Content Marketing, Marketing Automation, Media Plans and Web 2.0

Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.”

Marketing Automation Services

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation

The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

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. It is not just a matter of measuring better ROI metrics or using the tools of marketing automation du jour. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer

Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? You can read all the interviews on Lee’s post, Content Marketing: Definitions of Curation & Context.

Curation

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing

Webinars

Scan to Success: How to Leverage QR Codes for Offline and Online Marketing Power

Cracking the Code: Turning Intent Data into Go-to-Market Success

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The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. After all, that’s how your prospects and customers will find your blog and/or Web site.

Optimization

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle

The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to.

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

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Lead Generation

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing

Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. Wikipedia defines content marketing as “an umbrella term encompassing all marketing formats that involve the creation or sharing of content for the purpose of engaging current and potential consumer bases.”

Marketing Budget Creation

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget

A Blogging Style to Call Your Own

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

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Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS

Optimizing Your WordPress Business Blog

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

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Business Blogging

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business

Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

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? webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

Social Media

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

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Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips

The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

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Distribution

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies

Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

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Social Media

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0

Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

How does one generate high quality, educated leads, not just site visitors on a marketing budget that is less than 1% of the projected revenue? webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

Budget Programs

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring

Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Nothing happens until your site visitors and blog readers take some kind of an action after reading your content. Transforming that concept into an actionable reality is a very different story. In other words, it is time to walk the talk!

Relevance

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle

Business Value of Social Networking

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

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Social Networks

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0

How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Instead, think like a publisher, who wants to keep their readers (in this case, prospects) engaged on a regular basis with content that’s tailored to their needs and interests.” Even though B2B branding is difficult to quantify, as content marketers we need to learn to speak in the same language as the CEO and other C-level execs.

Relevance

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity

7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

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.

Webinar Metrics

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product

Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?)

B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies

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

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. You should spend considerable amount of time in planning your strategy for effective lead scoring. This is where marketing automation software can be a big help. Not every action needs to be scored.

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0

How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be

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. army’s “Be All You Can Be” campaign?

Business Blogging

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business

5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and.

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

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Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring

Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Your sales team must report to marketing and put these leads back into the hopper for nurturing. That closes the loop in your content marketing cycle while minimizing loss of qualified leads. Your content also needs to perform another key function. How well is your content performing for you?

Sales Cycle

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies

Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation

Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part.

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

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CMS Development

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0

Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

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Sales Cycle

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales

Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

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Email Marketing

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in

Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0

B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The.

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

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Sales Management

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites

Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.” Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead.

B2B

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle

High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Please share with your friends and followers: Related posts that may interest you: 5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial Buyers Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing? Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

Email Marketing

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB

Content Creation Made Easy

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content?

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle

Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

Features

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management

The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your.

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

The one thing that this recession has taught B2B marketers is to do more with less. This trend towards lower-cost content marketing is likely to continue well into 2010. Is it so outdated that you avoid sending prospects and customers to your site? It may be time to invest in your online presence.

Rules

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle

7 “Rs” for B2B Marketing Content Planning

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

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Planning

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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Lead Generation

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking

Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle. 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

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management

How to Use a B2B Blog to Win Customers and Influence Prospects

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

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Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger

Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders? Tweets that mention Can Industrial & B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders?

Creativity

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring

How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle

5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Therefore, the easier you make it on them to share your site content, the more likely you are to be included in the final shortlist of vendors. Creates Content Marketing With Lasting Impact ). Rule #4: Build credibility and gain authority The Internet has made everyone into a publisher of content.

Rules

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0

Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress.

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

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Optimization

Optimization SEO Buying Cycle Web 2.0

Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial.

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

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Social Media

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning

What Not To Do For Better B2B Customer Relationships

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

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 Have a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!

Marketing Automation Services

Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 B2B Lead Ranking

Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

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Traffic

Traffic Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel

Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead.

The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

Webinars

Trending Sources

Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More.

Webinars

The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to.

Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

A Blogging Style to Call Your Own

Optimizing Your WordPress Business Blog

Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers

The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities

Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Business Value of Social Networking

How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

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

How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be

5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and.

Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part.

Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The.

Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

Content Creation Made Easy

Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing.

The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your.

7 “Rs” for B2B Marketing Content Planning

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog

Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

How to Use a B2B Blog to Win Customers and Influence Prospects

Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving.

How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial.

Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress.

Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial.

What Not To Do For Better B2B Customer Relationships

Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake

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