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When the Going Gets Tough, B2B Marketers…

December 7, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

…fall back on tried-and-true marketing tactics that they have relied on for years. In the current tough economy, cutting edge and innovative marketing is taking a back seat to proven strategies for lead generation. B2B companies are spending more of …

Creating Digital Content for Industrial Marketing

December 1, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

“We don’t have the time or the skills to write copy for digital content” is the most common reaction I get from clients when discussing their industrial marketing programs. I can sense the confusion in the room or over the …

Cool Stuff Manufactured in America

November 22, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

In the spirit of Thanksgiving later this week, this post is my way of giving thanks to those manufacturers who still believe in the value of “Made in America.” Manufacturing has been a bright spot for a while now in …

10 New Google Algorithm Changes Announced

November 16, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

Google changing its search algorithms is not news to most SEO experts. It’s a fact of SEO life. What is new with the latest algorithm changes is that Google is being more transparent and talking about them openly. What caught …

Content Marketing Delivers Lead Insight to Sales

November 10, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

It is true that industrial buyers are more in charge of the buying process today than ever before. Even though the process of buying industrial products and services has not changed much over the years, how industrial buyers prefer to …

Retrofitting Blogs and Converting Industrial Websites into Blog Sites

November 3, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

I am seeing more manufacturers and industrial companies willing to try inbound marketing with content. A sure sign of that is the number of conversations that I have had recently with my current clients and new leads. They all want …

Use Content Marketing to Manage Industrial Sales Funnels

October 25, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

B2B and industrial marketers are usually tasked with two main responsibilities: Fill the top of the sales funnel (ToFU) with high quality leads Maximize the middle of the funnel (MoFU) for converting more leads into sales opportunities Achieving those two …

Are Community Forums Good for Manufacturers and Industrial Companies?

October 20, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

Blogging and mainstream social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube get all the attention these days. What about good ol’ community forums? Community forums have been around a lot longer than the newer social media channels. Some even …

What You Ought to Know About Inbound Marketing

October 14, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

Confused about Inbound Marketing? Never heard of it? View this hilarious and entertaining video from HubSpot and it will tell you everything you ought to know about inbound marketing. [youtube width=”480″ height=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-lGe5MnBlY[/youtube] In the past I’ve written about manufacturers such …

Making Your Industrial Website Be All It Can Be

October 10, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

Remember the old US Army commercial – “Be All You Can Be?” It was one of the most popular and successful recruiting slogans and the army used it for over twenty years. It was created in 1981 by E. N. …

Inbound Marketing Must Set the Table for Industrial Sales

October 1, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

In my conversations with industrial companies about inbound marketing, I find my audience agreeing with me up to a certain point and then there is a big disconnect. I see heads nodding in face-to-face meetings or hear plenty of “Uh-huhs” …

Using E-mail Marketing for Lead Generation

September 26, 2011

By: Achinta Mitra

Most manufacturers and industrial companies use email marketing as a way to keep in touch with new leads and existing customers. This usually means sending out a bi-weekly or a monthly email newsletter. It has been my experience within the …

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