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What makes B2B marketing different | b2bmarketing.net

What makes B2B marketing different | b2bmarketing.net | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

With the increasingly integrated role of social media in business and society, the structure of B2B is steadily changing.


How is it Different from Standard Marketing Practices?


Selling to businesses versus consumers has several huge differences. For starters, studies show that consumers purchase with different emotional prompts than businesses do. Common motivators for consumers can include personalized factors such as impulse or status, whereas with businesses, different individual emotional motivators apply. Researchers buying for businesses tend to hold the fear of making the wrong decision, uncertainty of the level of confidence in the forecasted ROI, and look for a level of trust that can be established in the seller’s people.


Businesses look at the reputation placed on the corporate brand and this drives the actual purchase decision. Companies want to be assured of more than just the calibre of the product, they look to answer “Can I believe in this company? Can I trust them? How will the reputation of this company affect my business?”...

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Marleen Anderson looks at how b2b marketing is different from consumer marketing. Recommended reading.  9/10

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Evans on Marketing

Evans on Marketing | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
Marketing in an Interactive World B2B Marketing annually produces a Social Media Benchmarking Report. This report is written  in association with Circle Research; and it is designed to provide insight into social media trends and activities in B2B organizations.Here is an infographic summary of the 2014 report....
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Excellent infographic
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Are You Marketing To A Buyer Persona Only? Why A New B2B Persona Paradigm Is Needed.

Are You Marketing To A Buyer Persona Only?  Why A New B2B Persona Paradigm Is Needed. | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

..For B2B companies to distinguish themselves in the future, they will need to evolve their conversational abilities with all three groups. How B2B businesses speak to each group will matter more so.


In some cases, particularly when it comes to buyer personas, I have seen companies focus on a narrow conversation with prospect buyers and attempt to engage existing customers in the same conversation. At the same time, be oblivious to the rising influence of users in buying decisions – only perceiving this group as subjects of training or professional services.


The new manifesto now is to transition from a one-dimensional view of buying to a persona-based three-dimensional view....

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Tony Zambito says we need a new buyer persona paradigm if business is to be successful in the future.


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What You Need to Know about the Changing B2B Buying Process - Kapost

What You Need to Know about the Changing B2B Buying Process - Kapost | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
Understanding the B2B buying process is an essential part of creating effective sales and marketing strategies. To help you identify, engage, and nurture potential customers in an increasingly competitive space, I’m taking a look at the four crucial ways the B2B buying process is changing....
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B2b buying is changing and marketers need to adapt and respond quickly. Here's how.
John Caswell's curator insight, April 29, 2015 3:54 AM

Interesting 

Mike Allen's curator insight, April 29, 2015 6:06 AM

There are good elements to this logic view but emotional motivation is the missing key element at each stage.

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4 Strategies B2B Companies Can Use to Implement B2C Marketing Tactics | b2bmarketing.net

4 Strategies B2B Companies Can Use to Implement B2C Marketing Tactics | b2bmarketing.net | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

“The missing element is the human element, and when we add it to the equation, the chemistry changes...the human element. Nothing is more fundamental, nothing more elemental.”


It may sound like a poem, but these words are actually from a 2006 Dow ad. With the “Human Element” campaign as its launch pad, Dow skyrocketed out of the traditional B2B realm, taking its message and brand to consumers in a big way.


Once a strictly B2B chemical company — making products to be used by other businesses — in 2006, it realized it needed to actively appeal to the consumer, and with its campaign, Dow revamped its image.And it’s time for other B2B companies to take note....

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The human element matters in social media and can be a powerful competitive advantage in B2B marketing.

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Top Five Tips for Making Content Work for Your Brand

Top Five Tips for Making Content Work for Your Brand | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Content is king... That's what all the buzz has been about, right? Yet the 2013 B2B Content Marketing Benchmark Report found that only 36% of businesses believe their content marketing is effective. (See the B2C version here.) Why? Simply put, with so many competing priorities, marketers struggle with producing not only enough content but also content that justifies their investment by truly engaging users.

 

Timely, pithy, and unique content is critical to establishing awareness and trust with your audience. The need for you to produce content is not going away. So how do you make content work for your brand?...

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More useful tips on how to use content marketing in your B2B marketing strategies.

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