5 Signs Your Industrial Marketing Efforts Aren't Working
In today’s digital-driven world, industrial buyers expect brand and product information to be easily accessible, and they prefer to self-educate online rather than speak to a salesperson over the phone.
This makes it critical to establish an engaging, strategic digital industrial marketing plan for your company. Without one, it can difficult to meet the needs of your prospects and, in turn, pretty impossible for you to generate the leads you need to grow your business.
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An Introduction To Growth Driven Design
Traditional web design is broken. Your website is your biggest marketing asset and is the centerpiece of all your marketing activities. It is often the first place people go when looking for more information on your products or services. It is the place where we drive all of our marketing efforts and is often the first place prospects come looking for information.
Additionally, your website is also your “best salesperson.” It’s been said that a prospect has already moved through 70% of the sales process before even reaching out to your sales team. Where are they finding the information before talking to someone? – Your website.
As critically important as our websites are, the way we approach building and improving our websites is fundamentally broken.
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6 Email Marketing Mistakes That Can Kill Your Campaign
There is a ridiculous amount of electronic correspondence flying around the world. In fact, more than 205 billion emails are sent every day. And there’s plenty of bad email marketing plaguing us these days. Just think about that: 205 billion emails, and most of them aren’t any good.
With all of that email static out there exhausting and annoying people, it’s essential to excel so you get the attention and business you’re trying to attract. As a marketing tool, email is one of the strategies most often employed, and it’s easy to see why. Just create the right message and send it to the right people at the right time ... right? The ROI can be up to 380 times the initial investment!
4 Ways Industrial Marketers Short Circuit Their ROI
Why do some industrial suppliers swear by online marketing, while others swear at it?
In many cases, industrial/B2B marketers that see a strong ROI (return on investment) from their online efforts simply have a clearer understanding of what it looks like, and a better idea of how, when, and where to look for it. In our 20+ years of helping suppliers use the internet to meet their business goals, we’ve seen four specific ways that many businesses short circuit their own ability to achieve and measure online success. Read on, and see if you’re making any of the 4 common missteps we outline on the following pages.
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What Makes A Great Email Marketing Campaign?
An integral part of any inbound marketing campaign, email marketing is essential for directly connecting with current and potential customers.
Not only does an effective email campaign help keep your company on the radar, it also shows that you’re serious about your role as an industry leader and influencer.
In the United States alone, there are more than 224 million email users on the web.
This isn’t going unnoticed: Marketers are set to spend more than $3.07 billion on email marketing by 2019.
But more than 20% of marketing email recipients report marketing messages as spam.
So how can companies ensure their emails stand out, and what elements go into drafting a truly effective, lead-generating email?
Below, we’ll explore the five critical components of successful email marketing and outline how to best approach them.
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How To Optimize Your Website: 5 Quick Tips
Maintaining a helpful, informative website is critical for reaching your targeted audience and positioning yourself as a leader in your industry. But if your website is out of date or isn’t properly optimized for end users, you’re likely missing out on a lot of valuable lead opportunities.
To ensure your website stands out from the crowd, and helps you pull in the leads that you need, follow the five tips below for easy website optimization.
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4 Tech Trends That Are Reshaping Inbound Marketing
A multifaceted approach focused on attracting customers through the dissemination of helpful, relevant content and thoughtful interaction, inbound marketing allows potential customers to find you through various channels, including blogs, social media, and search engines. While traditional outbound marketing aims to push products, inbound marketing allows potential clients to become aware of a company organically.
But technological innovations and general shifts in the B2B landscape are drastically changing the way inbound marketing campaigns are structured and implemented. Chances are, you’re no longer reading emails on a Blackberry or browsing the internet using a dial-up connection; with today’s technology, content can be accessed in countless ways, whether in the office or on the go.
Below are four major technology trends shaping the face of inbound marketing today and what they mean for your company’s marketing campaigns.
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Don’t Get Left B2Behind: Why Product Manufacturers Need to Embrace A B2C Mentality
When industrial buyers aren’t at work, they behave as everyday consumers; they shop online, they compare products for deals that best balance quality and value, and they shop independently, relying on freely available resources rather than salespeople to help them in their decision-making processes.
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What Makes A Great Social Media Campaign?
To successfully reach the buyers you’re targeting and garner the leads you’re looking for, inbound marketing campaigns should encompass a range of different methods and channels.
Social media, in particular, is playing an increasingly important role in industrial digital marketing, allowing companies to connect personally with fellow industry leaders and attract potential leads.
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