clean tech & green tech marketing
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Marketing clean technology & green technologyThe B2B marketing challenge
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It’s on the agenda.
Billions invested in green tech
Al Gore joins Kleiner Perkins
Clean tech blog action zooming up the Technorati charts
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The triple bottom line
FinancialEnvironmentalSocial
A new corporate agenda = a new opportunity for clean tech & green tech
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It’s disruption time.
Clean tech is perfectly positioned to attack entrenched tech.
New metrics open new markets.
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A different kind of tech marketing.
New audiencesNew messages
New competitorsNew context
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• Governments • Public sector agencies• Utilities• The media• Consumers• Analysts• The financial community
New audiences
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• The green/clean story• Alongside normal ROI• New metrics new proof points new validators
New messages
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• Not just direct• Substitutes, too• Who may be subsidized
New competitors
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• Under the microscope• The green radar screen
New context
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The issues
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Balance your green story with your commercial story
Most buyers still have bottom-line motivators
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Be scrupulous
Success depends on credibility & authenticity. Don’t puff the numbers and don’t smear the facts.
Never fake it.
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Beware of ‘Parapet Risk’
• Being accused of greenwashing
• Being held to a higher standard than non-green peers
Body Shop were criticized more than Wal-Mart on green issues!
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Prove your commitment don’t just claim it.
• Walk the green talk• Get a green audit• Cut travel & waste• Promote recycling• Look at your whole carbon footprint• Think 360˚
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Make your claims meaningful and dramatic.
Give politicians the stories they need:
“Saves the equivalent of a new power station each year.”
“Enough to power Omaha and Oslo.”
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Lobby hard
Work the influencers: politicians and the media.
Use your embassies overseas.
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But lobby intelligently.
Don’t alienate your buyers by overtly going over their heads to apply pressure.
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Use social media.
A powerful new tool for engagement with your audiences.
Use it to listen and to help shape the debate.
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Don’t be afraid of passion.
It’s okay to show you really care about the benefits your technology delivers to society and the planet.
A dull, clinical tone wastes a major asset.
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Pass the positioning test:
Relevant: adds real value
Available: it’s unique
Attainable: it’s credible
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It’s a balancing act.
Big claims vs credible supportVision vs practicalityGreenness vs ROI
Altruism vs Authenticity
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Don’t go it alone.
Find a partner who has been there before...
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About us
Velocity is a B2B marketing agency with a growing clean tech/green tech practice. We bring a fresh spin to digital marketing, including content marketing, social media, online pr, demand generation, lead nurturing and anything that can help tech companies break through, get heard, motivate markets, generate leads and win business.
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www.velocitypartners.co.uk
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