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Strategy

2026 B2B Branding Statistics: How Are Peers Boosting Awareness?

"Your brand is your promise" is an old and oft-repeated quote. In the case of B2B companies, branding is your hook. In many industries, it's the only thing that differentiates you ...

protocol 80 · Sep 2016
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Buyer Persona

Blogging: It's Not About You

Blogging is one of the most important tactics, in an inbound marketing strategy. Because it’s so important, it must be done right to be successful. When thinking about blogging, th...

protocol 80 · Sep 2016
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Social Media

How Big Ass Fans Is Rocking Its Manufacturing Marketing

Big Ass Fans. If you haven't heard of them before, you won't forget them now.

protocol 80 · Aug 2016
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Social Media

5 All-American Manufacturing Marketing Tips

(These tips were manufactured in the USA.)

protocol 80 · Jul 2016
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Strategy

B2B Inbound Marketing Tips: Getting a Prospect's Phone Number

We've compared dating and marketing in some previous posts. Why do we keep coming back to it? Because it's a pretty accurate analogy for the B2B buying process. Asking for a prospe...

protocol 80 · Jul 2016
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SEO

Internet Marketing News? Internet Marketing News! | July 5 - July 17

Trying to stay on top internet marketing trends can seem like a daunting task. No need to worry, though. We're your eyes in the sky. We'll keep an eye out and provide biweekly upda...

protocol 80 · Jul 2016
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PPC

Why PPC Advertising Is Crucial for Manufacturing Marketing

Pay per click advertising: Advertising where you pay to have your ads shown to buyers (usually on Google). You only pay when the ad is clicked. Thus, "pay per click." PPC ads appea...

protocol 80 · Jul 2016
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Strategy

7 Lead Nurturing Tips That Help Close More Sales

Think back to your teens and early twenties, when you were paddling around in the dating pool. There were some real weirdos in there, right? (Maybe you were one of them.)

protocol 80 · Jul 2016
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Strategy

Manufacturers: Your First Inbound Marketing Meeting Agenda [TEMPLATE]

Do you have an internal marketing team? How about an internal sales AND marketing team? Is your "team" or "committee" one person? (Are you maybe that one person who drew the short ...

Donny Kemick · Jul 2016
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News

Internet Marketing News? Internet Marketing News! | May - June 2016

Want to stay up to date on Internet marketing news and best practices, but don't have time to scour the web for info? Look no further! Here are some of the big stories in online ma...

protocol 80 · Jul 2016
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