Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I am seeing more manufacturers and industrial companies willing to try inbound marketing with content. They all want to either add a blog to their static industrial websites or convert them into dynamic blog sites. However, a blog site with a fully integrated blog has many advantages over the retrofit option.

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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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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Let’s look at two case studies to see how industrial marketers are using email to reach and engage with industrial buyers. Case study #1: B2B lead generation through better segmenting and more focused email content Business challenge: FreightCenter wanted to change its customer mix of 70/30 (B2C/B2B) to a more B2B-centric mix.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 17, 2011

The mantra for effective business blogging is to regularly pump out fresh content that is reader-centric and not focussed too much on you, your products or your company. More power to you if you already have a horde of avid readers who visit your blog every time you post new content. Product announcements make great posts.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

According to Bob Carrigan, CEO of International Data Group , “It [content] fulfills the promise of the Web, which is relationship marketing.” Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

I also found a fascinating video interview on Andrew’s blog that really drives home the point with a case study featuring Mr. Fred Whyte, President of STIHL Inc. You can buy the book from Amazon and visit his site at www.distributiontrap.com. The interview is split over four videos.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

One can dedicate an entire site to SEO because it is such a wide and deep online marketing topic. Source: Frost & Sullivan ) Peer referrals: This is primarily social media marketing or the online version of word of mouth marketing (WOM).

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

It seems obvious that there is a big disconnect between the goals of B2B content marketing and true customer engagement. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

How can you use marketing content to generate a decent volume of sales-ready leads at a low(er) cost? What is effective content marketing? Content marketing does not mean churning out white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts, podcasts and webinars for the sake of putting out content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

In the Needs Awareness and Research stages (the first two stages of the industrial buying cycle ), buyers use a broad array of sources, including social media, webinars, e-newsletters, Google, Bing, Yahoo and vertical search engines like thomasnet.com and globalsepc.com.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

This trend towards lower-cost content marketing is likely to continue well into 2010. It goes well beyond just cutting costs, today, it is more about accountability, analytics and engaging customers and prospects by using free or inexpensive social media tactics. Use case studies to demonstrate tangible results.

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Hubspot

MAY 3, 2012

1) Include Social Media Follow Modules. One of the simplest ways to keep the conversation going with your recently converted prospects is by encouraging them to follow your social media presence. 2) Let Leads Share Your Offer Socially, and Via Email. 3) Get New Blog Subscribers. 7) Conduct a Survey.

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Hubspot

JUNE 21, 2010

The follwing is guest post by Paul Roetzer, founder and president of PR 20/20, an inbound marketing agency and PR firm specializing in search marketing, social media, content marketing and public relations. You can find Paul on Twitter @ paulroetzer , and the PR 20/20 blog. Connect with HubSpot :

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Hubspot

MARCH 19, 2012

When you think about inbound marketing, PPC isn't the first thing that pops into your head. But that doesn't mean there's no place for PPC in an inbound marketing strategy. But that doesn't mean there's no place for PPC in an inbound marketing strategy. And what marketer isn't?

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Industrial Marketing Today

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. Extend its life by making your site content shareable via social media, RSS feeds and forward to a colleague.

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Hubspot

MAY 9, 2019

From attracting leads to engaging prospects and delighting customers, this course covers the fundamentals of what inbound marketing is all about. Marketing Fundamentals: Who Is Your Customer? Discover how to acquire the right customers and grow your business. Business Blogging by HubSpot Academy.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Here on the HubSpot blog, we’ve written glossary-themed posts that cover some of the core components of inbound marketing -- we''ve covered email marketing , website optimization , social media , and the list goes on. An individual or group of people usually maintains a blog. Business Blogging.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In case you are counting. Here are 199 Digital Marketing Stats to drive your marketing strategy… Content Marketing Stats. On average, inbound marketing overheads 62% less per lead than outbound marketing, which is more traditional. Overall, there are 3 billion social media users.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

SazBean ( Social Network Analytics Measurement Social Media ). Should You Use Foursquare for Your Business? B2B Social Media: Why Do Business Professionals Use Social Media? Writing on the Web ( Ning Advertorial Business Blogging Online Marketing Linkedin Landing Page ).

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Hubspot

AUGUST 28, 2012

Have you ever had someone stare at you blankly when you say you're an inbound marketer? Inbound marketing concepts can be complicated for people to grasp if they're new to things like SEO, social media, blogging, marketing automation -- any kind of digital marketing, frankly.

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Single Grain

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Single Grain prepares a customized SaaS marketing proposal for every client. Their social media marketing team has expertise in promoting products and services on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other leading channels. Dive Deeper: How We Built a B2B SaaS Marketing Agency Unlike Anyone Else.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. There must be some good business reason they do it, right? . There better be. Why not use it? com , wiki.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2011

Highlighting completed projects and a few case studies seem to be the norm. Fortunately, there are exceptions and some smart marketers are using technical articles to their advantage in order to establish thought leadership and rise above the competition. He said, “…marketing services is very different from marketing products.

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Hubspot

MARCH 1, 2012

Maybe they'd like to know more information about them (say, their marketing techniques?) If you're looking to compete on inbound marketing techniques , you can actually find out quite a lot about your competitors by performing competitive content analysis. Case studies. Start by visiting the site's navigation.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

For example, we created the following video to promote a key (intangible) theme from the 2017 State of Inbound report. Case Study and Customer Testimonial Videos. One of the best ways prove this is by creating case study videos that feature your satisfied, loyal customers. These folks are your best advocates.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

True Confession: I Don’t Have a Social Media Strategy - Dianna Huff - B2B MarCom , July 22, 2010 Social media gurus tell you to have a strategy. 8220;Not having a strategy&# was the #1 marketing mistake people listed on the survey Mac McIntosh and I did (the upcoming e-book will list the other nine).

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Hubspot

JULY 10, 2018

This article will help you gain insights into each major channel for B2B lead generation, including social media, PPC, blogging, and email. Social Media Marketing Strategies. Social media is now a critical component of B2B marketing. What is the conversion rate of social media?

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Single Grain

MAY 5, 2022

Specializing in high-ROI marketing strategies, SaaS agencies usually focus on the following areas: Strategy: Most SaaS content marketing agencies start by putting together an extensive strategy for you, with an in-depth insight into your brand. Dive Deeper: * How to Create a Killer SaaS Content Marketing Strategy. *

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Since this is one of the most comprehensive lists of marketing blogs you'll find anywhere online, so we've broken the list into topical categories for easy navigation: Content Marketing. Email Marketing. Account Based Marketing. Social Media. Video Marketing. Marketing Technology.

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Hubspot

MARCH 10, 2016

Here on the HubSpot blog, we’ve written glossary-themed posts that cover some of the core components of inbound marketing. We've covered social media terms , content marketing terms , smarketing terms , email marketing terms , website optimization terms. heck, even marketing acronyms.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 9, 2012

As Michelle Accardi-Petersen wrote in her 2011 book Agile Marketing , “the old integrated marketing methods don’t work. that is, unless you have an agile process that allows you to move much faster and to adapt to these marketing pressures on the fly where necessary.”. 2) Blogging. 6) Inbound Marketing.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

So, here are the Best of B2B Marketing for August 2010 based on on social signals. Ten social media and technology mega-trends to watch - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , August 10, 2010 I just read a fascinating (and lengthy!) Say you’ve just signed a new client for case studies.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

101 Sure-Fire Ways to Make People Hate Your Marketing. Social Media Marketing. 1) Don't bother with maintaining a social media presence. Just completely ignore the fact that, a ccording to Pew Research Center , 69% of adults use social media. Social media takes up way too much time, anyway.

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