs and pains of the company and not only one product or service. The representative needs to have many assets at the ready, as people like to view products or services in various ways.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Now I could argue that you need a great product to solve a real customer need: you need some awareness in the marketplace to prove you are “in the game”, you need a website that acts as a viable “store front” for your business, and of course you need great service and support after the sale to keep customers satisfied. Ask your partners.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

kenny madden Aug 13 2010 Michael, Great post. You can’t “sell&# someone unless they are in the market to buy a product or service like yours. Happy to connect kenny@spiceworks.com Michael Brenner Aug 14 2010 Hi Kenny, thanks for your comments. Kim Albee, Genoo Marketing Automation Aug 17 2010 Thoughtful article.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Veredict : If you are new to using LinkedIn and Facebook for your business, Elyse’s presentation is a great starting point. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter! and measure it religiously. Free content will get you farther.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Simplicity Of Programs These programs are notoriously simple to create as you only need to provide a list of target companies and a product, solution or service you want to sell. Dan McDade Oct 14 2010 I enjoy reading your articles, Michael, but have to disagree with your take on appointment setting. That is so true!

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markempa

JUNE 28, 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. Guys writes, “The backbone of traditional marketing has long been the 4Ps: product, pricing, placement and promotion.

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OCTOBER 31, 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

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APRIL 19, 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. Outsource podcast production or do-it-yourself Hints and tips for marketers to start podcasting for lead generation Listen to podcast now (MP3 22 min 5.6

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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.

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JULY 16, 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. from SalesFish Advertising just isnt very good at selling anything, except low cost commodity products.

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APRIL 3, 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

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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.

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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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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?

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MARCH 21, 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 two years of research, Reichheld discovered, that the answer to this basic question, Would you recommend our products/services to a business peer?,

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Success story #2: Developer of software suite for the upstream oil & gas industry The client’s old corporate website was designed by us to put a sharper focus on their target audience of reservoir and production engineers, operations personnel and upper management in oil and gas production companies.

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MARCH 30, 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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Sounds simple, right? In short, this is good, practical and actionable stuff and not some marketing theory.

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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 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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