For your typical interview, you should have a strategy for these five steps: 1) Know their audience, 2) Research the reporter and their history, 3) Have your facts straight, 4) know your desired outcome, and 5) Have your art ready. First, are you familiar with the publication? You need to know who they consider their […]
It was easy before virus-interruptus to just plow through prospecting. Sure we sent emails and viewed LinkedIn profiles but did we really get to know our contacts at a personal level? Did we see the human smiling back at you in their profile picture or just click through to see how large the company […]
Inbound marketing is one of the most buzzed-about topics among manufacturers. Many manufacturing companies have implemented successful inbound marketing strategies, which are bringing them more qualified leads and giving them better insight into their prospects and customers. However, for as many manufacturers that have successfully implemented inbound, there are just as many who have dropped […]
This week’s Tactics Thursday video is all about how to make a strong content strategy through the process of content mapping. You’ve heard it before: content is king—and the way to create relevant, consistent content is by creating a content map. Content marketing is not a short-term campaign. Just like the manufacturing sales cycle, […]
Are you currently utilizing pay-per-click ads in your marketing strategy? Are you seeing little lead conversion or ROI from your efforts? Creating an excellent pay-per-click ad is about more than writing snappy copy. It’s a mix of creativity and data-driven science that focuses on the right keywords, the right budget, the right pay per click […]
We see you there, cutting and pasting between spreadsheets, call reports, quotations and old RFQ’s. You’re diligently trying to market your manufacturing firm in the new virtual world. It all was somewhat manageable until we were all ripped from out cushy offices with docking stations and multiple monitors. Now, we’re struggling with our single-screen laptops, […]
Happy Tactics Thursday! Like each and every one of you, we are adjusting to our ‘new normal’ amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Coronavirus has shifted the way that we operate our businesses and daily lives, there could be a silver lining in this for manufacturers. Now is an excellent time to revamp recruitment […]
We are living in a Coronavirus World and it is evident that this is only the beginning of this pandemic and its impact on our businesses. For today’s episode of Tactics Thursday, I will share 3 tips to shift your sales and marketing strategy during the Covid-19 pandemic: Trade Show Alternatives– While industry trade shows […]
This guest blog was kindly provided by Ty Haines, President of Manufacturer Solutions, LLC. Most of our customers are under $20M in sales and range from $500K to $7B. The top personnel laments are: Can’t get good people (hiring practices and attraction improvement needs) Can’t keep new people (leftover screening effectiveness and retention needs) […]
We are living in a Coronavirus World and it is evident that this is only the beginning of this pandemic and its impact on our businesses. It is essential that businesses adapt to working remotely when possible. This week’s Tactics Thursday video focuses on the 2 business tools we use to connect with prospects and […]