There is stiff competition in B2B e-commerce, and only well-built websites will succeed.
If you’re considering a refresh for your B2B e-commerce website, it’s important to remember that B2C buyers’ preferences are ever-changing to stay in line with the changes brought about by digitization. B2B buyers are no different. According to a Forrester report, 55% of B2B buyers completed their purchases online. Indeed, the internet has provided a… Read more »
Your digital marketing strategy doesn't have to be complicated. Here are five steps to get you started.
Without a digital marketing strategy, you may not be getting the ROI you’re looking for from your marketing efforts. Like any business, manufacturing has quite a few peculiarities that make it unique. However, a business is still a business. It has a product or service that it makes or provides, and their customers that have… Read more »
Ever since its inception, the manufacturing industry has always heavily relied on technology to stay relevant. These days, things are no different with every competitive production line leveraging, at least to some extent, technologies like AI, automation, or the Internet of Things. With that in mind, it really comes as a surprise that, in spite… Read more »
To succeed, you need to up your game. Here are a few practical suggestions to improve your profile.
Independent contractors who work for manufacturing companies used to depend on attending trade shows and networking events. There is an easier way to take your business to the next level, though. Digital marketing is the key to connecting with more potential customers and clients than ever before while generating additional leads and brand awareness along… Read more »
Have a new product you want to introduce? Think digital first as your plan to take it to market.
Careful planning of a B2B product launch requires determining the product demand and conducting due diligence in the market to ensure short-term and long-term success. Building a successful market strategy for a product launch depends on understanding the target audience as well as the nuances of industrial digital marketing, particularly as many small businesses are… Read more »
What can you do to improve performance and make the case for digital? These simple ideas work.
Looking at the present state of digital marketing for manufacturers, we know many manufacturers are just beginning to realize that digital marketing is at a tipping point where it is no longer optional and must become a bigger part of any marketing plan for a manufacturing company. And we also realize that manufacturing marketing is… Read more »
So how do you establish rapport digitally — with people you don't even know?
Technology continues to drive innovations, and expectations, in manufacturing. Customers are demanding higher-quality, longer lasting parts, and they want them turned around more quickly and for less money. Better, faster, cheaper. The dynamic is similar in many ways in marketing to manufacturers. Despite the fragmented, impersonal nature of industrial digital marketing, manufacturers must know their… Read more »
It's true. These things industrial leaders say just don't make sense. How can marketers respond?
Industrial leaders sometimes say the craziest things when talking about industrial marketing — not only to people outside their company but to their own teams who work alongside them to grow their business. In this article, I’m going to break down the top six crazy misconceptions about marketing that I’ve heard from industrial leaders around… Read more »
