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5 Industrial Marketing Trends To Watch In 2019

Industrial marketing continues to change and evolve. As we move further into 2019, it’s important to keep up with the marketing trends that your business can put to work this year.

Here are the top marketing trends to watch out for in the year ahead.

6 Quick Fixes For Your Manufacturing Website

It’s no secret that your website is the most important aspect of your digital marketing strategy. But are you taking the time to continually optimize its pages and features? Maybe you don’t have the budget for a full redesign, or don’t require such a drastic change right now, but even just a few simple tweaks can go a long way in boosting site traffic and engagement.

Industrial Marketing: Training In-House Or Hiring An Agency, Freelancer?

Industrial marketing requires a lot of time and expertise. If you don’t quite have either, you’re not alone. Many manufacturing companies don’t have in-house marketing departments, and those that do often have limited budgets and personnel.

So what's the next step — training current employees, seeking out freelancers, or hiring an agency? Let's look at the pros and cons of each.

The Essential Dictionary Of Industrial Marketing Terms You Should Know

The term “digital marketing” was first coined back in 1990. Since that time, new tactics, strategies, tools, and approaches have been introduced, continually redefining the discipline.

17 Free Apps To Make Your Marketing More Effective

In the very competitive world of marketing, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve. Fortunately, there are many great tools out there to help you and your team stay on top of your game. Here are some useful applications for six critical aspects of industrial marketing areas.

5 Ways To Redefine Your Marketing Strategy In 2019

With 2018 winding down, now is the time to look ahead and start setting your industrial marketing plan for the New Year. But you can't just recycle the same old tools and tactics; you're going to need to redefine your approach if you want to succeed in 2019.

Here are five ways you can do just that.

5 Fast Marketing Hacks To Boost Manufacturing Sales

Looking to increase your sales? Although successful, well-executed B2B marketing strategies take time to build and require ongoing, consistent effort, there are some things you can do today to help drive sales — and they only take a few minutes.

5 Ways to Boost Traffic for Under $500

A metal fabricator has big news — they’ve just completed a partnership that will allow them to offer more manufacturing services at a better quality and a lower rate. 

This is a great opportunity for distributors and future prospects, so the business does everything right — writes a blog, posts content to social media, and updates their website’s homepage with the announcement.

The traffic comes — but not at the quantity the company was hoping for. What went wrong?

8 Tips To Becoming A More Productive Industrial Marketer

Boosting productivity on the shop floor can help you expand capacity, reach new customers, and grow your business.