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Four lessons from 120 years of successful content marketing

By Ben Reed 4 Comments

Farmer with John Deere tractor

In 1895, John Deere launched a magazine called The Furrow. It was not a typical catalogue to sell tractors, but a publication to educate farmers on how to be better at farming. The magazine took off and became one of the leading information sources in the agricultural community. Today, The Furrow is still going strong, with over 1.5 million readers around the world. It has played a significant role in John Deere’s success. Among content … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Content Marketing Tagged With: Brand Publishing, Content Creation, Content Marketing, John Deere

The 5-Point Pitch: A simple way to create a stronger sales message

By Ben Reed 3 Comments

Introducing The 5-Point Pitch

We were on a farm in the North Georgia mountains with a group of urban hipsters talking about B2B sales messaging. PitchMaps had been asked to conduct a workshop at the sales retreat for an uber trendy, premium apparel company. Their focus? Driving new growth in the branded merchandise space. The challenge? How do you create a B2B sales message that quickly communicates value for a product costing up to 3x more than the competition? … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: Sales Message, Sales Messaging, The 5-Point Pitch

Don’t let your prospects go online without you

By John Reed Leave a Comment

Prospect online

A staggering 67% of the B2B buyer’s journey now takes place online.* The very first step a new prospect takes is an online search. This doesn’t mean your flesh-and-blood sales reps are locked out of 2/3 of the buyer’s journey (that’s a marketing myth). But, it does mean that prospects will be collecting all kinds of opinions, advice, information, and misinformation online. A lot can happen during that 67% of the journey without you. Here … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Content Marketing Tagged With: Buyer's Journey, Content Creation, Content Marketing

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