As manufacturers struggle to grow topline revenue, savvy manufacturers are turning to marketing as the new driver for growth. Customers and prospects turn to the web for their information, now making marketing front and center in engaging, providing your distinct value and ultimately leading the conversation to sales. Hear our expert panel from CommScope, Xylem, The Pedowitz Group and Marketo discuss best practices.
2. Housekeeping
• Chat box is available if you have any questions
• There will be time for Q&A at the end
• We will be recording the webinar for future
viewing
• All attendees will receive a copy of the slides /
recording
3. Today’s Moderator & Speakers
Debbie Qaqish
Chief Strategy Officer
The Pedowitz Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/dqaqish/
@debbieqaqish
Bryan Gassler
Director of Global Marketing
Communications Xylem
https://www.linkedin.com/in/br
yangassler/
@bmgassler
Peter Bell
Manufacturing Industry,
Marketo
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/peterbel/
@peterbel
Kelly Dickson
Global Revenue Marketing
Operations CommScope
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
kelly-dickson-1610a523/
@CommScope
4. Drive Sales and Marketing alignment to capture leads
Manage and deliver an excellent customer experience
How Marketing needs to change to deliver value
Agenda
5. Manage and deliver an
excellent customer
experience
As a manufacturer how
have you developed a
true understanding of
buyer needs and
interests?
Bryan GasslerKelly Dickson
6. How are you investing
in influencing business
purchasers to build
preference for your
products and solutions?
Manage and deliver an
excellent customer
experience
Kelly Dickson Peter Bell
7. What are you doing to
communicate higher
value-added and
knowledge-based view
of your solutions?
Manage and deliver an
excellent customer
experience
Bryan GasslerPeter Bell
8. Buyers are no longer
calling sales for
information. How has
Marketing, using
Marketing Automation,
closed this gap?
Manage and deliver an
excellent customer
experience
Peter BellKelly Dickson
10. Drive Sales and
Marketing alignment to
capture leads What do you measure
today that is different
from the past?
Bryan GasslerKelly Dickson
11. How has the move to a
data driven culture in
sales and marketing
contributed to growth?
Drive Sales and
Marketing alignment to
capture leads
Bryan GasslerPeter Bell
12. Are you using insight
into which activities are
generating revenue and
which aren’t ? What
have you stopped
doing?
Drive Sales and
Marketing alignment to
capture leads
Bryan GasslerKelly Dickson
13. How is the relationship
between sales and
marketing evolving?
Drive Sales and
Marketing alignment to
capture leads
Bryan GasslerPeter Bell
15. How Marketing needs to change to deliver value
Debbie Qaqish
Chief Strategy Officer
The Pedowitz Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/dqaqish/
@debbieqaqish
Bryan Gassler
Director of Marketing
Xylem
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/bryangassler/
@bmgassler
Peter Bell
Manufacturing Industry,
Marketo
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/peterbel/
@peterbel
Kelly Dickson
Global Revenue Marketing
Operations CommScope
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
kelly-dickson-1610a523/
@CommScope
17. “Most executives in the manufacturing industry are laggards when it
comes to understanding the new buyer’s habits and how they apply to go-
to-market strategy and tactics … the window of opportunity is open for
modern, bold executives willing to change the way they interact with
their target audience.”
Bruce McDuffee’s The Manufacturer’s Growth Manifesto
Where are you on your Journey? Take the assessment:
http://revmarketer.pedowitzgroup.com/Manufacturing-Marketing-
Assessment.html
18. Thank You !
Debbie Qaqish
Chief Strategy Officer
The Pedowitz Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/dqaqish/
@debbieqaqish
Bryan Gassler
Director of Global
Marketing Communications
Xylem
https://www.linkedin.com/in/b
ryangassler/
@bmgassler
Peter Bell
Manufacturing Industry,
Marketo
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/peterbel/
@peterbel
Kelly Dickson
Global Revenue Marketing
Operations CommScope
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
kelly-dickson-1610a523/
@CommScope
Notas del editor
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The customer needs to be at the forefront of how you communicate if you’re to earn trust and build stronger relationships. Instead of product driven agendas how have you, as a manufacturer, developed a true understanding of buyer needs and interests?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
Buyers seek out information on digital platforms and use tools like product configurators and price calculators on supplier websites. Much like consumers, who are influenced by digital media and the advice of friends and family, how are you investing in influencing business purchasers to build preference for your products and solutions?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
Price-competitiveness in markets risks your goods being commoditized. What are you doing to communicate higher value-added and knowledge-based view of your solutions that the competition cannot easily compete with?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
Buyers are no longer reliant on sales provided information in shaping their purchase decisions. How has Marketing, using Marketing Automation, closed this gap?
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
In the context of Revenue and Sales and Marketing alignment, what do you measure today that is different from the past and how has having Marketing Automation enabled this measurement?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
Manufacturing has long used data to wring out inefficiencies from production, tighten the supply chain and push cost savings to improve the bottom line. How has this move to a data driven culture in sales and marketing driven forecast accuracy and contribute top line growth in your company?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
Just because a specific trade show or brochures are the way you’ve always done things doesn’t mean they are right or relevant for your business today. How is Marketing Automation giving you the insight into which activities are generating revenue and which aren’t ? What have you stopped doing?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
How is the relationship between sales and marketing evolving as marketing takes on a greater role in engaging with the buyers? What impact has ABM had on relationship with sales and performance?
One or Two answers per person within a minute.
SLIDE OWNER: Debbie
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Speakers on this slides (Headshots, Titles, linkedIn, Twitter handles)