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4 Effective Marketing Strategies for Complex Products

Marketing Insider Group

If you find yourself tasked with marketing a complex product, start by setting that product aside and studying the target audience. On the other hand, the ability to provide industry-leading insights as a subject matter expert (SME) has never been more valuable as a marketing tool. This could focus on the biggest benefit of a product.

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Struggling with B2B Industrial Marketing? Your Essential Guide to Proven Strategies & Tactics

Tiecas

How to Succeed: A Mindset Shift Here are three key focus areas for B2B industrial marketers that recognize this transformed buyer behavior: Become an Information Hub: Produce content that answers potential buyers’ question s, from technical specs to implementation case studies and post-sale support examples. They crave solutions!

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Marketing in the Age of Disruption

Marketing Insider Group

A study from the Fournaise Marketing Group found 80 percent of CEOs don’t trust their CMOs. The messages are about features, benefits, and differentiators. I simply had to make the business case for content marketing. This example serves as the way to sell the business case for content marketing.

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The Ultimate Sales Playbooks: How to Create Your Own with Examples for Success

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

” and “How do we differentiate our approach from competitors?” For example, a B2B software company might have personas like Tech-Savvy Startup Owner or Cost-Conscious SME Manager. Document tactics that have been effective at each stage, such as using case studies in proposals or specific negotiation techniques.

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How Manufacturers Can Use Content for Differentiation and Create a Competitive Edge

Tiecas

Using content for differentiation of your manufacturing company can be a powerful marketing strategy. When companies have similar value propositions , creating real differentiation that doesn’t come across as a mere imitation or can be easily replicated by the competition allows you to stand out and establish a unique selling proposition.

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6 Ways Speaking Engagements Benefit Your Management Consulting Firm’s Marketing Strategy

Hinge Marketing

The key to a successful speaking gig is to deliver educational, differentiated content that showcases your expertise in your audience’s pains and desired gains. Content that combines sound research and a case story your audience can relate to will turn event participants into followers and, over time, clients.

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Business Development Team Structure

Hinge Marketing

A recent study of professional services buyers showed that over a five year period traditional referrals decreased by 16% and client loyalty declined by 20%, even though client satisfaction remained stable. Based on our study of buyer behavior , we estimate that approximately 70% of buyers’ sales behavior happens in the digital space.

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