Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. Podcasts vs. YouTube. The pattern holds for YouTube and Linkedin, too. Yes, social media applies to B2B. Private brand communities vs. Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

Truer words could not be spoken and your results may be reflecting a message that is contrary to your organization’s mission and self-image. A Google search of the phrase “social media ROI” provides 694,000 results (at least at this writing). What matters to the CEO is her/his vision – no more and no less. Why ignore it?

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