You may have caught our episode with Katie Klaus from Broaster Company about planning your 2025 marketing budget. A lot of that conversation tied back to the importance of knowing your company goals and budgeting for the marketing activities that are most going to help you achieve those goals. Sounds a lot like making a marketing plan, right? That’s exactly why we asked Katie back on the show to talk more in depth about creating a marketing plan from a strategic perspective.

It’s the age old question: “How can sales and marketing work better together?” Particularly when it comes to sales enablement. Marketing doesn’t want to be a brochure-making factory, and sales doesn’t want to be left high and dry without the materials they need. Where’s the balance? Today, we’re joined by a special guest with a unique perspective, Luke Wittenbraker, marketing and sales director at Mactech, to talk about how to better enable your sales team.

We’re talking trade shows, folks! How do you make your booth more engaging so you can draw in more visitors? But how do you balance flashy gimmicks that get people in the booth with true value adds and education? Trade show pro, Emily Ting, is here to talk shop.

On this session of Industrial Marketing Live, we jump in and build a marketing plan outline you can use to drive real results in 2023 We discuss: - How to think about your marketing strategy - The outline of a marketing plan: narrative, opportunities, messaging, content strategy, distribution plan, measurement — If you enjoyed this conversation, we hope you’ll consider joining Industrial Marketing Live during one of our future sessions! Learn more and register for upcoming events at https://www.industrialmarketinglive.com.

Featuring Michael Murphy from Hike2 Your CRM is more than a marketing or sales tool. It is a business tool that allows you to make intelligent business decisions when used right. Our guest, Michael Murphy a Senior SalesForce Consultant at Hike2, shares his insights on getting buy-in from leadership. This conversation was a continuation of an episode of Industrial Marketing Live: https://youtu.be/ccZn3EoQknI Hike2 is a digital solutions consultancy focused on helping their clients become better companies for their customers. They help their customers unlock the potential of their organization, through technology, and all along their customers’ journey. ------ Join us twice a month on Industrial Marketing Live as we dive into all things marketing at industrialmarketinglive.com

Featuring Joe Sullivan, Co-Founder of Gorilla 76 At most manufacturing companies many marketers struggle to get a seat at the table to discuss business strategies and create coherent marketing plans off those strategies. Our guest, Joe Sullivan, fought this problem from the agency side. Learn how he overcame this to get marketing at a seat at Gorilla 76's clients. ------ Join us twice a month on Industrial Marketing Live as we dive into all things marketing at industrialmarketinglive.com

Featuring Gorilla 76 Co-founder Joe Sullivan In this session of Industrial Marketing Live, we welcome Joe Sullivan to the stage to discuss the impact having a seat at the proverbial (and literal) table can make on your growth as a marketer. We cover: - The importance of asking questions and where to start - Shifting the conversation with leadership from tactics to business goals - Money and why you need to be comfortable talking about it Join us twice a month on Industrial Marketing Live as we dive into all things marketing at industrialmarketinglive.com

Today, we’re joined by a very special guest - Brendon Forrest! You probably remember Brendon from The Manufacturing Marketer and Industrial Marketing Live. He’s a senior strategist here at Gorilla 76, but he’s also in the military and is currently on leave serving our country. Brendon is keeping his marketing skills sharp though! He’s been doing some “side hustles” in his free time while deployed. That’s our topic for today! Whether you’re volunteering, freelancing, or building your own personal brand - how can marketing side hustles help you excel in your career? Resources from Brendon: Podcasts: Perpetual Traffic: https://perpetualtraffic.com/ April Dunford: https://www.positioning.show/ Purposeful Marketing Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-purposeful-marketing-podcast/id1633312083 Youtube: Aaron Young: https://www.youtube.com/c/AaronYoungGoogleAds Wes McDowell: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMq1R1LgS04lIKdpLh_OS1w

Today, we’re joined by Gorilla’s Digital Creative Director, Randall Zaitz, to talk about a topic fresh on everyone’s minds - AI. More specifically, how AI is being used in design and creative content. What’s working? What’s not? What should marketers know before using these tools?

Today, we’re joined by a special guest, Sami Birch, to talk about career growth for marketers. Sami has had a few different roles within industrial marketing (and outside of it) from designer, to CRM admin, to project manager. Now, Sami is the Director of Marketing and Communications for Mission Design & Automation.

You might’ve caught our Industrial Marketing Live with Jenny Wang and Allen Fennewald a few weeks ago. And this week, they’re joining us again on the pod to get deeper into the weeds on paid social creative. We’ll get into some more principles for effective paid social content. Let’s dive in.

Today, we’re joined by special guest Todd Imming, Chief Marketing Officer of The Korte Company, and he’s here to talk about how to stay true to your brand while working with agencies.

This week, we’re talking all things branding and rebranding. What makes it important for industrial companies? How should marketers start thinking about it? And what does the future of branding in the industrial space look like? Here to help us map out the territory is a special guest, Paul Kiesche from Aviate Creative.

A lot of us are taking previous marketing experience and trying to translate it into the B2B industrial sector. And a lot of us are trying to grow our teams, and may be hiring for or managing some more entry level marketing roles. And that’s who today’s episode is really for: marketing managers who are starting to build out their teams. We're here to unpack this topic with special guest, Julian Schaaf of Industrial Growth.

On this week's IML we’re joined by G76’s own Allen Fennewald, Thinker & Senior Writer, and Jenny Wang, Thinker & Marketing Designer. Today, we’re going to talk about DIY Ad Creative: tips for copywriting and design to level up your ads

PSA: Third party cookies are going away. Is it the end of the world? And how can you expect this change to impact your work as an industrial marketer? That’s what we’re here to unpack today with our guest, G76 senior performance marketer, Kevin McClary.

Today, we’re tackling an issue that has surely been a source of frustration for anyone that’s run paid digital advertising - attribution. All the data available in digital channels can lead us to believe that attribution should be easy. But behavior online and the impact of paid channels is much more complex than click and convert. So how do you talk about this with leadership and show the impact of paid channels? That’s what we’re here to talk about.

On today's IML, we’re joined by our own Senior Writer, Allen Fennewald, and Content Director, James Boeckmann, to talk about knowledge extraction. How do you get the most out of your SME Interviews?

Today, we’re talking about paid search vs paid social, and how these two channels ultimately work best together. Aren's here to outline exactly what each channel is best for, and how using them in harmony with one another unlocks stronger opportunities.

Make data-driven marketing campaign decisions without CRM or MAP software. Our Gorilla 76 Thinker and Senior Strategist, Moby Hayat, is an expert on making the most of a limited tech stack. Moby demonstrates how to gain key insights with finite data resources.

This week, we’re thinking more about how to package your positioning effectively. In other words, we’re talking content. We want to figure out exactly what makes good content sing, and how you can use classic or more novel frameworks to make that happen.

Today, we’re talking about what’s working for industrial startups and how it might work for you with the help of our guest Julian Schaaf, inventor of IML. Plus, we have a bonus special guest - G76 co-founder, Joe Sullivan, here to make a special announcement.

This week, we’re digging deep into the craft of conversion copywriting. We want to identify the tactics and tricks that really drive readers to take action. And we want to see what techniques science has to offer us. The goal here is to figure out exactly what kind of writing makes for a strong LP. Let’s get into it. For more science-backed conversion tips (and TikToks!) from Allen, check out his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-fennewald-b0256984/

We’re talking about the big L-P! Landing Pages! Our thinking on how to structure and write landing pages has changed a bit over the past year, and we wanted to talk about it! We’re joined by some G76 writers - Mary Tomlinson and Nihal Shetty.

Last week, we were joined by Justin Rowe and JD Garcia from Impactable to talk about LinkedIn Ads strategy on Industrial Marketing Live. Today, they’re back! And we’re going to get a little more tactical and walk through their 6 month LinkedIn Ads blueprint.

We’re talking about how to reach the technical buyer, and we’ve got data. CJ Haight from GlobalSpec is here to unpack the 2024 State of Marketing to Engineers Report. Along with CJ, we’ve also asked former Gorilla (and former engineer), Matthew Wolfe, to weigh in on the conversation.

Two of the top content creators on LinkedIn get tactical about paid media efforts on that very platform. Justin Rowe and JD Garcia join us from Impactable, a company that's made a name for itself as a top LinkedIn Ads Agency.

Today, we’re joined by our own Katie Klaus from Broaster Company to talk about planning your 2025 marketing budget. Listen in to see how you can start your 2025 off right.

Aren and Nihal tackle content plans: What goes into them and how make them into tight, effective road maps for delivering your messaging. We’ll dig into how we do content plans at Gorilla and what we think makes a good one strong.

A call-to-action is much more than a "buy now" button. Most of your potential buyers aren't in buy mode, so you must meet them where they are today if you want to be their chosen solution tomorrow. Gorilla 76 senior writers Allen Fennewald and Mary Tomlinson join this weeks IML to talk all things CTA.

Elianna Novitch, PR and content strategy specialist at Two Rivers Marketing, is back with us on the podcast to dive into some more tactical execution that’ll help you get started on your PR strategy. Among other things, we’ll tackle how to write a strong press release and pitch to editors.

Public relations = trade publication placements? Think again. From talking points to building social capital that will earn you media placements, Elianna Novitch joins us as our resident expert to introduce us to the power of PR and how it plays into your go-to-market strategy.

As former in-house industrial marketers, we're taking some time this week to reflect on that experience as well as our time working on the agency side at Gorilla 76. We'll cover some of our biggest aha moments from the past couple of years working in an agency, AND how we would apply them as an in-house marketer.

On our last episode, we talked about industrial websites with special guests, Beth Bauer and Tim Roenicke from Fullerton Tool. Fullerton has a GREAT website, but they’re kind of unique, because they have an in-house developer (hi Tim!) who has hard coded a lot of the unique features they have. In this follow up episode, we talk more about different routes to building your website, whether it's DIYing it with a CMS like Wordpress, or bringing on a part time, 3rd party developer to help you get started.

How do you create a website that turns potential buyers into new customers? Lots of love and care. This week Beth Bauer joined IML to share how she manages her industrial website's best features, tips learned from mistakes made along the way and resources that will help you improve your own digital address. We also got to hear from the website's developer, Tim Roenicke. Check out their site for inspiration! fullertontool.com

We know tradeshows and other live events are a big part of marketing for industrial companies. You spend a lot of money and time on them, and it’s important to squeeze out every ounce of value can from those live events. Special guest, Moby Hayat, shares his insights on utilizing live events such as tradeshows and conferences to maximize networking opportunities and create compelling content. Moby has a wealth of experience in this area, having successfully implemented similar strategies at events like SXSW.

We're back to celebrate the new year with a fresh conversation about paid search on Google Ads! Our performance marketers Kevin McClary and Patrick Cronin discuss what's new and how to create and analyze your paid search campaigns successfully.

It's an "Ask Me Anything" episode to close out 2023! The Gorilla 76 team and a community of industrial marketers tackle the group's top-of-mind marketing questions.

Developing your company leadership into compelling thought leaders in the industrial space? Depending on your leadership, that could be a tall order. But with the help of our guest, Brianna Langely Henderson from Bailey International, we’ll be unpacking all things media — from establishing relationships with journalists to coaching your leadership on handling tough questions.

Having the right goals in place, communicating expectations to leadership, and agreeing on how those goals will be measured is super important for marketing's success long term. It can feel daunting, but it’s also your best bet at communicating marketing’s value and getting a seat at the table. We've talked about setting and measuring goals and KPIs on the show before, but today, we have strategy director Grace Wright joining us to take the conversation a step further.

If you listened to last week’s episode, you’ll remember Nick. He came on Industrial Marketing Live and talked about how to achieve professional product videos. He talked a lot about the high level planning involved and how to work with a production company to shoot content. In this episode, we continue that conversation by talking about what makes a great product video in detail - down to the specific shots you should instruct your videographer to get.

Lights, camera... Time to elevate your company's video production on this week's IML! As requested by IMLers, we brought senior videographer Nick Tacony back on the show. He walks us through finding talented producers, building a video strategy and winning each stage of the production process.

A lot of industrial marketers are working on very small teams with limited resources. Developing a paid, part time intern program is a great way to increase your capacity as a marketing department. With the right guidance, a bright, eager-to-learn college student can make a BIG impact. We know, because we have our intern program at Gorilla and have seen its success. G76 intern Andrew Hill joins us to talk about his experience, along with Brendon who manages our intern program. You'll hear from both sides how this type of program can make an impact, and what you need to do as a manager to make it successful.

This is a marketing podcast, but we know labor challenges are one of the biggest problems facing manufacturers today. Managing turnover and attracting top talent is HARD when you don't have a large applicant pool. That’s where marketing can help! Today, we’re talking about marketing for recruitment purposes, and we've brought in G76 HR experts, Elyse Guttmann and Jon Franko. We talk about: - How to write better job descriptions - Improving the careers page on your website - When to promote a job posting with ad spend

We've all seen (and scrolled right through) a product's technical spec sheet. They're not engaging and fail to capture your company's unique point of view. So how do you create compelling technical content that your customers care about? Some of our writers — James Boeckmann, Grace Halverson and Nihal Shetty — tackle that very question in this episode

Today's episode is all about the lead hand off between marketing and sales. It's extremely important and often involves a lot of tech and integrations. John Joyce of Brijr.io joins us to talk about all the nuances here. His company specializes in tech stack integrations for industrial companies. We talk about: - Common mistakes when it comes to lead hand offs - How data can leak out of your lead management process - Why integrations are so important - The complexity of lead management when selling through distributors John also gives a sneak peek of his Industrial Marketing Summit presentation. Be sure to say hi in Austin! Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2023.

Customer interviews, third-party reports and Google searches are great, but they’ll only take your marketing research so far. On this week’s IML episode, we welcome the head of growth at Wonder Victoria Sakal to share her experience in collecting and using data, including: How to effectively conduct surveys How to find credible sources How to keep up with the latest market shifts Listen and learn how to strengthen your customer and market research!

Shelby Huber and Kelly Obbie of Cadenas Parts Solutions join us on the podcast to continue our conversation about organic social strategy. We talk more about how one-person teams can execute this strategy well, and we answer all your lingering questions from last week's episode!

Our friends at CADENAS PARTsolutions Kelly Obbie and Shelby Huber shared some thoughtful strategies on increasing your company’s organic social engagement, including: The 50/30/20 rule Finding & sticking to your brand voice Tracking engagement metrics Tune in to learn how to crush it on social media & engage with your customers! – Join us live on future IML sessions! Learn more and register at https://www.gorilla76.com/industrial-marketing-live.

If you want to run a revenue focused marketing program, you want to make sure your leads actually get quoted and worked by your sales team. That can’t happen if your lead hand off process is messy or confusing. In this episode, we’re joined by Gorilla 76 Strategy Director, Grace Wright, to talk about managing better website lead handoffs.