Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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. The white paper has deconstructed the complex industrial buy cycle into four distinct stages that the buyer systematically goes through.

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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.”

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Outreach

MAY 14, 2019

What is B2B Sales? Business-to-business (B2B) describes a commercial relationship between business entities. Building on that definition, B2B sales is the process by which B2B companies engage decision makers at other companies to sell products or services. How Are B2B and B2C Sales Different?

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

A recent survey by B2B Marketing, in conjunction with the UK-based agency Tomorrow People, indicated only 38% of marketers considered their content to be “very customer-centric.” B2B CMOs can be caught in a maze of an organization faced with marketing complex solutions for complex problems. by Matt Brooks.

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Vision Edge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Despite the continued emphasis and variety of approaches to accelerate the business-to-business (B2B) buying cycle, many organizations remain challenged. One of the primary reasons is that Marketing and Sales are not in synch.

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Top of Funnel Planning Buying Cycle Work Management 169

Circle Studio

JANUARY 10, 2020

As firms look to optimize their marketing efforts in 2020, it’s imperative that business-to-business (B2B) marketers are laser focused on doing what is most likely to drive growth and make an impact. Here are five to consider: Myth 1: B2C marketing has little relevance in B2B.

Work Management 79

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership Marketing Automation Services 79

Proteus B2B Marketing

MAY 7, 2014

Prior to getting into ON24’s report, they prefaced the presentation with a couple interesting stats; 65% of B2B buyers do self-education prior to engaging with sales and find 70% of their content on their own—through search, blogs, forums, communities, webinars, social media and what not—prior to making a purchase decision.

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Webinar Metrics B2B Peer-to-peer B2B Thought Leadership 48

ClearVoice

MARCH 9, 2023

The B2C content marketing strategy checklist The goal of a business-to-consumer content strategy is transactional. The B2B content marketing strategy checklist Unlike the B2C scenario, your business-to-business strategy is less about transactions and more about relationships. Rather, that potential buyer is a business.

Marketing & Strategy 81

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 19, 2013

Building a network in Google+ could be the next critical tactic when it relates to B2B search engine optimization and broader social media initiatives. As such, for B2B marketers specifically, activity on Google Plus could potentially have significant effects on lead acquisition and brand trust.

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Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing Google Work Management 120

Litmus

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Best B2B Email. B2B (business-to-business) buying cycles can be complex—and email plays a critical role nurturing leads, retaining customers, and winning back lost deals. Great B2B emails grab and keep a prospect’s attention in a busy inbox. Sent an outstanding B2B email campaign in 2021?

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Multi-Channel Paid Search Agency Email Campaigns Buying Cycle 89

KEO Marketing

AUGUST 3, 2017

In today’s competitive business to business (B2B) technology environment, accumulating prospect names and contact information and sending out generic marketing collateral is simply not enough. Tech firms must take advantage of various methods and multiple channels to connect with leads throughout the buying cycle.

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seo.co

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In this guide, we’re going to take a deep dive into the world of B2B marketing: what it B2B marketing? how B2B marketing differs from B2C marketing. what it takes to develop a B2B marketing strategy and. best practices for B2B marketing via email, content, social media, and more! B2B Marketing.

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Valasys

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In a fiercely competitive & ever-evolving B2B landscape, marketers must optimize their B2B CRM strategies to better interpret the complex nature of customers’ psychologies to optimize their marketing & sales endeavors. How Integrated & Optimized B2B CRM Strategies Benefits Businesses.

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KEO Marketing

JANUARY 20, 2016

The new resource emphasizes the KEO Marketing B2B Marketing Success Formula, which the agency uses to maximize lead generation for the companies it serves. The new resource emphasizes the KEO Marketing B2B Marketing Success Formula, which the agency uses to maximize lead generation for the companies it serves. About KEO Marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers. In other words, it is time to walk the talk!

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KEO Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Latest Guide Shows How to Connect Mobile Tactics to Overarching Digital Marketing Strategy for B2B Brands. Phoenix, AZ ( February 17, 2016 ) – KEO Marketing, a full-service business-to-business (B2B) marketing agency, just launched its Marketer’s Guide: 5 Steps to a Results-Driven B2B Mobile Marketing Strategy.

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Mobile Marketing Advertising Agencies B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 48

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

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Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Who are the top B2B Marketing influencers on twitter? To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword. New York, NY.

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Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Idea #2: Understand where your prospect is in the buying cycle. Be sure to provide different kinds of information to your prospect based on what point they are in the buying process. What part to they play in the buying process (influencer, decision maker, information gather)?

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Kaon

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Today’s business-to-business buyers are increasingly more self-educated and turning to sources other than salespeople for product information. Ample research shows that buyers are already more than 70 percent through the buying cycle before reaching out to a sales rep. Original article published on Mobile Marketer.

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Mobile Marketing Paid Search Agency Interactive Marketing Buying Cycle 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Yes, GE and Microsoft sell directly to end-users but they are primarily B2B companies. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness.

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Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

LeanData

JULY 13, 2020

According to SiriusDecisions, one of the biggest improvements nearly every business-to-business (B2B) organization can make today is recognizing when more than one member of a buying committee is demonstrating interest. In the past, identifying that engagement was difficult. About LeanData.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Paul Dunay in his blog post, “4 C’s of B2B Marketing” has defined this very nicely. Now, B2B content marketing’s agenda is to educate and inform customers and prospects. Instead of buying print ads in trade journals, they create their own blog and build an active community around it. Don’t sell.

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Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.”

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

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Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

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Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

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Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

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?) in B2B marketing content.

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B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

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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Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

KEO Marketing

JUNE 1, 2017

The next evolution in B2B marketing over the past couple of years is account based marketing. As opposed to a mass marketing approach, B2B marketers are utilizing this strategy to specifically target named companies and prospects with content and messages that specifically address their needs.

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Account Based Marketing Practices Planning Best Practices 48

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

However, the role of B2B marketers is changing and evolving more into revenue generation. The recently released B2B Marketing Skills Survey jointly done by Genius and BtoB Magazine reveals some new trends and contradicts certain popular beliefs. Stay tuned as the role of B2B marketer continues to evolve.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. To get the most from your content, embrace the 7 “R&# s of B2B Marketing Content Planning: Re-use - ideas for content development must be expanded to create multiple assets. Who has more “Rs&# to add to the list?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In real life, the buying process is never so linear. Business-to-business (B2B) sales and marketing teams need to understand how the modern sales funnel works, and what strategies most efficiently move prospects through the buying journey.

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Top of Funnel Marketing AI Digital Marketing Funnels Lead Ranking 98

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Fifty-six percent of the participants were primarily B2B marketers and the remaining 44% were B2C. The study also revealed that B2B marketers that measured ROI were better able to track leads to marketing touchpoints. There is a breakdown between the customer’s reality of engagement and the B2B marketer’s perception of it.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. The success of outbound marketing does make sense in this context.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle. A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that. By using the basic steps outlined here, you will begin to see measurable results for your business blog.

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