Inbound marketing is the process of creating valuable content, attracting potential customers online, engaging prospects, and nurturing customer relationships through the buyer’s journey. Prospect relationships are proactively managed with CRM systems and marketing automation software. An advanced manufacturing client asked us to share our inbound marketing thinking with their team. This is what we shared with […]
Occasionally, manufacturers set out to achieve new ambitious goals and aspirations, like doubling their business, opening new markets, and becoming a leader in their space. Before they formulate a new strategy to achieve their goals is the perfect time to take stock of their marketing by undertaking a marketing audit. A comprehensive marketing audit takes […]
Great content is the lifeblood of successful industrial brands. Most manufacturers are reluctant to produce content, but the few who do don’t fully understand the steps to make content “productive” in service of realizing demand generation and reputation building goals. In an earlier post, we shared a 101 Basics Guide for Manufacturing Content Marketing Strategy […]
Great content is the lifeblood of successful industrial brands. Most advanced manufacturers are reluctant to produce useful content with a swagger, but the few who do don’t understand the steps to make it “productive” in service of realizing broader strategic demand generation and reputation building goals. A small manufacturing giant recently asked us to share […]
Website projects are huge undertakings. What ultimately matters is not the effort you put into them but the return-on-investment you derive from it. Making a business case for investing in a comprehensive website redesign to bottom-line-driven, quant-minded manufacturers requires hard-nosed, disciplined thinking. Remember that what you invest in a new website design will determine the […]
Today, more than any other touch point, a website is the digital soul of an organization. As one of Pittsburgh’s longest standing manufacturing website development agencies, Elliance has been delivering prosperity to regional and national industrial companies for the past 30 years. Our arsenal of website development best practices includes: 1. Start With a Smart […]
As a leading social media agency for manufacturers and industrial companies, we are frequently asked to share our best practices. This is part of a series of posts to explain how social media audit can serve their interests. A social media audit involves a comprehensive review of a industrial company’s primary social media channels, profiles, […]
In the age of Google and AI, a manufacturing and industrial marketing strategy is incomplete without a blogging strategy. We will first share several good reasons why manufacturers must include blogging in their marketing mix. Why manufacturers should blog? While a blog does require some time and effort, it is well worthwhile for these five […]
A breed of automated website builder platforms have recently emerged in the market. At first glance, they are attractive because content marketers without any coding and programming knowledge can build a website quickly. However, the websites they generate are cookie-cutter, bloated, not SEO friendly, and not ADA compliant. They may be okay for frugal small business […]
As one of the top website design and web development agencies for manufacturing, our talented team has been creating trusted website and e-commerce design and development experiences for Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Chemicals, Construction & Engineering, Electronics, Energy, Food & Beverage, Furniture, Industrials, Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail & Consumer Goods, Tooling, Textiles […]