Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

(Also see a very interesting post from Junta42, “Engage and Inspire Employees First, Customers Second.” ) Because of the longer cycles and the complexities of B2B and industrial sales, marketers find it very difficult to associate leads to specific marketing content.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

I am referring to optimizing customer engagement in B2B marketing. BtoB marketers need to create and deliver content that is relevant to those searching for their solution while mapping it to the prospect’s buying cycle. Source: IDC Analyst Connection: Coordinating Marketing and Sales across the Entire Revenue Cycle.)

Optimization 60

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Today, the customer split is 55/45 in favor of B2B clients Read the full case study on BtoB Online at [link] Case study #2: Driving qualified traffic and growing in-house list using emails with videos links Business challenge: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Organizations are spending considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. However, the role of B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

The best example of an expertise blog that I know of is the Emerson Process Experts blog moderated by Jim Cahill. BTW, it recently won BtoB Magazine’s BtoB Social Media Awards 2010 in the blog category.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60