Think of some household items you often use — Bounty paper towels, Dawn dish soap, Jif’s peanut butter? The products are almost synonymous with the company name.
Building this recognition takes time and effort with brand marketing, but goes a long way in establishing trust with prospects and customers. In some cases, the first impression a prospect sees of your brand will be through your logo — so first impressions matter. Here are a few reasons why a manufacturer’s logo’s visual elements make a difference for growth.
An updated logo reflects the value of your work and the industry you’re in. Many manufacturers and industrial companies were established decades ago, but they tend to diversify their offerings as companies grow. Is your logo still reflective of the industrial services or products you provide?
Today’s buyers are largely made up of millennial buyers — 73% of millennials are involved in B2B purchasing decisions. And the majority of people can distinguish between a professional logo and a lackluster one.
Effective brand marketing gives you name recognition and capabilities recognition. Buyers are more likely to do business with a company that takes its brand seriously. The color theory in marketing suggested that marketers can influence audiences based on colors because when a prospect’s eyes meet a particular color, they immediately judge what they see. Manufacturing logos with a particular color scheme can prompt people to take action. Moreover, an appealing logo attracts clients and potential business partners.
Logos have to be placed in numerous places in a variety of formats. In the past, logos were traditionally used on printed materials or signage. Now they have to fit across digital platforms and social networks, in different size formats.
Here are a few places manufacturers’ logos can get more brand recognition:
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Toagosei America Inc., a manufacturer of Aron Alpha industrial adhesives, primers, accelerators, and applicator solutions used display advertising in TIU, industry's leading email newsletter, to increase their brand. They drove more than 73K impressions from industrial decision-makers in one newsletter send.
Your online presence should be as professional as you do business in-person. Industrial marketing experts can work with you to improve your manufacturing brand and ensure all your customer-facing assets are up to date. From your emails to your website to the way you follow up with an RFQ, a professional logo is a small but important component to brand marketing and gives your company an identity your buyers will remember.
Contact us to learn how Thomas' online solutions and industrial branding expertise increase your reach to engineers, procurement managers, and MROs and allow your team to generate new leads, sell new business, and bring on new customers.
A key thing about Thomas is the ability to generate a lot of leads across various industries. We wanted to help educate our customers. Through eBooks, blogs, a revamped website — they actually drive our own knowledge out and customers appreciate the insight.
— Renown Electric
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