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CONTENTS:
Report: Manufacturing to grow 5.7 percent in 2010
Suggestions for creating effective PPC ads
A decade of destruction - The Internet is everywhere
Customer Success: Wichita Clutch speeds-up sales wins by shifting to the Internet
Manufacturing is the core of U.S. economic success

Industry News 

Report: Manufacturing to grow 5.7 percent next year
 
Panelists more optimistic about second half of 2010.
 
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eMarketing Corner 

Suggestions for creating effective PPC search ads.

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2010 - The Year of Reinvention
 

The negative effects of the recession are being dramatically offset by leading b2b marketers who have directed their focus to the Internet, which has become a massive global database of information.  It's driving customers online to search, evaluate and discover products and solutions to meet their business needs. Recognizing this virtual stampede, these b2b marketers are intercepting buyers who are utilizing this medium for immediate access to accurate information, by investing in digital solutions that will secure customer loyalty and drive new buyers into their lengthy sales cycles.  Bruce Nussbaum, the noted Business Week editor in charge of innovation and design coverage, reminds us all that:

"Disruptive innovation that is inexpensive, easy to use and in great demand that makes life better, more manageable and less costly - is the kind of innovation you do in a recession." 

We at i-MARK leave you with this one simple year-end message. Quick and easy access to reliable data on your website will win the day for b2b manufacturers who see the oncoming tide bringing digital marketing and ecommerce to manufacturing, a force unseen since the start of the industrial revolution. We are in the midst of a historic transition - the digital revolution. May we all participate well - our business lives will depend upon it.

 
Wishing you and your's a very happy and healthy holiday.


Del Merenda
President & CEO
i-MARK, Inc.
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Internet Perspectives - A Decade of Destruction 

The Internet is Everywhere.

The past decade is the era in which the Internet ruined everything. Just look at the industries that have been damaged by the rise of the Web: Newspapers. Magazines. Books. TV. Movies. Music. Retailers of almost any kind, from cars to real estate. Telecommunications. Airlines and hotels. Wherever companies relied on advertising to make money, wherever companies were profiting by a lack of transparency or a lack of competition, wherever friction could be polished out of the system, those industries suffered.

 
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Source: Newsweek

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Wichita Clutch Speeds-Up Sales Wins by
Shifting to the Internet.
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Wichita Clutch knew they could sell more grinding mill clutches at a quicker pace if they could get quotations into buyers' hands more rapidly. Once a grinding mill clutch is quoted, the buying decision is made very quickly. However, Wichita's grinding mill clutches are customized to meet very precise end-user specifications. Ensuring that the customer understands the proper configuration often requires considerable back-and-forth conversation.
 

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Nuggets & Stats

Manufacturing is the core of U.S. economic success.
 
Productivity has more than doubled in manufacturing in last 20 years, which is a boon for competitiveness, wages, and the rest of the economy, says Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.
Source: Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
 
2010 Outlook survey shows marketing budgets to grow.
 
While the economy had a devastating effect on marketing this year-with nearly 60% of b-to-b marketers slashing their budgets-next year looks much brighter, according to BtoB's "2010 Outlook: Marketing Priorities and Plans" report.
Source: BtoB Online 
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