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…

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Why Your CRM Isn’t Driving B2B Sales

There’s a quiet frustration that shows up in many B2B sales conversations, especially within industrial manufacturing organizations. It usually sounds something like this: “We have the data, we’re just not getting enough out of it.” What makes that frustrating is that, in most cases, the data isn’t the problem. The CRM is already full of…

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DeanHouston Releases 2026 Sales + Marketing Trend Report

DeanHouston, a business-first marketing firm specializing in growth strategies for industrial and technical brands, today announced the release of its 2026 Sales + Marketing Trend Report, a comprehensive look at how B2B organizations are navigating an increasingly complex commercial landscape. Built on insights from sales, marketing and C-suite leaders across industrial and technical markets —…

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Who Gets Credit for the Sale? Sales or Marketing? (Spoiler: It’s Both.)

Few questions spark more tension inside industrial organizations than this one: “Who really drove that sale – sales or marketing?” Sales says, “We closed it.” Marketing says, “We created the opportunity.” The C-suite says, “I don’t care; just make it repeatable.” And that’s where the real conversation should start. In today’s industrial B2B environment –…

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