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B2B email marketing for manufacturers

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B2B Email Marketing for Manufacturers Relies on Specificity and Purpose

Manufacturers already run on a sales cycle that email marketing is ideal for. Nobody buys a CNC machine or a bulk order of custom fasteners…

Digital marketing strategies for distributors

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Distributor Marketing: Making Content, Bidding, and Lead Data Work Together

Distributors have a positioning problem that manufacturers and retailers don’t have to solve: they’re stuck in the middle. You don’t make the product, and you’re…

How to Market to Engineers
How to Market to Engineers

Engineers are a discerning lot. They research specifications before talking to anyone, weigh all the evidence, and cringe at overt salesyness. Put differently, if the…

How to Get More Out of Your Manufacturing CRM

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How to Get More Out of Your Manufacturing CRM

By the time someone submits a form on your website or calls your business, a buyer’s consideration process is already well underway. That means your…

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The Questions Every Digital Marketing Audit Should Answer

A digital marketing audit is an investigation — into your analytics, your website, your SEO, and your ad spend. Here’s how to find what’s quietly…

Best manufacturing websites
What the Best Manufacturing Websites All Have in Common

For a manufacturing firm, successful digital marketing hinges on the strength of your website. It’s not just whether it can attract traffic (though that’s still…

Inbound marketing strategy for industrial companies

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Inbound Marketing for Manufacturers: How to Build a Program That Fits the Industrial Buying Cycle

Industrial buyers research for months before contacting anyone. Here’s how to build an inbound program around the manufacturing buying cycle, not against it.

Marketing for private label manufacturing

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Private Label Marketing for Brands: Winning Without a Proprietary Product

Private label manufacturing is when a manufacturer makes a product using its own existing formula, design, or process, and then another brand puts its own…

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How Do You Win on Google Ads When Your Competitors Have Bigger Budgets?

A lot of people think of Google Ads as a zero-sum game: You spend more, you make more. That’s not necessarily true. Success in paid…

Content marketing tips for manufacturers

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Content Marketing for Manufacturers: A Guide to Getting Found by Industrial Buyers

B2B purchasing is a long, non-linear journey. Buyers circle back through stages, compare vendors simultaneously, and consult multiple internal stakeholders before any RFQ gets submitted.…

Trade show marketing strategies for industrial brands

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Your Trade Show Marketing Strategy Doesn’t End Once the Event Does

For a manufacturing firm, successful digital marketing hinges on the strength of your website. It’s not just whether it can attract traffic (though that’s still…

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For Advertisers, Google’s Sweeping AI Push Creates Both Challenges and Opportunities

Google is using AI to fundamentally reinvent online search—and whether that spells trouble or opportunity for your business depends entirely on how quickly you adapt.