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7 Ways Thomas Can Help You Supercharge Industrial Sourcing

Here at Thomas, we've been powering North America’s largest and most active network of B2B buyers and industrial/commercial suppliers for more than 120 years. We understand the challenge of finding the best and most reliable suppliers.

That's why we developed the Thomas Network to help you search for qualified manufacturers, distributors, and service companies. Searching on Thomas is free, and for the best experience we recommend that you register so you can have full access to view suppliers’ certifications and download white papers. We know you're busy, so let us quickly walk you through our top eight features you can try today:

Challenges And Opportunities In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 

As of 2018, the global pharmaceutical industry was spending approximately $150 billion every year on research and development — but sales and profits continue to decline. While many manufacturing companies have adopted technologies to innovate their shop floors and processes to increase sales and productivity, many pharmaceutical manufacturing companies are still behind in adoption. 

Thomas Introduces Thomasnet.com Registered And Verified Programs Plus Supplier Badging

Thomas has been dedicated to helping industrial buyers and suppliers to connect with each other for over 120 years. As technologies have evolved and best practices in marketing and sales have changed, we’ve grown our toolsets to help make sure that industrial distributors and manufacturers have access to solutions that drive new business. To help support manufacturers who are searching for qualified buyers in targeted industries, Thomas has created Registered and Verified Thomasnet.com Programs. 

Where Manufacturers Can Get More Ideas For Content Marketing

Coming up with perfect content marketing ideas for manufacturing companies can often be difficult. But, if you know where to look for inspiration, ideas are actually everywhere. Below are some tactics to help you and your team find success in content marketing for industrial companies. 

Ways Manufacturers Are Marketing To Prospects Searching For Critical Goods (With Examples)

Businesses are finding success by shifting their sales and marketing messaging to match what is going on in the economic and social climates. These days more than ever, it’s important for businesses to keep their communication to customers and prospects clear and consistent.

Many manufacturers operating during the COVID-19 crisis have come up with creative ways to adjust their messaging to address their customers' immediate questions, needs, and concerns. Let’s see some examples of how manufacturers and industrial companies today have shifted their marketing messaging and lead generation efforts.

The Top 10 Best Thomasnet.com Company Profiles In The East Coast

Thomasnet.com® is the number one sourcing platform to connect buyers of industrial products and services with suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors across the United States and Canada. While it's a useful tool for buyers to find suppliers, it is also a valuable advertising tool that helps suppliers sell more, increase revenue, and improve their marketing efforts. 

We've gathered the top 10 best company profiles on the east coast from the Thomas Network to show you the elements that make up a top profile in order to grow your manufacturing business. 

Increase Your Brand With The Story Of Your Manufacturing Business

Marketers and speech writers may be skilled at storytelling, but the tale of your business belongs to you — the manufacturer. With a little practice and guidance, you can tell it better than anyone else and create content that motivates buyers to choose working with you over other companies. 

Introducing Thomas Industrial Data

Business leaders in nearly every market increasingly understand that having accurate and reliable data often means the difference between winning and losing. Without reliable data on hand to inform their strategies, companies don’t have a complete picture of their market and can’t be certain that their decisions will be the right ones to put them ahead of the competition. In order to address this, companies have turned to a myriad of data providers to piece together first- and third-party data that will help them sharpen their strategies, which in turn has caused data to become one of the most valuable resources in the world.

COVID-19 Response on Thomasnet.com

To support the ongoing efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas has created ways for government agencies, hospitals, and infrastructure groups to locate critical suppliers quickly, designed a volunteer system for manufacturers to respond to the call for help, and developed a central Resource Hub to keep industry professionals up to date on all critical information in real-time. Please join us in this mission.

Find critical suppliers for Respirators, PPE, Masks, Ventilators, and other products

All verified manufacturers responding to the call to support COVID-19 efforts will: