“Mis-Fit” Marketing: Bad for Your Business.

“Mis-fit marketing” happens when marketing initiatives attract the wrong type of prospects, or “misfits.” They are misaligned with your products, services, pricing, business model, or culture. They will never be great customers, and they never should have become customers in the first place.   “Mis-fit” prospects chew up time and resources. And once you start […]

Losing on price? It may not be a pricing problem.

You make a great presentation. Your company is well-positioned to meet the prospect’s needs. The stars “appear” to align. Then, at the 11th hour, they go with the LCP (Low-Cost Provider).   I know exactly how you feel in that moment because I have been there: mad, frustrated, misled…take your pick from the negative emotions […]

B2B Marketing Challenges: Solutions to Help Boost Business

B2B Marketing Challenges for 2022   The last two years have been challenging for businesses, to say the least. The numbers are discouraging and the effects long-lasting, according to The World Bank. “Global growth is expected to slow to 4.1% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023 as more nations start unwinding unprecedented levels of fiscal […]

Content Marketing for Manufacturers

Make the Leap from Function to Emotional Connection with Content   As a B2B content marketing agency, Delia Associates works with a lot of niche or specialty manufacturers. They make parts and components of larger products, or even parts of parts within those products.   On the surface, these parts or components do not have […]

The Three Big B2B Challenges … and Solutions for 2022

They were years like no others…   B2B companies faced their business challenges head-on, finding innovative ways to adapt and conduct business in the “new normal.” With 2020-2021 behind us, we are all anxious to hit the 2022 reset button!   There are many reasons to be optimistic that 2022 will return us to a […]

51 Ways To Double Your Revenue In 2022

Using Content To Increase Sales Revenue, Summarized: Generate on-target written pieces of content for your website & distribution campaigns that are relevant to your prospective audience. Use various forms of media to distribute, including video, audio, social media, and even print materials. Automate your content distribution through use of a CRM or Social Media management […]

Has Growth Leveled Off and You’re Not Sure Why? Time to Assess the Brand.

Each day, I speak with CEOs and VPs of sales and marketing for B2B brands who have concerns or misgivings about how their company is positioned and represented in the marketplace.   Despite their efforts to get to the next level, growth has plateaued. They suspect something isn’t quite right from a brand perspective, but […]

7 Steps For Successful Manufacturing Marketing & Budget Planning In 2021

Planning and budgeting for marketing in your manufacturing company may seem like a difficult task, especially if you are approaching March and you still haven’t thought about how to grow this year.   The endless cycle of logistics, materials, machinery, shift changes and bottom line analysis often gets in the way of marketing ideas. In […]