Marketing - General

How Branding Can Impact Customer Experience and Vice Versa

By: Kylie Wasserman, Creative Director, LoSasso Integrated Marketing

How you approach the sales process and the people who are a part of your team are just as important and influential as what you sell. That is where evaluating and prioritizing customer experience throughout your customer journey can yield major wins.
#brandbuilding

Marketing - General

When Talking About Manufacturing, It’s Time to Connect with Emotions

By: Maria Natalia Ortega, Editor in Chief, Plastics Technology Mexico

The last two years have been a roller coaster of emotions for almost everybody on this planet. In current times, feelings and moods are an essential part of the message to connect with audiences. Natalia Ortega, Editor in Chief for Plastics Technology Mexico, writes about why this is a valuable lesson from the pandemic when producing engaging content, even for industry.
#customerfocus

Marketing - General

Which Social Media Platform Is Right for Your Brand?

By: Jackie Roberto, Founder and Partner, Madison Design

Successful brands on social media have invested time and talent into their platforms—and it’s worth considering if your brand is ready to do the same. Determine which social media platforms are right for your brand. Strategize before overcommitting.
#brandbuilding

Marketing - General

Gardner Business Index January 2022 Closing Reading 58.4

By: Michael Guckes, Chief Economist and Director of Analytics, Gardner Business Media, Inc.

Gardner Business Index starts new year with a near 1-point gain to close at 58.4.
#economics

Marketing - General

Branding: Making a Name for Yourself

By: Mitchell Goozé, Principal, Customer Manufacturing Group

Branding continues to be the rage. Companies spend funds trying to brand or rebrand. So what is branding, and how does it apply to your business? How can you use it to make your company more successful, or avoid unnecessary expense? This paper looks at these issues.
#brandbuilding

Content Marketing

The Art of Letting Live and Letting Go

By: Grace Nehls, Managing Editor, CompositesWorld and MoldMaking Technology

A sense of control—over our work and personal lives—has been fleeting as the pandemic continues. Becoming a COVID-19 employee and learning to navigate my position remotely has taught me that maybe this isn’t such a bad thing.
#copywriting

Email Marketing

Tips for Writing an Effective B2B Lead Generation Email

By: Giana Reno, Director of Content for Marketing Insider Group, Content Creation Manager and lead blog writer for Nasbie.com

Email is one of the trickier content marketing channels to master. Don’t let your email get sidelined, keep them in the inbox and out of the spam folder by creating creative, personal and compelling emails.
#leadgeneration

Marketing - General

Technology Trends Every B2B Marketer Should Be Aware Of

By: Hazel Raoult, Freelance Marketing Writer

This article covers five technology trends that you should be aware of in 2022. Getting hold of any or all of these would mean staying relevant and on top of the growing competition.
#videomarketing #brandbuilding

Content Marketing

Key Takeaways from CMI’s 2022 B2B Content Marketing Research

By: Jess Shanahan

The Content Marketing Institute’s 2022 Annual B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report gives an interesting insight into the new post-pandemic landscape. Here are the major takeaways.
#customerfocus

Marketing - General

Brand vs. Product Advertising. What’s the Fuss?

By: Mark Semmelmayer, Chief Idea Officer, Pen & Ink Marketing Communications,

Marketers have long debated the merits of brand vs. product advertising. In truth, there are reasons for both. The strategy depends on the marketing situation.
#brandbuilding

Content Marketing

Learning to Weave Together Industry Stories

By: Hannah Mason, Association Editor, CompositesWorld

Hannah Mason, Associate Editor at CompositesWorld, reflects on the ongoing learning process that is part of a Gardner Business Media editor job.
#copywriting

Marketing - General

SEO is a Marathon — Keep Working on Your Site

By: Kristen Day, CEO/Founder, A Visual Business

Here are ideas on what you can do to keep adding value to your website and help to ensure its lifelong (business-long) journey.
#brandbuilding