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Manufacturers Use Evaluation Kits for Effective Lead Nurturing

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They are not quite sure what if anything they can create beyond case studies, product data sheets and application notes. This lead nurturing strategy is very effective because you save your customers valuable time in finding the right parts and speeding up their design, testing and new product introductions.

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

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Design wins lead to prototype and production orders. 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. That’s why I like to call them “sales enablers.”.

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Problem-centric Industrial Marketing

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Nobody buys product features, they want solutions. However, if you are a manufacturer or an industrial services company, ask yourself this question, why would anyone buy your products or services if they don’t know they have a problem? Industrial and manufacturing marketers are trained to sell solutions. That’s marketing 101, right?

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Industrial Content Marketing with Purpose

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Don’t just use your content for positioning your industrial company as a thought leader, become a thought initiator instead. If all you do with your content marketing is to promote your company’s industrial products, you are likely to be disappointed. See Problem-centric Industrial Marketing ).

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B2B Blogging Gaining Acceptance by More Industrial and Engineering Companies

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These are some more industrial and engineering blogs that I found and liked: Nikon Metrology – manufacturers of a full line of metrology products. Some that caught my attention are: “Blogging positions the company as a thought leader, an expert. Kinetic Die Casting Blog – makers of aluminum die casting parts. Jeff Ogden. “B

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How Blogs Help Manufacturers Enter New Markets

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Positioning you as a thought leader in an industry where you have very little recognition. Driving interested visitors to your corporate Website, product and landing pages by weaving in links within your blog posts. That’s where a blog can be a big help by: Building awareness and interest about your company’s offerings.

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Do You Believe in Industrial Websites?

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Your industrial website must be a true reflection of your company, its products and services. Get together with your sales team, channel partners, product engineers and sales support people. After going through these steps, you will be in a much better position to evaluate different web design proposals.