September 16, 2026
This is the third article in our four-part series exploring Attack-A-Market and the ideas behind the new book, Attack-A-Market®: Define It. Attack It. Own It.™ In this installment, we look at what happens after you’ve identified the right market — and what it takes to turn that opportunity into a focused growth strategy. Read Part…
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September 16, 2026
This is the first article in our four-part series exploring Attack-A-Market and the ideas behind the new book, Attack-A-Market®: Define It. Attack It. Own It.™ We’ll begin with the story behind a B2B growth methodology more than 40 years in the making, then take a closer look at each of its three stages — Define…
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September 14, 2026
DeanHouston, a business-first marketing firm that excels at creating meaningful communication strategies for technical products and services companies, today announced that Ali Barron has joined the company as a Senior Marketing Manager. Ali brings nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare and pharmaceutical advertising, with a career built around helping clients navigate complex marketing challenges…
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September 8, 2026
There should probably be a support group for companies that have recently implemented a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. After months of meetings, migrations, integrations, field mapping, training and debates over who exactly should be allowed to change what, the system finally goes live. Everyone celebrates. Sales has a new place to track opportunities, marketing…
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August 18, 2026
For years, the B2B buying journey followed a familiar path. A prospect identified a problem, typed a few keywords into Google, clicked through a handful of websites, downloaded a white paper or two, and eventually reached out to a salesperson. That process is changing. Today’s B2B buyers are increasingly turning to AI-powered search experiences before…
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August 7, 2026
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…
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July 27, 2026
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…
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July 14, 2026
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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June 29, 2026
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:…
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June 15, 2026
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…
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June 8, 2026
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…
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May 21, 2026
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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