Mr Know It All: Brainy B2B Brands for a Social, Mobile World
1. Mr. Know It All!
Brainy B2B Brands for a
Social, Mobile Planet!
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2. “Brainy B2B Brands for a Social, Mobile Planet”!
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B2B brand marketers are in the information business.!
Be in the right place!
At the right time!
With the right information.!
3. David Smith!
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Creative Director, McClenahan Bruer!
david@mcbru.com!
@davidtweets!
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McClenahan Bruer, or McBru to our
friends, is a full-service, integrated tech
B2B marketing agency. It’s all we do,
so we do it extremely well. We sharpen
strategy. We build, deploy and ride
herd on programs. We scrutinize
results to build a springboard to even
better results.!
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Strategy + creativity + innovation.
That’s how we add up.!
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www.mcbru.com!
!
4. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
“Brainy B2B Brands for a Social, Mobile Planet”!
o MOBILIZE AND SOCIALIZE!
• Optimize email for smartphones!
• Start adapting web/content assets for tablets!
• Use the lure of video!
• Build and leverage social peer power!
• Centralize planning and expertise!
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Be in the right place!
At the right time!
With the right information.!
5. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Be in the right place!
5!
Events!
Direct sales!
Channel!
Website / Email!
Mobile + Social Media!
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!
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In-Person! Online!
Limited time!
Always on!
6. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
At the right time – across the sales cycle!
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Digital
Evolu4on
of
B2B
Marke4ng,
CEB
2012
7. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
With the right information!
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o HIGH QUALITY ANSWERS FROM YOUR
COMPANY’S EXPERTS!
o EASY, RIGHT?!
8. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B buyers want all the information!
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2013
B2B
Content
Preferences
Survey,
Demand
Gen
Report
“When
asked
about
overall
value,
three
formats
stand
out
in
2013:
white
papers,
E-‐books
and
webinars.”
9. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
What B2B marketers offer!
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Top Tactics!
Social media (other than blogs)!
Articles on own website!
eNewsletters!
Blogs!
Important Tactics!
Case studies!
Videos!
Articles on other websites!
In Person Events!
White Papers!
2013
Content
Marke4ng
Benchmarks,
CMI
and
Marke4ngProfs
11. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B buyers are mobilizing!
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Percentage of firms already implemented or have already implemented BYOD
Programs.!
60%!
BYOD!
47%!
BYOD!
Key Strategies To Capture And Measure The Value
Of Consumerization Of IT, Forrester, 2012!
12. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B buyers are mobilizing!
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Four out of five
B2B buyers access
content on their
smartphones*!
Over half
of B2B buyers
access content on
tablets*!
* 2013 B2B Content Preferences Survey, Demand Gen Report!
24/7 access
outside the
workplace!
Easy access to
content and
services!
14. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B marketers are mobilizing!
14
IDG
2013
Tech
B2B
Lead
Genera4on
Report
15. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Easy first step: mobile advertising!
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*IDG
Tech
B2B
Buyers
Survey,
2012
41%!
Percentage of B2B tech buyers purchased
a product within six months of seeing an ad
on a mobile device*!
16. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Mobilizing content for smartphones!
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Top Tactics!
Social media (other than blogs)!
Articles on own website!
eNewsletters!
Blogs!
Important Tactics!
Case studies!
Videos!
Articles on other websites!
In Person Events!
White Papers!
2013
Content
Marke4ng
Benchmarks,
CMI
and
Marke4ngProfs
18. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Top business uses of smartphones!
o 1. PHONE CALLS!
o 2. EMAIL!
o 3. SMS (TEXTING)!
o 4. CONTACTS/CALENDAR/TASKS!
o 5. OTHER NAVIGATION!
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IDATE
survey
of
smartphone
use
for
business
in
France,
Germany
and
UK,
2012
19. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Mobilize email with responsive design!
o BIG IMAGES!
o BIG TEXT!
o BIG BUTTONS!
o ONE COLUMN!
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Email
on
desktop/tablet
Email
on
smartphone
20. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Another mobile email example!
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Email
on
desktop/tablet
Email
on
smartphone
21. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Mobilizing content for tablets!
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Top Tactics!
Social media (other than blogs)!
Articles on own website!
eNewsletters!
Blogs!
Important Tactics!
Case studies!
Videos!
Articles on other websites!
In Person Events!
White Papers!
2013
Content
Marke4ng
Benchmarks,
CMI
and
Marke4ngProfs
22. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Mobilizing web content for tablets!
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o RETHINK !
o EVERYTHING!
o NOT!!
23. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Mobilizing web content for tablets!
o BIG IMAGES!
o BIG BUTTONS!
o ONE / TWO COLUMNS!
o SIMPLE MENUS!
o LONG PAGES!
o NO FLASH!
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29. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
A fastest growing marketing tactic!
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Content
Marke4ng
Ins4tute
and
Marke4ngProfs,
2012
30. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
A fastest growing marketing tactic!
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Source:
Arke4
2012
Tech
CMO
RoundTable
31. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Video delivers all kinds of information!
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hap://contentmarke4ngins4tute.com/2013/04/video-‐content-‐b2b-‐content-‐marke4ng/
32. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Video delivers all kinds of answers!
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Awareness!
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Testimonial!
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Thought leadership!
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Education!
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33. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Be in the right place!
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Events!
Direct sales!
Channel!
Website / Email!
Mobile + Social Media!
!
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!
!
In-Person! Online!
Limited time!
Always on!
35. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B buyers are using social media!
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The Demand Gen 2012 “Inside The Mind Of the B2B Buyer” Survey!
72% of our respondents said they used social
media to research their solution purchase!
36. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B buyers lean towards LinkedIn!
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40%
53%
46%
26%
11%
11%
14%
23%
0%
20%
40%
60%
Google+
Twiaer
Facebook
LinkedIn
Use
All
The
Time
For
Work
Never
Use
For
Work
IDG
Connect,
based
on
727
Global
IT
and
Business
Respondents
37. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B buyers use social media for answers!
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IDG
Echo
Effect
Study,
2012
38. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
B2B marketers use LI, FB, Twitter!
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Content
Marke4ng
Ins4tute
and
Marke4ngProfs,
2012
39. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Social media networks spread content!
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IDG
2013
Tech
B2B
Lead
Genera4on
Report
46. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
The right information!
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Content
has
emerged
as
the
centerpiece
of
customer
engagement
efforts;
yet,
content
s7ll
seems
to
be
“everyone’s
job
and
no
one’s
job.”
-‐
Digital
Evolu4on
of
B2B
Marke4ng,
the
Execu4ve
Board
2012
48. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Keep in control of your messaging!
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Brand identity!
Personas!
Messaging!
49. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Define and share content strategy!
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Funnel
Mapping
Audit
and
Analysis
Recommenda4ons
50. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Centralize for content consistency!
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Digital
Evolu4on
of
B2B
Marke4ng,
CEB
2012
51. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
Combine social + web + mobile planning!
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See
the
ar4cle
today
(May
24)
on
Website
Magazine
websitemagazine.com
Update
Needed:
The
Brand
Revamp
Process
by
Allison
Howen
52. @davidtweets
at
#wvpdx
“Brainy B2B Brands for a Social, Mobile Planet”!
o MOBILIZE AND SOCIALIZE!
• Optimize email for smartphones!
• Start adapting web/content assets for tablets!
• Use lure of video!
• Build and leverage social peer power!
• Centralize planning and expertise!
52
53. “Brainy B2B Brands for a Social, Mobile Planet”!
53!
B2B brand marketers are in the information business.!
Be in the right place!
At the right time!
With the right information.!