There are 3 types of message – two are a waste of time and effort.
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What can brands say to their customers now it’s clear that business as not-normal will continue?
– two content messaging ideas are in the video
Our team brings you the news about our economy that requires intensive investigation, providing an important resource for Kiwis who want to make well-informed financial decisions. Your contribution fuels our capacity to provide independent reporting & analysis, while also keeping our site open for comments & community engagement.
A case study – the client supplied the text at the top.
It was from a popup on their website. But the display required the prospect to scroll to read it all.
I re-wrote the copy into two versions so they did not have the scroll bar appear and also to give a slightly different emphasis on the messaging.
Our reputation is built on expert news reporting on the NZ economy. We are an important resource for Kiwis making well-
The chosen version published.
informed financial decisions. By paying to support us, you’re ensuring we continue to be an independent, powerful media site where our analysis and your commentary builds a robust community of interest.
Notes:
We specialise in news about the NZ economy which takes intensive investigation and journalist resource. Our reputation is built on helping Kiwis make well-informed financial decisions. Your support means we can continue independent reporting, expert analysis, and enables moderated commenting on the website.
Notes:
We are focused on growing mailing lists as a clear goal during the #Covid19 #lockdown.
Here’s the detail of our campaign so you can copy it for your brand.
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A challenge for a retail website selling B2B. Where and how to update SEO – should it be in ERP or should it be on the site? How to set rules?
The new “Off-Facebook Activity” tracker launched this week spits out a list of the apps and sites that share your activity with Camp Zuckerberg. The platform can see when you visit a website or open an app, or add an item to your shopping cart, just to name a few examples.
I just did a check on Facebook of all the brands who have set a tracking pixel for my website visits.
526.
Wow. I mean, really – that’s a lot.
These are the most recent brands tracking me with a FB pixel
If you want to check your own, here’s how.
Navigate to your Facebook activity list by clicking background information about “Off Facebook Activity” and on right side “What you Can Do”. There are also informational help tabs.
Where to click to find your off Facebook brand tracking
The old chestnut about “sales-ready leads” versus “marketing qualified leads” never ends – it just mutates like a virus.
Results of 2020 sales leader survey
My interpretation of this is:
For all in-house marketing managers, I’m running some training hosted by CCH Learning during February. I first ran this course three years ago and it remains the most popular I’ve ever done with them. Digital Strategy and Your Website.
Business websites cannot be static “set-and-forget” marketing assets. Recent changes to search and social algorithms affect your business. Learn how to work your website hard so that it pays back the investment to the business, brings in new enquiries and showcases the firm’s expertise and key staff.
This is a practical training webinar which will show you how to test your website’s effectiveness and give you a checklist of what you can do to improve key metrics.
Further, a business website MUST be the central hub for all your marketing activity. It needs close integration with other key marketing technologies which I’ll be teaching on this course.
Get yourself onto this course – the investment is a modest NZ$215 + GST and I know you’ll be glad you came.
My reviews from all the courses I have given reflect the client testimonials I get from direct clients.
My company provides mechanical designs and manufacturers and supplies products to a few companies in both the US and Europe. How do I increase my customers?
This is a typical “opening” question that I get asked when starting a new engagement with clients. B2B marketing needs to be closely integrated with the new business and new client acquisition process to be effective.
For a public question and answer, I gave some straightforward answers. The detail of how to apply these, is where my expertise will help you get it right first time.
Planning B2B sales and marketing plan
In Europe, there are a number of partnership sites for B2B. You could use these sites to post your offer or search for other offers and hopefully make a match.
Another approach is considering hiring local distributors who specialise in your industry. The advantage here is local distributors will already have a strong network to promote your products/services. Furthermore, local distributors would have thorough understanding of the local market, language, and business culture to close deals.
Go talk to your current customers. Ask them why they do business with you. They may, and most likely will, tell you something different than you’re saying to new prospects. Listen to what your current customers are saying and use their messaging to talk to the market. Ask them if they know other companies that could use what you have,
Go and join the professional trade bodies who represent the industries for your existing clients. Ask your existing clients what these are. Once you are a member, you will be able to see a membership list of other organisations who are also members
Plan outbound marketing to approach these companies and see if they want to also work with you.
Consider visiting the annual conferences and trade shows which these professional bodies run because you will then meet in person with prospects. Many people find it easier to sell their expertise face to face. You could consider doing a trade show stand as well where you can display your past work and the logos of your clients. This builds trust and can start discussions.,
In summary – you need to learn the process of B2B new business, you need a strategy for your new business development and then you need a regular tactical execution process to deliver the new business programme.
You may choose to hire an external advisor to help write the strategy, you could get an in-house salesperson to deliver the tactical execution as well, depending on the size of your contracts and how many you need to get in order to pay for their salary plus commission to make it worthwhile for the business.