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Industrial Email Marketing for Targeting Engineers in Long and Complex Sales Cycles

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Typically, […] The post Industrial Email Marketing for Targeting Engineers in Long and Complex Sales Cycles by Achinta Mitra appeared first on Industrial Marketing Today. Let’s say you are a provider of engineering services and you sell to the Medical Device industry. This is only a content summary.

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Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

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The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

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Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

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That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Score this lead according to your preset BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, and Timing) criteria to determine if they are “sales-ready.”

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The Industrial Buyer’s Journey—What Manufacturing Marketers Need to Know

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Sometimes the sales cycles may be as long as 12 to 18 months, for example, custom-engineered systems. Of course, not all industrial sales take that long. The Industrial buyer’s journey can be complex and typically involves a committee of decision-makers. You may want to read my earlier post on the industrial customer journey.

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Don’t Underestimate Industrial Marketing’s Contribution to Sales

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The more I talk to manufacturers and industrial companies, the more I’m convinced that RFQs and sales conversations are all that matter to them. I get it that industrial marketing must be held accountable and I firmly believe that it should make a direct contribution to growing sales and revenues. Marketing keeps you in sales.”

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E-commerce: An Important Channel for Industrial Sales

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I am seeing more and more manufacturers and industrial distributors using e-commerce as a sales channel for growth. However, I have noticed a growing trend among industrial companies using e-commerce as their primary sales channel. Annual Sales: $1.5+ billion with no outside sales force.

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Industrial Content Marketing: Awareness to Conversion Takes Time and Hard Work

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Arguments about quality vs. quantity tend to fall on deaf ears because these companies with long sales cycles need a certain volume of quotes to keep their pipelines full and active. Industrial content marketing success for most manufacturers and other industrial companies is usually measured by an increase in the number of RFQs/RFPs.