Marketing Craftmanship

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Many B2B companies, and professional services firms in particular, do not succeed at marketing for two major reasons: Failure to understand that the vendor selection process has fundamentally changed. At the upper limit, the responses ran as high as 70%. Failure to respond properly to the new vendor selection process.

B2B Thought Leadership 100

B2B Thought Leadership WOM B2B Marketing Thought Leadership 100

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

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? Private brand communities vs. Facebook.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

Single Grain

APRIL 6, 2020

For example, referral marketing – a strategy in which brands incentivize loyal customers to promote their products or services via personal referrals (similar to word of mouth, except that WOM is organic) – will have significantly higher rates of success than cold calling potential leads.

Ethics 138

Ethics Word of Mouth Marketing & Strategy Class 138

Inbox Insight

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

B2B content marketing is hard work, and it’s getting harder all the time… Marketers are blogging up to 800% more than 5 years ago, but getting 190% fewer shares. Statistics such as these are alarming, especially if content marketing is an important part of your B2B marketing strategy. The Content Challenge.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Content Marketing 52

Webbiquity

AUGUST 22, 2012

But for most b2b websites, one of the top three sources of traffic—and often the largest single source—is “direct” visits. Old-fashioned word of mouth (WOM): while so much attention today is lavished on social media marketing (and not unrightly so necessarily), the fact is–people still talk.

Traffic 100

Traffic Optimization Marketing Websites Word of Mouth 100

Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 18, 2019

.” So, what do word of mouth (WoM) and going viral mean in this context? ” Often described using terms such as WoM, buzz, viral, or publicity, earned media is achieved exclusively through organic activities. Earned media partially relies on WoM to spread awareness. Influencer Shoutouts.

Practices 43

Practices Examples WOM Media 43