The Manufacturing Marketer

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 Sc...

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.

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...

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.

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 DIY...

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 in...

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...