Industrial Marketing Today

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Why a Content BOM is Crucial to a Successful Industrial Web Design

Industrial Marketing Today

Somehow, they assume the web designer will take care of content creation and the cost is included in their proposal for designing the site. My first reaction is to tell them, “Don’t expect me to discount my price because you made a bad decision to begin with.” So choose carefully by asking the right questions.

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E-commerce: An Important Channel for Industrial Sales

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Manufacturers and industrial companies need to be mindful of differences such as: Ability to show different pricing levels depending on the type of visitor. Industrial sales are different from online consumer retailing and so the e-commerce experience has to be different too. Digi-Key – Electronic components distributor.

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You’ve Got Traffic. Now What?

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For example, “We have XX years of customizing solutions for the ABC industry and offer the lowest price.” It is easier to justify the premium you charge against the total cost of ownership. Now you can talk value instead of the customer pushing back on price. Prove it – are you always the lowest bidder?

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When the Going Gets Tough, B2B Marketers…

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They have usually shied away from trade shows because of the cost and the difficulty in getting proper attention due to the sheer size of national/international shows. This allows them to address cost issues, along with design and quality issues, and to get quality products to market faster at a lower cost.

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Do You Believe in Industrial Websites?

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This is who should be talking to web development companies about their capabilities and prices. Don’t task an admin assistant to call around for prices and fill out a spreadsheet. Ask for web design proposals that detail full scope of work, delivery milestones and total cost of the project.

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How Manufacturers Use 3D CAD Models and 2D CAD Drawings as Sales Enablers

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Generating better qualified leads at a lower cost and reducing wasted resources on RFQs that are not a good fit for you. They can move up the value chain by offering CAD/CAM related services to OEMs that are always looking for ways to reduce production costs and shorten the time to market their products.

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Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

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Let’s say your business offers a software product designed to help business owners efficiently allocate revenue to related expenses to ultimately reduce costs. As such, you are solving the problem of inefficient cost management because at the end of the day, your software helps business owners save money.