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. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

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Valasys

MAY 6, 2021

Virtual marketing can be a boon for B2B marketers, especially in the post-pandemic wake to the next normal, where the common formats of virtual advertising including email marketing, social media marketing, display advertising, blogs, and other digital formats are gaining precedence due to the accelerated rate of digital transformation.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Recently, chip brand Pringles worked with the TV show to produce a commercial that runs on social media channels. In 24 hours, I've seen their ad on Twitter four times already: The infinite adventures of @RickandMorty meet the infinite adventures of Pringles Flavor Stacking. And, of Twitter's users, 44% of them are adults , ages 18-24.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

As B2B marketers work on refining 2012 strategic marketing initiatives, social media has become a central focus. Advances in search engine algorithms bring social media in focus for link acquisition and as a potential signal of trust for engines. The Role of Social Media. The audience on Twitter wants information faster.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 1, 2015

In that time, Liz has totally upped her game on her personal blog , Twitter , Linkedin and Instagram (pretty amazing photos there Liz). She not only creates amazing content for our sales team, and our content marketing strategy customers, but now she also creates great stuff for our business blog. This is one of her best yet.

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Digital B2B Marketing

JULY 26, 2011

To stop with the sales, the marketing or the technology, and share a bit more about who we are when we don’t put on a public face. For an example of this influence, see the bio I use on Twitter. When I put on a media planning and buying hat, this and my analytical side drive planning. Food is important.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

While none of those ideas are bad at all, I have found it helpful to use the following 4 Cs to guide marketers on the journey to successful social media marketing. They are: Customers: something that is missing from many social media plans is the focus on customers. Many college kids do not use Twitter or LinkedIn.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2015

The type of questions they’d be asking their insurance company would be more along the lines of, “How do I choose between an HMO or PPO plan?” Shopkeep, a point of sale system for small businesses, finds its blog content topics by going straight to the source. According to Sirius Decisions , 60-70% of b2b content goes unused.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

And despite any reservations you may have, social media can help you get ahead. As user-generated content becomes a greater part of professional workflow, it is important for B2B marketers to understand not only where their customers are interacting, but also their motivations when they are consuming or participating in these communities.

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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 5, 2010

Blog Modern B2B Marketing Twitter jonmiller2. So don’t just send them to sales: be sure to score them to identify the best ones, and nurture and develop the rest with more great content and thought leadership. Modern B2B Marketing Blog. Sample Social Media Plan for B2B companies. Jon Miller.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Social Media has hit the mainstream these days but the big concern on every product marketer’s mind has been how to justify the ROI? The purse string holders might harbor unspoken thoughts like: “We spend big bucks on those developers, customer support and sales engineering people. Sales to new customers jumped by 27% (More revenue!).

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SWZD

MARCH 28, 2018

Measuring returns on your social media B2B efforts can be confusing, and even incomplete, if you don’t know how to best anticipate and calculate your results. Knowing how to determine B2B social media ROI within the specifics of your program is the first step. on social media marketing in 2016 alone.

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Webbiquity

MAY 17, 2016

With 93% of B2B marketers now using content marketing to build brand awareness and generate leads, success going forward will require producing higher-quality content —not just more of it. Creating high-quality content starts with planning (deciding what to write about) and research (determining what to say about those topics).

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SnapApp

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Make sure your content spreads like wildfire with a strong social media plan. And the icing on the cake of your social media plan just might be interactive content. No matter how much planning you put into promotion, not everything you publish on Twitter will be a hit.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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SWZD

JUNE 20, 2017

B2B marketers now have a plethora of channels, or media platforms, to choose from when planning their marketing campaigns. The goal is to be omnichannel with a seamless experience across all platforms and touchpoints but this presents challenges for B2B organizations. It can be overwhelming. Annika Mitic, Content Manager.

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SWZD

MARCH 21, 2018

How to Integrate Social Media into an Audience-First Demand Generation Plan. So you find yourself using tried and true methods of spreading the word about your solution in the B2B world. But you wonder, “Is there more I could do when it comes to social media for demand generation ?”. The Audience Always Comes First.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 1, 2018

From the time they first hear about your offering or realize they need a solution, to the purchase and after-sales relationship, they are moving through your sales funnel. This bridges the gap between the initial awareness-raising content at the top of the funnel and the final sale at the bottom.

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The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Either that, or they’re just choosing to frame the discussion in such a way as to greatly limit the potential of their clients’ social media initiatives. Recently I was made privy to a social media plan authored by a client’s PR agency. Yes, you can have your social media cake and eat it too.

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NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

So I was reading with some interest the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report from Marketing Sherpa because I always like to see B2B marketers’ top challenges in their businesses, which not surprisingly, is generating quality leads. The number one priority of B2B marketers? 25% Pay-per-click, and, 18% social media.

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Digital B2B Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2012

It sounds obvious, on point, and innocent, but the oft-told advice to “go where your audience is” is one of the worst pieces of advice B2B marketers receive. This advice leaves B2B marketers looking at what their audience does. Media sales representatives perpetuate the problem, comparing reach to their competitors.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive. 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.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

However, the role of B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation. The recently released B2B Marketing Skills Survey jointly done by Genius and BtoB Magazine reveals some new trends and contradicts certain popular beliefs. Stay tuned as the role of B2B marketer continues to evolve.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

by Maria Pergolino A staggering 86% of B2B firms use social media, according to BizReport. Further, B2B marketing spending on social networking sites is predicted to rise 43.3% Based on these statistics, the use of B2B social media for marketers is not only advised, it’s a requirement. Relying Purely on Social.

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Social Media B2B Marketing Social Marketing Planning 48

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

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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. Non-core functions such as sales and distribution should be outsourced.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 19, 2011

There have been numerous posts written about the pitfalls of social media marketing (including helpful pieces from Online Social Networking , Sysomos , and one I wrote for HubSpot ). a restaurant tweeting out lunch specials to area businesses at late morning) social media is just not effective as a direct marketing / direct response tool.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

I am referring to optimizing customer engagement in B2B marketing. Because B2B and industrial buyers tend to be more sophisticated in the use of online content in making their decision over the entire buying cycle. Source: IDC Analyst Connection: Coordinating Marketing and Sales across the Entire Revenue Cycle.)

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Industrial Marketing Today

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.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

Social Media? Never Heard Of It This is of course a situation that is most acute in B2B, where White Horse found that 60% of companies either have low executive interest in social media, or have modest interest but a lack of education. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Now, that doesn’t sound very different from most b2b and industrial marketers but wait till you hear/read about the phenomenal results that Holly and her team have produced. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. In short, they are doing things that help them get found online.

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Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. Awareness, Sales, or Loyalty? Fink) Twitter Comment As always, great stuff.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers. In other words, it is time to walk the talk!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

With social media, we can join conversations previously hidden, but what we need is the same as ever: a way to reach you – the places you metaphorically live, the clubs you frequent, the places you hang out, the company you keep. Adding a Twitter field to your contact records is only a start. link] Ian Greenleigh Great post, Kevin.

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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.

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