The point of an integrated marketing campaign is to create a “halo effect.” Time and again, it has been proven that in B2B marketing, 1 + 1 = 3.
Let’s say that over the course of several weeks, your prospective customer:
- Reads a trade journal article from one of your executives
- Notices a news item on LinkedIn about your company’s latest product release
- Sees a display ad from your company advertising that same product
The customer is now interested in your type of product or service, so they:
- Visit your web site
- Download a brochure and/or a white paper that talks about the type of solution you offer
- Receive a follow-up call from one of your sales people
This “halo effect” results from your customer seeing not one but several marketing pieces released by your company, all focused on the same product. It works so much better than a typical out-of-nowhere sales call, which might produce a “thanks but no thanks” response.
But of course, your marketing pieces need to be integrated! You need several pieces that focus on one single product, highlight the exact same benefits, and use the same language and tone!