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Strategy, tactics, and hard-won lessons for manufacturing marketers who care about pipeline, not pageviews.

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CRM

10 Industrial Marketing B2B Challenges That Won't Go Away in 2027

It's 2027. B2B buyers are doing their homework long before picking up the phone. They expect useful information without sitting through a sales pitch. And yet, some manufacturers s...

Donny Kemick · Oct 2026
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Social Media

Content Marketing for Manufacturers: 7 Scary Mistakes to Avoid

Content marketing for manufacturers: Good. Hastily implemented content marketing with no real strategy behind it: Bad.

protocol 80 · Sep 2026
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Strategy

5 Trade Show Follow-Up Email Templates to Nurture & Convert B2B Leads

You attend trade shows to obtain valuable leads for your company. But do you have a plan in place for what to do once you’re back in the office from the trade show so you can move ...

Holly McCully Jobe · Feb 2026
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SEO

Can Anyone Do B2B Content Writing? 7 Signs Your In-House Staff Can't

Blogging. Writing social media posts. Promoting your company’s products on its homepage. How hard can it be, right? It happens all the time, across all industries: Execs and depart...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2025
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SEO

What Is Inbound Marketing? (And Why It Still Works in 2026)

Inbound marketing has been declared “dead” so many times it should have its own obituary section on the internet. SEO is doomed. Organic social media is toast. AI is replacing ever...

Holly McCully Jobe · Dec 2025
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Strategy

25 Inbound Marketing Tactics to Increase Brand Awareness

One of the top concerns we hear from new clients is finding ways to increase brand awareness. They have so much to offer, but too few people know their business exists. Does that s...

protocol 80 · Oct 2025
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Usability

CTA Best Practices: What Works in Inbound Marketing in 2025?

Modern marketers know that calls-to-action (CTAs) are powerful tools for guiding users toward conversion. CTAs support goals like increasing traffic, generating leads, and encourag...

protocol 80 · Jul 2025
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Social Media

Mergers and Acquisitions Marketing Strategy & The Pros of Outsourcing

Businesses are created, thrive, and fold with the fluctuation of the economy. Almost as common as a business closing is the announcement of a merger between two brands or of the ac...

protocol 80 · Aug 2022
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SEO

How to Increase Website Traffic Without PPC Using SEO, Social & More

Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is a great, and often very impactful, way to quickly generate website traffic. However, the PPC model may not be a good fit for every situation.

protocol 80 · Jan 2022
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Websites

HubSpot Community Digital Marketing FAQs | B2B, Niche, & Small Companies

Whether they’re just starting out with HubSpot tools or dipping their toes in B2B content marketing strategy, many folks use the HubSpot Community forum for advice.

Josh Curcio · Dec 2021
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