5 tips on how to write effective email subject lines
I receive many marketing tip email newsletters, and recently received The Industrial Marketer, a newsletter from ThomasNet rpm.
What’s your Unique Selling Proposition to the Professional Tradesman?
I recently read an article by Mark Buckshon from Construction Marketing Ideas where he was talking about how contractors need to identify what makes them different from all the rest .It got me to thinking about farther up the food chain ( manufacturers) and how they all have hard time differentiating themselves.How many times have you heard the following:
Why Interactive Content Matters when Reaching the Professional Tradesman
Interactive content will help you accomplish these goals. Contractors love to watch videos (both instructional and entertaining), they are always available to give you their opinions (polls) and they want to show you how smart they are (quizzes). Now not all your content has to be interactive, but I think you’ll find that the content that will get the best play (read and shared) will revolve around interactive content.
Manufacturers: Have you Considered a Contractor Council?
May I suggest a contractor council? You all have brand advocates out there, why not get them together a few times a year and get a better sense of what’s happening in their world and what keeps them up at night. You could even pass by new product ideas before putting them into production. If you make the meetings about them and not you, the outcome will be more positive.
Sonnhalter Continues Support With Scholarship For Cuyahoga Community College Construction Program
Agency’s donation adds to longstanding relationship with trade professionals CLEVELAND – June 2016 – Sonnhalter, a marketing communications firm to the professional tradesman in the construction, industrial and MRO markets, continued its support of Cuyahoga Community...
Creativity is the Key
By Chris Ilcin, Account Superintendent, Sonnhalter It took creativity to start your business, and it takes creativity to keep it running every day. So why not apply that same creativity to the greatest challenge facing the manufacturing industry: the lack of skilled...
Are You Using Brand Advocacy in Reaching Contractors ?
Let’s face it, in an ideal world we’d all want our customers to love us! We all know that’s not going to happen, but I’ll bet you might have more advocates for your brand than you think. Why are brand advocates important? Studies show that people rely on peer recommendations and reviews before purchasing goods. Contractors are no different, especially if you’re introducing a new product or application they haven’t used or seen before. They certainly don’t want to be the first to try something.
6 Ways to Make Your Marketing to Contractors More Effective
Today we have so many options to reach our targeted audiences. While I’m a proponent of trying new things, we must not lose sight of who we’re trying to reach. More importantly, we need to identify the preferred way they like to be communicated with.
Why Manufacturers Should Personalize Content for Professional Tradesmen
While there are plenty of reasons to use automated technology to manage leads through the sales funnel there comes a point when personalized content needs to be used to reach contractors and professional tradesmen.
5 Key Metrics for Measuring Trade Shows
Most of you participate in various trade shows from time to time. If you do, you know that they can be very expensive and management is always looking for a ROI. That’s why it’s important for sales and marketing to work together to make sure they get the best bang for the buck.