Marketing for Manufacturers is NOT a DIY Project
by Vin DiGioia
America is a country built by a series of thinkers, dreamers and, most importantly, doers. People who went out and created some of greatest innovations the world has seen – especially in the manufacturing sector. Unfortunately, over time, we have seen a lot of that innovation dissipate and the momentum that carried our great nation through nearly two centuries of growth, began to slow.
However, recent manufacturing statistics from the Institute for Supply Management have indicated that the American spirit is alive and well – and growing! While the numbers there show manufacturing has slowly begun to show signs of improvement, achieving real, sustained growth isn’t going to happen by itself. It’s going to take an effort on the part of manufacturers to help drive new business through marketing.
Continue ReadingHow Dynamic Retargeting Helps Increase Your Conversion Rate
Despite retargeting becoming an established part of digital marketing, many businesses are still uncertain about how it can help them grow and how it should be used properly. Retargeting is a cookie-based technology that uses Javascript code to anonymously ‘follow’ your audience as they browse the Web. When a new visitor comes to your site, the code leaves a browser cookie that will later inform your retargeting provider when to serve your ads. For most websites, only 2% of web traffic converts on the first visit. This is a tool designed to help companies reach the 98% of users who don’t convert right away.
Retargeting is so effective because it focuses your advertising on people who are already familiar with your brand and have recently demonstrated interest. That means they’re already one step further down the sales funnel. This just helps keep them in it.
Continue ReadingTransparency in B2B Print Circulation
by MGB2B
While trade magazines are a tried and true tool for B2B marketing, it is not always easy to find transparency in B2B print circulation. For example, this month I’ve noticed that a business journal (that shall remain nameless) has been delivering an excessive amount of copies to our office. Of the 16 copies sent, two are addressed to current employees, one is addressed generally to “Mascola Group,” and 13 are addressed to former employees, some of whom have not worked here in 10+ years. The moral of the story is this: business publications inflate their circulation numbers. Not only that, it often goes unnoticed because in offices, duplicate and unwanted magazines get sorted right into recycling, before they have a chance to reach their intended recipients.
While it is impossible to have zero waste in a print campaign, it is possible to minimize it by working with publications that are transparent and take the following steps to ensure you have all the information you need to make the right placement decisions:
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