There are two kinds of marketing. Consumer retail, filled with fluff like beach front fantasies and lots of beer, super discount tweets, social media pages, and big banners at sporting events.
Then there is industrial marketing, with specialized knowledge, print ads in trade publications, full-color brochures, and the friendly guy at the trade show who always remembers your name. Industrial marketing could be described as a face-to-face supported with quality print.
Or we could say, that industrial marketing is face-to-face, rather than Facebook. "Really," you ask, "who is going to be thrilled about getting a Tweet about new pipe material that is lighter and stronger? Who expects a Tweet, over drill bits or inventory control?"
Read more: Face-to-Face Meet Facebook: Digital Marketing for Industrial Businesses
In order to offer industrial customers a truly customized solution to outsourcing their marketing communications needs, Marketects recently completed the final step in achieving its new business model: the virtual marketing communications agency. After many years of employing full-time creative staff and maintaining office facilities in the Kingwood, TX area, founder Kerry O'Malley has redesigned the way Marketects provides its creative products and services to customers.
Read more: Marketects: A "Virtual" Marketing Communications Agency
If you're sending out a press release without the assistance of a marketing communications professional, it helps to know what editors EXPECT from the professionals. If you follow these steps, your efforts will undoubtedly be more effective.
Take advantage of the opportunity to keep your name in front of customers and prospects while your competitors are in marketing hibernation!
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Many companies make half-hearted efforts in the area of public relations, then wonder why they don't have more success. The truth is, when your material doesn't run, the fault rarely lies with the editors that you've sent it to. A successful P/R campaign takes more than a half-hearted attempt. Thinking of the trade media as a "customer" whose requirements must be met will go a long way in getting your materials published. If you follow these tips you'll have a greater chance for P/R success!