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Industrial Marketing Strategy vs. Plan

Tiecas

I’m sure you’ve heard marketing consultants like me talk about the importance of creating a marketing strategy and then following a plan for success. But what exactly is the difference between an industrial marketing strategy and a plan? While planning is about answering the What and the How questions.

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marketing action plans

The Effective Marketer

Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. Many marketers I know have calendars posted on the walls marking important dates, deadlines, events, and so forth. A great marketing plan is created! Spreadsheets abound, and ideas flow.

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Strategic B2B Budgeting for Growth [Updated]

Golden Spiral

The following points provide a logical flow for marketing budget planning. Align Your Budget with Company and Sales Strategies. Budgeting is a strategic activity but many approach it with a tactic: entering numbers on a spreadsheet. Focus your marketing budget conversations on strategy. Trade shows.

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B2B Marketers Hold Off on Killing Traditional Media

The Effective Marketer

Their latest study points out that “The majority of B2B organizations are increasing marketing budgets for inbound marketing tactics, including social media, virtual events and webinars, SEO and PPC&#. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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B2B Email Design – Gallery 2 « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking B2B Email Design – Gallery 2 Last week I started an email design gallery containing a series of HTML emails I received. Good balance between copy and design elements. Big blue lead in.

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The Rise of the Content Marketer « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

When companies start to tailor content to different audiences and stages of the buying cycle, they greatly increase the amount of content, and the type of content needed changes&# Marketing Roles Are Evolving Marketing used to have clearly defined roles. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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Marketing Automation Monday is Here!

The Effective Marketer

Buyer personas and content creation The interaction was great and the fact that we had people from both SMB and large companies was great, we could hear both sides of the story and how different size companies work with marketing automation. One of the interesting points raised during the discussion was about content creation.