The industrial automation sales process needs a change. The industry is constantly under pressure to improve plant productivity, meet evolving customer demands, and stay competitive in an innovative environment.

The industrial B2B world is evolving rapidly. Current market dynamics are leading to increased merger and acquisition activity with large corporations. A recent report from Thomson Reuters indicated that global manufacturing M&A totaled over $92 billion in 2019.  With organizations looking for opportunities to scale in saturated markets, coupled with the number of legacy industrial businesses that cannot keep up with changing dynamics, the opportunities for mergers and acquisitions are plentiful. 

A Beginner’s Guide to Sales Enablement

Sales enablement is a powerful concept that helps drive sales success. However, many industrial B2B businesses that are trying to understand the concept are left wondering - "what is sales enablement"?

For industrial B2B businesses, CRM systems are no longer a “nice to have” option. They are now the centerpiece for effectively executing a winning digital sales and marketing strategy. However, with industrial businesses historically being laggards on digitalization, CRM implementations many times end up with low utilization rates, frustrated sales teams, and relatively poor ROI. In this article, we will focus on 5 key concepts you can apply to get more value from your CRM platform and improve the ROI from your implementation.

The rapid expansion of IoT and Industry 4.0 Solutions has created exciting opportunities for B2B companies to develop nontraditional business models that address new and previously untouched markets. Although this paradigm shift presents many great opportunities for growth, sales and marketing leaders are experiencing significant challenges in implementing strategies to effectively drive the sale of IoT-based solutions.

The rapid expansion of IoT and Industry 4.0 Solutions has created exciting opportunities for B2B companies to develop nontraditional business models that address new and previously untouched markets. Although this paradigm shift presents many great opportunities for growth, sales and marketing leaders are experiencing significant challenges in implementing strategies to effectively drive the sale of IoT-based solutions.

The rapid expansion of IoT and Industry 4.0 Solutions has created exciting opportunities for B2B companies to develop nontraditional business models that address new and previously untouched markets. Although this paradigm shift presents many great opportunities for growth, sales and marketing leaders are experiencing significant challenges in implementing strategies to effectively drive the sale of IoT-based solutions.

According to a 2018 Salesforce study, 80% of business buyers and consumers find the experience a firm delivers is as vital as its products and services.