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AUGUST 26, 2010

Harnessing the Power of Twitter: Tips from Guy Kawasaki The focus of this discussion is how companies can leverage Twitter to grow their businesses. 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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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Two timely articles I saw yesterday helped me to crystallize these thoughts. Brian starts by saying that “companies are not adapting quickly enough.&# Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. But what does that mean…?

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Two recent articles on Harvard Business Review offer some great advice. It means allowing as many employees in our companies to interact with our customers as real people. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to Kit Eaton , from Fast Company magazine in his article “ State of the Blogosphere “: There’s plenty more data in there, but the headline summary would seem to be that blogging is rapidly becoming more professional, and it’s challenging the mainstream media in terms of influence over consumer spending habits.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Brands are valuable assets that companies create, nurture and maintain with great care, right? I think this quote in the article from Erich Joachimsthaler, Founder and CEO of Vivaldi Partners sums it up well: “Brand Social Currency is not about social media, not about buzz, not about tactics. It is so much bigger.

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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.

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JUNE 18, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now Share In a recent article from eMarketer, “ Is Social a Source for B2B Leads? ”, a survey from Leadforce1 is highlighted showing that social media is not producing the kind of engagement that drives leads. You can also look to 3 rd party list sources but expect a lower response rate and thus a lower ROI.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? I’ve read several articles about the impending death of email marketing because of the steady decline in open and click-through rates (CTR). Are those predictions a little premature?

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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.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Did you find this “how to” article helpful? an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Search engines don’t convert, people do. Spend 80% of your time writing engaging content and the rest of your time on optimizing your blog. Resources

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. Segmentation is the perfect way to get this done…fast.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. Segmentation is the perfect way to get this done…fast.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Maybe the NY Times is providing an excellent parallel to companies that are not quite experiencing the “fight for survival&# that traditional media companies and newspapers are facing. You know this was rolling around in my head for a while too and then that article spurred me on. Integrate digital and print.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Maybe the NY Times is providing an excellent parallel to companies that are not quite experiencing the “fight for survival&# that traditional media companies and newspapers are facing. You know this was rolling around in my head for a while too and then that article spurred me on. Integrate digital and print.

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MAY 12, 2010

In this article I will argue for the importance of and the 5 steps to create marketing ROI through demand generation. A recent article from eMarketer.com titled: Is the Click Still King? If you need to create content – research the top trending keywords, article titles, and customer pain points. Ask your partners.

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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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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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MAY 11, 2010

An article I read on Eloqua’s blog “It’s All About Revenue,” shed some light on this. Given the current state of the economy, I find companies in the industrial sector only recognizing SAL’s and SQO’s. Company news and industry SIC codes tied for third. This one caught me by surprise.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

I have been in large companies and small and content is the one challenge I have found at both. Mark William Schaefer Dec 3 2010 Excellent article Michael. You could backdate this article 10 years. Marketing will always need to focus on planning and strategy, almost by definition, for our companies. Hope it’s great!

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

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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.” That’s precisely why Kerry’s article caught my attention. You may be surprised by how different some of those terms are from those used within your company.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

I start with a list of fellow employees and company news I want to share. I scan articles and quickly share them. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. I add new connections baced on the recommendations from each major site.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

You know that Social Media is Not a Strategy where the author comments: it’s not that companies tweet or post photos to flickr that is behind their success; it’s the fact that these efforts further their overall strategy of content creation, customer acquisition, and product positioning. Nowhere is this more evident than in Social Media.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

You know that Social Media is Not a Strategy where the author comments: it’s not that companies tweet or post photos to flickr that is behind their success; it’s the fact that these efforts further their overall strategy of content creation, customer acquisition, and product positioning. Nowhere is this more evident than in Social Media.

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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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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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APRIL 30, 2010

For example, if you have 3 or 4 articles on a related topic, can you now combine them into an eBook with a fresh take? Give your company a reason to reach out continuously to those who find a particular topic relevant. For example, if your company’s positioning changes and your content doesn’t match.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

In some companies “nurture happens&# almost by accident. Contacts from companies that are qualified as leads but not yet passed to sales can end up landing in the target list for an email blast or an event invitation. In other companies lead nurture is a very formal and well-defined process.

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MAY 21, 2010

If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? Create content – It is easy to get bogged down with the design aspects of a company blog. That’s all you need for now.

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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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JULY 19, 2010

The companies that are able to create a sustainable responder generation program will see higher conversions and sales. However, it is difficult for companies to gain inbound responders in large volumes, and too many companies do not have an optimal responder program in place to drive whatever responders they receive to an eventual sale.

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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? The final piece of the content curation puzzle was an article by Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing blog. I’m glad that you found my article helpful.

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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? That is why the headline “The Creativity Crisis” in a recent article from Newsweek caught my attention. The four steps are: 1. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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JULY 9, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. 2 comments… read them below or add one } Eric Goldman July 18, 2010 at 11:22 am Achinta; This is a great article – thanks for posting it! Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc. Resources

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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. Expert technical articles build authority in your industry or niche and help to “humanize” your corporate website.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

You’re sitting at your desk and the email lands in your inbox with a thud: someone important in your company just did a search in a major search engine on a keyword they thought was important and your paid search ad didn’t show up. James Oct 18 2010 Great article. I imagine a world where someday everyone understands search.

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MAY 31, 2010

Use this article as a starting point to implement simple do-it-yourself SEO tactics and you’ll start to see better search engine results. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. What is On Site SEO? On-site SEO refers to changes that you can make within the code of your blog.

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