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Short & Simple: Infographics are a Marketer’s Dream Tool image

Short Simple Infographics

Developing online content creation is an important marketing objective for almost any company in any industry. In fact, the goal today should really be on delivering the best content possible to really engage customers and drive sales. And one of the best tools available to marketers to accomplish this is still the infographic. Indeed, marketers have been using infographics since at least 2010. The use of infographics goes back further than that though if you think about it. Remember picking up a copy of USA Today 20 years ago and seeing the colorful little graphic organizer in the lower corner on the front page of every section? When USA Today first began publishing in the early 80s it differentiated itself ...

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Information Technology (IT) Marketing Infographic image

Our IT Marketing infographic shares IT expenditures in the United States, expenditures by category, marketing spend, an IT marketing checklist, and more. For further details, download the new whitepaper, IT Marketing: 10 Modern Best Practices. In our last blog post, we shared a checklist of the top 10 marketing best practices for IT marketing with detailed descriptions including: analysis and research, planning, brand image, brand awareness, website improvement and SEO, event marketing, thought leadership content, blogging, social media, and direct marketing. For more details, read Information Technology (IT) Marketing Best Practices. Before the infographic, let's look at 4 reasons IT firms should reconsider marketing: 4 Reasons IT Firms Should Reconsider Marketing Sourcing or selection of IT related products or services has shifted. Studies show that ...

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Cause Marketing 101 – Infographic image

In our last blog post we shared 6 tips for effective cause marketing. Is there a business case to be made for such efforts? 278 million Americans want to know what a company is doing to benefit a cause. The following infographic shares the types of cause marketing, projections of cause marketing spend, who is using, how it influences purchasing behavior, the leading issues consumers think companies should address, and 6 tips for effective cause marketing. For more information on cause marketing, be sure to read our whitepaper, How Brands Can Use Cause Marketing For Results. You can share/embed the infographic on your website using the embed code below. Cause Marketing Infographic (click to view full size) How Brands Can Use ...

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How Brands Can Use Cause Marketing For Results image

Once a philanthropic tactic practiced by billion dollar mega-brands, cause marketing has grown to be a key element in the marketing mix for companies and brands of all types and sizes. Research shows 75% of consumers believe companies should support charities and nonprofits with financial donations, while 61% say they will buy a new brand if it supports a cause they care about (Do Well Do Good). Cause marketing allows companies the opportunity to succeed financially while simultaneously doing something good for the community. In our recently published whitepaper, How Brands Can Use Cause Marketing For Results, we shared the types of cause marketing, cause marketing tips, case studies, and an infographic. Below we will share 6 tips for effective ...

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Native Ads vs. Banner Ads image

You are more likely to die in a plane crash or win the lottery than click on a banner ad. You may have heard these statistics being discussed around the web, see more here. So, is native advertising any more effective? Lately there has been a lot of excitement surrounding native advertising. Below we will explore the effectiveness of native advertising beginning with the difference between native and banner ads, followed by an infographic that details the effectiveness of each, and an example of a controversial native advertisement from The Atlantic! What is Native Advertising? Native advertising uses text, photo, or video ads and integrates directly within content that is being viewed online, as opposed to banner ads which are off to ...

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Valentine’s Day Marketing For B2B Companies image

Valentine’s day is a cash cow for the greeting card, flower, candy, jewelry, and the retail gift industry. The average annual Valentine’s Day spending is $13.19 billion, with over 180 million Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually, and 196 million roses produced for the special day (StatisticBrain). Notoriously a consumer holiday, is there any opportunity for B2B brands to have Valentine’s Day promotions? Below we will share the pros and cons of Valentine’s Day marketing, 6 B2B Valentine’s Day marketing ideas, and a Valentine’s Day infographic. The Pros and Cons of Valentine's Day Marketing Valentine’s day marketing is a given for some companies (jewelry, flowers, etc.), but perhaps not so obvious for others (B2B). Before your B2B company starts to plan your campaign, ...

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Capital Equipment Marketing – Infographic image

This blog will share a capital equipment marketing infographic that visually represents capital equipment expenditures in the U.S., top capital equipment categories, marketing spend by top capital equipment categories, and a marketing checklist. In our last blog post, we shared a checklist of the top 10 marketing best practices for capital equipment marketing with detailed descriptions including: analysis and research, planning, brand image, brand awareness, website improvement and SEO, event marketing, thought leadership content, blogging, social media, and direct marketing. For more details, read Marketing Capital Equipment Checklist. Other content in this capital equipment marketing best practices series include 3 Capital Equipment Marketing Considerations and 4 Aspects of Capital Equipment Purchasing. In this post, we offer our experience and insight about capital equipment marketing ...

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How do you most effectively market capital equipment? Following is a checklist of the top 10 marketing best practices for capital equipment, followed best practices detail. Related content in our capital equipment marketing best practices series includes a Guide to Capital Equipment Marketing, a Capital Equipment Marketing Infographic, 3 Capital Equipment Marketing Considerations, and 4 aspects of capital equipment purchasing. Capital Equipment Marketing Checklist Analysis and Research Planning Brand Image Brand Awareness Website Improvement and SEO Event marketing Thought Leadership Content Blogging Social Media Direct marketing Captial Equipment Marketing Best Practices Detail 1. Analysis and Research - Because of the limited number of customers, market and competitor intelligence is more critical in capital equipment than any other category. Start with market segmentation to understand which verticals drive sales and profit. Use secondary or published research including ...

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Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing – Infographic image

Inbound Marketing is hugely popular thanks to the tireless efforts of marketing automation software publishers including Hubspot, Marketo, Eloqua and Pardot, each with a different spin on what constitutes effective Inbound Marketing. Still, each of these sources is selling software, so there is clear bias for Inbound Marketing, and bias against many Traditional or Outbound Marketing techniques. In some cases, this bias is so exaggerated, that it borders on conspiracy! Now that we have your attention, consider a recent study by Hubspot (The State of Inbound Marketing in 2012) that compares Inbound to Traditional or Outbound marketing, identifying lower costs and greater effectiveness of Inbound. The conspiracy? Hubspot defines Outbound marketing as trade shows, direct mail and telemarketing. Ok, what about ...

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Modern Marketing Defined—Marketing Mix Infographic image

What is Modern Marketing? Glad you asked. To provide some context, let's go down memory lane. The internet launched circa 1995. Prior to that, advertising was the lead marketing strategy and tactic. In 1960, marketing professor and author E. Jerome McCarthy defined marketing as the Four P's: Product, Promotion, Price and Place. As recent as 1973, Webster's dictionary defined marketing as the advertising of products and services. To reference a famous tagline, "You've come a long way baby." Today, advertising is a secondary tactic for all but the biggest brands, primarily consumer and retail. Internet marketing and social media have become integral to the modern marketing mix. Let's take a closer look at modern marketing, inbound vs. outbound, traditional vs. digital. Our Modern Marketing Mix ...

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