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Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

Industrial Marketing Today

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. How can you accomplish all that?

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Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

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Do B2B Marketers Really Lag Behind B2C Marketers?

KoMarketing Associates

And while it’s common sense that selling to a group of people is harder than just selling to one person, there’s research that also bears this out: The B2B buying cycle is way longer than the B2C cycle. The average B2B buying cycle is 6 to twelve months.

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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

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.

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32 Influential B2B Social Media Profiles (People) to Follow on Twitter

KoMarketing Associates

Burgess (@ckburgess) : “CEO & CMO @BlueFocus | Author, social branding, social business | Winner MarketingSherpa Best Social Media Marketing Blog | Huffington/Wharton/Shorty Awards” Follow Cheryl at https://twitter.com/ckburgess. Follow B2B Online Marketing at https://twitter.com/B2BOnlineMktg.

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32 B2B Marketers to Add to Your Google Plus Circles

KoMarketing Associates

Jay Baer (Convince and Convert) - New York Times best selling author, keynote speaker and marketing consultant. Lee Odden (TopRank Online Marketing) Author of Optimize, CEO of @TopRank Online Marketing – Focused on Search, Social Media, PR & Content Marketing.

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3 Tips to Stop Leads from Falling Through the Cracks

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Send pertinent messages related to where your prospect is in the buying cycle offering them information to help move them from one stage to the next. Online marketing (such as search engine optimization and Pay Per Click) works best for inbound marketing. What kind of offerings did they respond to?