The 10 Fundamentals of B2B Marketing

  1. Keywords: most commonly searched words; used in Google; to find you.
  2. You can reach a niche (and no one else).
  3. Only a niche will find what you say valuable or interesting.
  4. Websites, social media, social networks; Just platforms.  They do nothing.
  5. LinkedIn is not Social Networking. It’s business.
  6. People buy from people they like.
  7. Your website and Social Media copy all about you? Failure.
  8. Website visitors are not buyers. 10% might be.
  9. Wants are different to needs. Wants outsell needs every time.
  10. B2B selling: It’s not, it’s selling B-to-person.

All 10 are fundamental to B2B, and most apply to B2C but not always in the same way. Some need more explanation to justify – there are other posts on this site or on my company site: B2B Marketing Home.

So, what’s missing? Which of the 10 do you disagree with? Cheers, Toby

 

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About Toby Marshall

Creating Customer Communities for companies selling B2B is my passion—shortening their sales cycle and building market leadership. My role sets the direction and vision of Lead Creation, tapping into the online experience of our large team of young professionals to implement cost effective strategies for B2B businesses.

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