The Top 3 SEO Tools for Business

Make SEO a lot less mysterious with these useful tools and simple suggestions.

When it comes to SEO, having the right tools to simplify digital marketing efforts is essential. From identifying site issues to tracking keyword rankings, great SEO tools can save time, identify opportunities, and streamline reporting. In this post, we’ll explore three helpful platforms and discuss the features we find most useful for digital marketing and… Read more »

5 Benefits of Social Media for Industrials

You spend a lot of time on social media. So do your customers. It's time to put two and two together.

You work at an industrial business. You’re curious about how social media can help you market. You’ve probably asked about it in the past and been bombarded with off-the charts adoption stats such as 1.23 billion monthly active users on Facebook. Or the fact that Americans spend an average of 37 minutes per day on social… Read more »

Tools of the Trade: Industrial Directories

Most industrial directories offer free listings. Take advantage of them.

If you work in the industrial sector (and even if you don’t), you know how important it is to give the right people the right tools so they can maximize their productivity and profitability. This truth is apparent in the B2B digital marketing world as well. In this quarterly column, we look at important tools… Read more »

7 Reasons Industrials Need Email Marketing

If you aren't doing it, you should be. Here's why.

A manufacturer and a distributor walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, “Do your customers have email addresses?” They both respond, “Of course! Everyone has email!” Then the bartender says, “When was the last time you emailed your customers?” The manufacturer and the distributor both laugh and say, “Ha, yeah. We’ve been… Read more »

Zombie Coffee: LinkedIn & Industrial Sales

How to use social media and caffeine to drum up new business.

Imagine: You find someone you’d like to connect with on LinkedIn. You email them to ask if you can “pick their brain.” A coffee date is set. You’ve just become part of the phenomenon that’s taking over industrial sales: Zombie Coffee. This no-frills networking strategy fueled by a lethal combination of LinkedIn, caffeine, and brain… Read more »

How Big Should Your B2B Marketing Budget Be?

The amount really depends on you, but here's what others are doing.

A big question that comes up in any discussion about marketing planning is, “How much should I be spending on marketing?” Of course, there’s the internal factor of how much your awesome marketing plan will cost to implement, but more often than not this question is about industry standards. In the industrial sector, there isn’t… Read more »

Industrial Digital Marketing Roundup

The latest trends that could affect your digital marketing program.

Sometimes it’s difficult to keep up with what is going on in the world of digital marketing. It gets even more difficult when you try to focus on multiple channels within multiple industries, such as industrial B2B (business-2-business). Well, luckily for you, I just happen to keep my finger on the pulse of those issues… Read more »

8 Things You Need in Your Marketing Plan

Everything you need to know to start writing a marketing plan.

You’ve put off creating a marketing plan for years. Now you’re noticing competitors becoming more discoverable online. You’re noticing your peers generating leads via LinkedIn. You’re noticing trade show ROI isn’t what it used to be. It’s time to make a plan. But how do you build one? The following 8 components will get you… Read more »