Why Great B2B Companies Lose Markets They Once Dominated

There’s a common belief in industrial manufacturing that market leaders stay market leaders because they make the best products. It’s a comforting thought. Build a superior solution, deliver exceptional service, invest in your people and customers will continue to choose you year after year. If only it were that simple. History is filled with B2B…

Read More
Every B2B Manufacturer Has AI. Your Expertise Is What Wins Customers.

Spend five minutes scrolling LinkedIn or walking the floor at any manufacturing conference, and you’ll hear the same conversation repeated again and again: AI is changing everything. In many ways, that’s true. Artificial intelligence is helping manufacturers work smarter and faster by streamlining operations, uncovering insights from data, supporting product development, and enabling sales and…

Read More
Why Your Website Isn’t Generating Qualified Leads

If your website is driving plenty of traffic but your sales team is still searching for high-quality leads, you’re not alone. For industrial manufacturers, a website should do far more than showcase products or reinforce credibility. It should actively support business growth by attracting the right buyers, educating them and helping move them closer to…

Read More
Industrial Leader’s Guide to Choosing a B2B Marketing Agency

Looking for the secret formula for finding the perfect marketing agency partner for your technical B2B company? There are a lot of agencies that look good on paper — but choosing your agency based on a beautiful creative portfolio, rather than deep technical and systems literacy, could be a million-dollar mistake. Here’s the good news:…

Read More
The Metrics That Matter Most for Industrial SEO and AEO

For years, marketers measured SEO success by a simple question: “Where do we rank?” Today, that’s no longer enough. As search behavior evolves and AI-powered platforms increasingly deliver answers directly to users, manufacturers must think beyond traditional search engine optimization (SEO) and embrace answer engine optimization (AEO). The challenge isn’t simply earning rankings; it’s ensuring…

Read More
DeanHouston Welcomes Jake Hessling as Project Coordinator

DeanHouston, a business-first marketing firm that excels at creating meaningful communication strategies for technical products and services companies, today announced that Jake Hessling has joined the team as a new Project Coordinator. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Jake earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Marketing and brings a…

Read More
Your Best Content May Already Be Written — It Just Needs to Evolve

If you’re an industrial marketing professional, the pressure to produce new content never stops. There’s always another blog to write, another white paper to develop, or another campaign to launch. Marketing teams are expected to fuel demand generation, support sales, improve search visibility and establish thought leadership — all while working with limited time and resources….

Read More