In the past five to 10 years, artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from something primarily talked about on television and science-fiction novels to being a normal part of marketing technology and strategy conversations. However, whether called “machine learning,” “big data deep learning,” or some other terminology, the process of using computers to compute large amounts… 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 »

The role of social media in digital marketing has been growing rapidly over the past decade, which makes engaging social media content increasingly important. When the pandemic came, it accelerated the impact of social platforms even more. Essentially, these channels have become the primary medium for brands and their customers to communicate with each other…. Read more »

B2B marketing tactics have constantly evolved to better reflect market behavior. In the past year, businesses have had to reconsider popular marketing practices to keep up with massive changes in the global economy caused by the pandemic. The pandemic has forced businesses to innovate swiftly and persistently to manage the devastating effects the health crisis… Read more »

A successful CRM implementation will boost revenue per B2B sales person by 41 percent. Marketing teams who have access to a company-wide CRM deliver three times more revenue than marketing teams without real-time access to customer information. The elongated industrial buying process is challenging, but it offers numerous opportunities to check in with prospects, and… Read more »

Modern technologies such as AI in B2B marketing are reshaping business reality. What was seen as science fiction a mere decade ago is slowly becoming a normal way of doing business in technologically advanced segments of economy. Where automation was the main trend in the beginning of 2000s or earlier, the 2020s are slowly taking… Read more »

The transfer of tribal knowledge has been a dilemma for years for manufacturers. The context usually is around the difficulty in finding, hiring, training and retaining replacements for key machine operators who are aging out. The skilled worker shortage still exists, though in many cases it is for new skill sets as Industry 4.0 demands… Read more »

Manufacturing SaaS products are becoming more and more popular as manufacturers develop their Industry 4.0 strategies and become more integrated, data-driven organizations. In the front of the house, there is an accelerated adoption of more “traditional” SaaS products, such as CRMs, to help manage sales and accounting functions. But manufacturing SaaS products are also taking… Read more »