Why Marketing is Crucial for 3PLs in a Down Market
by Chris Chin on Wed, Aug 23, 2023 @ 02:25
Third-party logistics (3PL) companies have long been the unsung heroes of the supply chain. They offer an array of essential services ranging from warehousing and transportation to distribution and freight management. However, during challenging economic marketplaces, as demand dimini …
Increasing Customer Usage by 95% with HubSpot’s New Chatbot Feature
by Chris Peer on Wed, Aug 09, 2023 @ 08:00
The intense focus on artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked many questions from our clients about how to use it to streamline their communication processes. A chatbot is one of the simplest AI tools to use for this purpose. Our clients have had a ton of success placing HubSpot's cha …
The Role of Email Marketing in Building Relationships in B2B Industrial Companies
by Chris Peer on Wed, Aug 02, 2023 @ 08:00
While the B2B marketing world loses its collective mind over emerging marketing channels like influencer marketing and podcasts, email remains a powerful marketing tool for manufacturing companies. Why? Because email fosters lucrative business connections with consistent and personali …
The Value Proposition – Your Brand’s Pinky Swear
by Chris Peer on Wed, Jul 12, 2023 @ 08:00
As kids, a pinky swear is all we need to trust our friends will keep their promises. To go against a pinky swear is unthinkable. As adults, trusting a promise will be upheld is stickier, especially with a 24/7 news cycle reporting on leaders and organizations from every sector doing t …
7 Questions to Ask A Marketing Agency Before You Hire Them
by Chris Peer on Mon, Jul 03, 2023 @ 08:00
You've made the decision. It's time to hire a marketing agency partner to take your business to the next level. Congratulations! That is a critical first step. Now, the work really begins. You need to choose a partner you can work with that will maximize your investment. That will tak …
ROI-Centric Marketing Amid Budget Cuts
by Chris Peer on Fri, Jun 09, 2023 @ 02:29
In my last blog, I discussed how marketing budgets can be a large part of a B2B business's total budget and how that makes it so important to make smart (not stupid) marketing strategy decisions. Here’s another reason. Marketing budgets are shrinking. Many marketing budgets have been …
Challenging the Status Quo in Your Marketing
by Chris Peer on Thu, Jun 01, 2023 @ 11:33
According to Deloitte's Annual CMO Survey, for the B2B services sector, the marketing budget will average 9.2% of the total budget. The marketing budget for the B2B product sector will average 12.5%. For many companies, this can be a significant amount of money.