SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Is business blogging a part of your financial institution’s marketing strategy? If the answer is no, keep reading to learn how blogging can help drive traffic to your website. The History of Blogging. The concept of blogging was introduced in 1994, when a college student wanted to publish his writing online.

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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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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Blog feeds can be linked in social platforms easily to expand reach. Offering helpful, regular content via a blog doesn’t have to be a giant obstacle. With a little planning, it can become an integral part of your marketing plan and become a good lead generation tool. And a blog is the perfect place to do just that.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 12, 2012

Social media usage by industrial companies has received some coverage lately. I’ve read two different survey studies about how companies within the industrial sector use or plan to use social media. Both studies cite this as the number one reason for using social media.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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). The first study done by AWeber (aff.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job? And digital marketing and social media are as disruptive as they come. Every disruptive technology is known to cause major upheavals in any industry.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 25, 2010

In an inbound marketing world, the careful alignment of sales and marketing can be tremendously beneficial to business success. In this week's top inbound marketing article, Todd Defren discusses the problematic disconnect between many businesses' sales and marketing teams in terms of social media engagement.

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Hubspot

JUNE 22, 2011

How can you use content marketing to grow your business? Social Media Examiner founder Mike Stelzner joins HubSpot CMO Mike Volpe in a discussion on building a loyal following leading to business growth. Nothing remains still in the world of business.". Attract masses to your business. The Strategy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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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Hubspot

AUGUST 13, 2013

to someone just getting started with inbound marketing. For instance, business blogging. What''s the difference between regular blogging and business blogging? What Is Business Blogging? That definition raises two questions: What is "blogging," though? Why Should Businesses Blog?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

” the delightful Shelly Kramer asked me when I met her recently face-to-face for the first time, at a Minneapolis internet marketing event. I guess that’s because I’ve always wanted this blog to be about you, the reader, and your need for digital marketing information and guidance. click to enlarge).

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Hubspot

MAY 28, 2014

While many of the people in that class know why blogging is important for business growth, I''m supposed to teach it as if that''s not the case. Fresh off the heels of last month''s training class, I realized it''s a little ridiculous that I''ve never written a post that explains business blogging in those terms on this very blog.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be by Achinta Mitra on May 3, 2010 in Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog Remember the U.S. How do you turn your business blog into a powerful sales tool?

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Hubspot

JULY 16, 2012

If you're an inbound marketer, you're probably already on board with the idea that business blogging is an effective way to generate leads. And you probably also know that you can increase your blog's ability to generate leads if you also promote it in social media -- the more exposure the better, right?

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Hubspot

MAY 23, 2013

Lately, the whole marketing community is abuzz about content. Content is a necessity for any successful inbound marketing strategy, and with more and more marketers creating it, it''s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the barrage of content out there -- a lot of which is, well. And rightfully so.

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Hubspot

MARCH 3, 2011

In the world of inbound marketing and social media, lots of fluffy terms like engagement and conversation get thrown around. But for marketers social media should be about one thing: leads. Many marketers are leaving far too many leads on the table.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 28, 2012

I know that at HubSpot, we’re currently busy hosting our INBOUND 2012 conference (seriously -- it's happening RIGHT NOW). If you are, have you thought about your social media strategy? As you're planning your event, use your social presence to announce news and updates about what attendees should look forward to.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This is an excerpt from HubSpot's ebook, " An Introduction to Business Blogging." Download the complete ebook for more marketing tips about business blogging. Business blogging without measuring results is a complete waste of time. Visits are the count of people who actually read your blog content.

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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.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Most inbound marketers understand that business blogging is a critical part of a comprehensive inbound marketing strategy. But how frequently does a blogger need to publish content in order to make a true dent in their marketing results? Wouldn't it be great to have some blogging benchmarks to go by?

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Having trouble wrapping your head all the way around inbound marketing? The links below will give you access to the best HubSpot ebooks of the last 18 months -- and they're organized in a way that makes it clear how they fit into the core inbound marketing methodology. Inbound Marketing Ebooks. 2) Convert.

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PureB2B

JUNE 13, 2017

Since the early 90’s the internet has evolved into the most flexible marketing channel we’ve ever seen. As a customer, you’ve seen online ads, search engine rankings, social media, and hundreds of different content marketing formats. Social Media Marketing Software. Marketing Analytics Software.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 29, 2011

You're an inbound marketing convert. This blog post (how meta is that?) will give you the facts, research, and know-how to explain the benefits of business blogging to a tentative boss and debunk many of the common myths inbound marketing professionals are frequently faced with during these difficult conversations.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Inbound marketing takes time, but most marketers only have a few hours in the schedule that they can carve out for inbound marketing, which can make prioritizing activites extremely difficult. If you only have a few hours to dedicate to inbound marketing per week, how should you allocate your time?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It is exciting to see inbound marketing growing as an industry. As this trends picks up, business owners, marketers and marketing agencies have the tough task of hiring the right people to help with inbound marketing for their business. 10 Inbound Marketing Interview Questions.

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Hubspot

MAY 20, 2013

and statistics from the recently released 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report. Feel free to use this data in your own content, tweet the stats you find most interesting, or just enlighten yourself about the current state of inbound marketing. 86 Revealing Charts From the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 16, 2012

Creating remarkable content is one of the core components of inbound marketing, and one of the best ways to generate a steady flow of fresh content is by publishing a business blog. Mistake (And Why It Hurts): Your blog is published on its own domain, separate from your company’s main website.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Many business bloggers have learned that their blog is one of their most crucial inbound marketing assets. Not only do companies that blog generate 55% more web traffic, but 57% of businesses have also won a customer through their blog. 11 Editorial Guidelines to Enforce for Your Business Blog.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Let's say that a couple of months ago, you decided to really start drinking the inbound marketing Kool-Aid, and you took the plunge: you started a business blog. 12 Reasons Your Blog is Failing. If your blog is all theory with no actionable, how-to type content, its performance will suffer.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 3, 2011

So you've made the decision to start a business blog. A blog is a powerful tool to help your business get found online, increase organic traffic, and generate leads and customers. But before you dive head-first into the blogosphere, it's important to take precaution when evaluating blogging software options.

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Hubspot

JUNE 25, 2012

Do you consider your business to be "niche?" If so, inbound marketing was made for you! Think about it: if you're in a niche industry, any large-scale outbound marketing initiatives (TV ads, billboards, newspaper ads) will reach an audience that is 99% irrelevant to your business. Can you foresee a promising ROI?

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Yes, as an inbound marketer, your blog content has to be amazing. As a business becoming a blogging machine, it is easy to focus 100% on content and ignore valuable design elements of your blog that can act as powerful boosters of traffic and leads of your business.

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Go Beyond SEO

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Know How to Use Social Media. Every marketer talks about the importance of social media marketing today. On your social media pages, you should focus on spreading information. Instead, your goal on social media should be to establish yourself as a trusted expert in your field.

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Hubspot

MAY 12, 2010

Great business blogs have to walk a fine line: they have to create value for current and prospective customers while at the same time supporting a strategy that provides business growth. Business blogs are often measured by very different metrics than blogs that function as media outlets.

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Go Beyond SEO

JULY 27, 2018

To learn more about SEO and why you need it, you can read our last blog. Utilize Social Media for Your Law Firm. By utilizing social media, you can engage with potential clients and brand your firm, and the best part is you can do it all for free. What can you do to engage potential clients on social media?

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PureB2B

JUNE 13, 2017

Since the early 90’s the internet has evolved into the most flexible marketing channel we’ve ever seen. You’ve seen online ads, search engine rankings, social media, and hundreds of different content marketing formats as a customer. The dynamic nature of the internet has caused a massive shift in media consumption habits.

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