B2B marketing insights for
those targeting a niche
Insights, learnings and stories from the world of B2B marketing and communications, direct from Velo’s B2B agency team
B2B Marketing in manufacturing
Manufacturing marketers face a distinctive challenge: turning deep technical detail into compelling marketing without losing the accuracy that specialist buyers depend on. They are navigating long buying cycles, complex procurement processes, multiple stakeholders across engineering, operations and procurement, and products or services where specification matters as much as story. All of this while proving that marketing can contribute commercially in environments where sales has traditionally led and marketing has played a supporting role.
That means learning about specification-led buying, technical messaging, industrial and engineering audiences, compliance-aware content, channel and trade media strategy, product launch and product marketing, distributor and partner support, sales enablement for technical sales teams, sector and niche positioning, and how brand and demand generation work together across long, relationship-driven buying journeys.
Our insight articles explore the pressures and opportunities facing manufacturing marketers, helping teams working in health and safety, precision engineering, industrial automation, energy and utilities, and scientific and lab technology market complex products and services more clearly, more confidently and more effectively.
B2B Content, B2B Marketing in Insurance, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Technology
How to build a thought leadership strategy for a B2B niche audience
When marketing to a niche, you need to understand that niche. Is it clear how macroeconomics affect your audience? Do you get the value chain in the industry? What about who the decision-makers are, your customers’ pain points, and the challenges driving market demand? B2B businesses at the moment are obsessed with thought leadership. And they should […]
B2B Marketing in manufacturing
Marketing trends industrial companies should care about in 2023
The effects of Covid were felt almost immediately among B2B industries. Manufacturing companies in particular were hit pretty hard, with around half reporting technology infrastructure and budget-related difficulties. More than anything else, the pandemic identified the urgency of digital transformation. Many businesses had to scale quickly to facilitate remote working and operate online. But enough […]
B2B Audiences, B2B Campaigns, B2B Marketing in Insurance, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Professional Services, B2B Marketing in Technology, B2B Strategy
Why should you target the 95% of your audience that are not in the market?
Over the years, there have been many B2B marketing studies that changed the industry’s thinking. You’ll be familiar with their headline results but often keen to know more, and to review the original source. This series of articles provides an overview of the research and how they apply for B2B marketers targeting a niche. Not […]
B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Professional Services, B2B Marketing in Technology
Velo presents… Leftover Turkey Quiche
The festive season is around the corner, as is that one question (almost as expected as bad cracker jokes) whilst sat round the dinner table… ‘‘what do you do again?’’. We know it’s not always easy to explain to family and friends but rest assured we get your values and know the impact your work […]
B2B Content, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Professional Services, B2B Marketing in Technology
Top 5 Festive B2B Marketing Ideas
With the festive season fast approaching, many businesses may be looking into next year to see what 2023 has to offer. In some ways, work may be slowing down and your competitors are looking to take some well-deserved time off. However, this may be a great opportunity for your business to exercise some festive marketing activities […]
B2B Branding, B2B Creative, B2B Marketing in manufacturing
What are the best resources to help B2B marketers keep up with the latest developments in the industrial sector?
An essential resource list of news sites, blogs, podcasts, trade associations and more for marketing professionals working in industrial marketing. Staying up to date with all the changes and developments in the industrial and B2B manufacturing space can be a real challenge for marketers. To help, we’ve pulled together a list of the best resources […]
B2B Branding, B2B Content, B2B Marketing in manufacturing
How industrial b2b companies can attract more sales ready leads through more effective marketing
We’ve written previously about how industrial B2B marketers need to be more structured in their thinking, developing content and communications that arouse, attract, engage, and inform prospects to take positive action. This process involves thinking more like a publisher, being much more open and being present in the right places at the right time when […]
B2B Branding, B2B Campaigns, B2B Marketing in manufacturing
What are the 5 main challenges for B2B industrial marketing?
Industrial manufacturing still forms a dominant part of most national economies. Including food, drink, transport, and pharmaceuticals, it can be as high as 70% in GDP terms and is responsible for millions of jobs. Although markets are currently buoyant in terms of demand, many are facing unrivalled challenges in terms of raw materials shortages, price […]
B2B Marketing in manufacturing
‘THE’ hot topic of 2020 in the manufacturing industry: Covid-19 recovery and what it means for b2b marketing
A running theme across the sector is that manufacturers will need to ‘thread the needle between uncertainty and opportunity’ this year. Trade association Make UK has reported the UK manufacturing sector is set to take one of the biggest hits from COVID-19, with industry output expected to fall by 55% in Q2 of 2020. 37% of […]
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