Digital marketing

Turning the web cranberry red

The Ocean Spray Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) develops and supplies cranberry-based ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. It tasked BDB with launching a new website that would reflect the Ocean Spray cooperative’s dynamic corporate personality, global business, and passion …
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Closing the stable door

The proliferation of digital media platforms has given us all the power to become broadcasters and – be warned – it’s addictive. Reaching potentially millions of viewers in an instant is heady stuff and, certainly from a business perspective, should …
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A great salesperson needs great tools

There can be nothing more daunting than preparing for a major international trade show, especially if you are planning on making a big splash. When the time, resources and money being spent on a three day event mount up, equipping …
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Pixelated: BDB’s digital digest #4

Two months into the new year, how are your marketing campaigns shaping up? If you’re already looking for inspiration there’s lots of ideas to draw on in René’s overview of the latest developments in the digital space. Twitter broadens reach …
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Pixelated: BDB’s digital digest #3

It’s January and businesses the world over are putting new plans and campaigns to work. Our digital director, René, gives a rundown on developments in the digital space and comments on the impact for b2b marketers. Big digital trends for …
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Pixelated: BDB’s digital digest #2

Our digital director René muses on what’s been happening in the digital space in December and the likely impact on b2b marketing. Linkedin Linkedin membership is creeping up to the 150m mark but many users still don’t use it effectively, …
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Pixelated: BDB’s digital digest #1

In the first of a regular monthly series, our digital director René examines the more significant developments in the digital space over the last month, and their likely impact on B2B marketing. 1.     Social media Google The search giant made …
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Are you an outcast from the global village?

Why food and drink industry suppliers have no choice but to embrace digital media. We’ve been talking about it with clients for some time, but now independent research shows that if you want the food and drinks industry to know …
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Be there and be square: Top tips for using QR codes

Suddenly, QR codes are everywhere. For over 20 years, they’ve been in the background, used to track parts through the manufacturing process. But recently their potential as the essential bridge between traditional, mobile and digital media has been recognised. When …
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Why BDB is investing in digital

Want to know why BDB is continuing to invest in digital marketing? Put simply, it’s because everyone goes online for information before any sort of purchase. And this includes your B2B customers. Recent data suggests 17.1 billion searches were conducted …
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Evaluation – the core of email marketing success

In our final post in this email marketing series, we’re examining how to measure the success of your campaigns. Importance of using campaign data Tracking email marketing activities can provide in-depth statistics to help demonstrate the effectiveness of your campaign …
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Make your mark with effective email design

We’ve previously offered some tips on how to get your email marketing activity started – ensuring you set clear objectives at the start of your campaign and adopt the best channels for distribution. Once you’ve established the foundations for your …
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Going mobile – an introduction

Mobile marketing is well established in the b2c arena, but still a relatively new addition to the b2b marketing mix.  As with any new medium, many b2b organisations are hesitant to integrate mobile into their marketing activity, either because they …
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You’ve got mail – the secrets to successful email marketing

In the first in our series of three posts examining email marketing, we’ll take a look at how you can give your email marketing campaign the greatest chance of success by defining your objectives and targeting your distribution. Email marketing …
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Content marketing in action

Following the last post on content marketing, we’ll now take a look at the practicalities of using this valuable marketing tool. Take a simple press release. Place it on your website as a news item. Send an email to your …
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When content matters

Research continues to highlight just how important the internet is becoming to business professionals and the business-to-business buying process. Indeed, the most recent Business.com Social Media survey showed how more people are going online to research, shortlist and select potential …
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Best export marketing method number 3: digital marketing

Q: What do I mean by digital marketing? A: Anything that communicates your brand in a digital format. So that means websites, SEO, social media, banner ads, virtual exhibitions… The reach, cost and measurability of digital marketing have made it …
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Breaking down the barriers to social media in B2B

As a B2B consultancy focused on the trade, technical and scientific sectors, naturally we’ve followed the rise of social media with interest, dipping a toe in here and there. While for some B2B specialists social media practices have been an …
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