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We guide technical, manufacturing, and industrial marketers through digital evolutions that result in stronger lead generation and organizational growth.

Most B2B landing page advice is written for SaaS companies offering free trials. It does not translate well to industria...
06/18/2026

Most B2B landing page advice is written for SaaS companies offering free trials. It does not translate well to industrial and technical companies with complex products and long sales cycles.

We put together a post covering five classic landing page examples worth studying, alongside our own take on what actually works for consultative, research-driven B2B buyers. The two approaches are pretty different, and understanding why matters more than copying what Slack or DocuSign did.

Worth a read if landing pages are part of your lead generation strategy.

Full article:https://hubs.li/Q048YnL80

The way your buyers find information has fundamentally changed. Engineers and technical buyers increasingly start their ...
06/17/2026

The way your buyers find information has fundamentally changed. Engineers and technical buyers increasingly start their research inside AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, and get their answers without ever clicking through to a website.

The data backs it up. SparkToro found that only about 360 of every 1,000 U.S. Google searches now reach the open web. Pew Research found that when an AI summary appears, users click a traditional result just 8% of the time, versus 15% without one.

For B2B and industrial companies, this isn't all bad news. AI systems can summarize generic content easily, but they still struggle with the technical nuance, specialized applications, and process expertise that define your industry. That creates a real opportunity for companies willing to publish deep, authoritative content.

The shift is from Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): optimizing not just to rank, but to become the trusted source AI engines cite. Our latest article breaks down what's changing, what the research shows, and five practical ways to adapt your strategy.

Read more: https://hubs.li/Q04lHQ4J0

What's the most expensive mistake you can make on a website project?Starting with visual design before you've figured ou...
06/16/2026

What's the most expensive mistake you can make on a website project?

Starting with visual design before you've figured out how the site will actually work.

For B2B industrial and technical companies, your website is a strategic sales tool. Sitemaps and wireframes are how you plan it like one — organizing content, mapping user flows, and building in conversion paths before a single color gets chosen.

We wrote up why this step matters and what it looks like in practice.

Read the full article: https://hubs.li/Q0487SCl0

You have about three seconds before a new visitor decides whether to keep reading or leave.That window is your above the...
06/11/2026

You have about three seconds before a new visitor decides whether to keep reading or leave.

That window is your above the fold moment. For B2B industrial websites, it's not the place to cram in a contact form or a hard sell. It's where you make a clear first impression, tell visitors exactly who you are and what you do, and give them a reason to scroll.

The fold still matters in 2026. It just works differently than it used to. We broke down how to use it well, including specific UX techniques for encouraging visitors to scroll and designing for different reading styles.

Full article: https://hubs.li/Q048Y9c-0

Your buyers are already using AI to research vendors before they ever contact sales.They're asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, ...
06/10/2026

Your buyers are already using AI to research vendors before they ever contact sales.

They're asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews questions like "what certifications matter for aerospace suppliers?" and "how do I compare wastewater treatment pump technologies?" If your content is not structured in a way those tools can understand and cite, you are invisible in a channel your buyers are actively using.

That is just one of the ways AI is reshaping B2B industrial marketing right now.

The good news: the same tools your buyers are using can also make your team significantly more productive. CustomGPTs trained on your products and brand voice. Landing pages drafted in hours instead of weeks. Keyword gaps identified in minutes. Email campaigns that used to take a full day built in an afternoon.

We put together a practical guide on where AI is delivering the biggest wins for industrial marketers and how to put it to work without losing the technical accuracy and human judgment your audience expects.

Worth a read if you're trying to do more with the same team: https://hubs.li/Q04kMK4f0

Website redesigns go over budget more often than they should. Usually for the same reasons.After working through hundred...
06/09/2026

Website redesigns go over budget more often than they should. Usually for the same reasons.
After working through hundreds of B2B website projects, here are the culprits we see most often:

Features that weren't clearly defined before the project started
Too many stakeholders with equal say in design decisions
Content that isn't ready when development needs it
Major scope changes after designs are already approved
Project delays that create ramp-up costs when work resumes

None of these are inevitable. We wrote up what causes each one and how to protect against them before your next project kicks off.

Full article: https://hubs.li/Q048Yyng0

Ever walked out of a website kickoff meeting feeling like everyone agreed, then seen the first design and realized you w...
06/02/2026

Ever walked out of a website kickoff meeting feeling like everyone agreed, then seen the first design and realized you were all picturing something completely different?

That's exactly what a moodboard prevents.

Before a single page gets designed, a website moodboard aligns your team and your agency on the visual direction: colors, typography, imagery, and overall feel. It's low effort upfront and saves a significant amount of revision time later.
We wrote up how they work, what goes into a good one, and how to get started even if you're not ready to engage an agency yet.

Full article: https://hubs.li/Q048Y7l60

Where do you start when your marketing to-do list is longer than your team?For industrial automation companies, that que...
05/27/2026

Where do you start when your marketing to-do list is longer than your team?

For industrial automation companies, that question comes up a lot. Small teams, big product lines, and buyers who do months of research before ever reaching out make it easy to spread effort thin without seeing results.
The answer is usually not doing more. It's doing the right things consistently.

Our latest article covers 11 digital marketing fundamentals that apply to most industrial automation companies, from defining your target audience and building out content to keeping your CRM organized and getting more out of trade shows.

Practical, specific, and built for marketers who don't have time for fluff: https://hubs.li/Q04j0FRQ0

You inherited a website that hasn't been touched in four years. Your sales team doesn't use it. You're not sure what key...
05/21/2026

You inherited a website that hasn't been touched in four years. Your sales team doesn't use it. You're not sure what keywords you rank for, if any. And leadership wants to see leads from digital before they'll approve a real budget.
Sound familiar? It's where a lot of OEM marketing teams start.

The good news: you don't need a complete overhaul to start making progress. Getting traction with OEM digital marketing comes down to five things — knowing your current state, building the right SEO and audience foundation, going after quick wins early, defining what success actually looks like, and putting the right tools in place to measure it.

We wrote up a practical guide walking through each of these steps, with specific tactics for OEMs dealing with long sales cycles, niche technical audiences, and complex products.

If you're trying to modernize your marketing without a massive budget or a team of ten, this is worth a read.

🔗 https://hubs.li/Q0488jDf0

Great content that no one finds is not a content problem. It is an analysis problem.B2B industrial marketers produce a l...
05/20/2026

Great content that no one finds is not a content problem. It is an analysis problem.

B2B industrial marketers produce a lot of content. Most have no clear picture of what is working, what is not, and where to focus next.

Our latest article walks through exactly how to build that picture, using the tools you probably already have: https://hubs.li/Q04hh8_F0

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