The Manufacturing Marketer

This week we’re joined by Schuyler Van Sickle, a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of 3MERA, a company dedicated to empowering US manufacturers through quote un-quote “digital transformation” – Digital Transformation sure is a buzzword lately isn’t it folks?! We’ll we’re excited to unpack it with Schuyler!

Today, we’re joined by David Peterson, Director of Engineering Content at Control.com, which is the largest online community of Automation & Control Engineers. Control.com, a community from EETech, is also a sponsor for the Industrial Marketing Summit, so we’re super excited to talk with them today and see them down in Austin next week! David has done a lot of research on what engineers read/don’t read, how to best convey information to them and what their preferred sources of critical information are. We’re going to dig into how you can tailor your messaging to engineers so it lines up with what they want (and need) to hear.

This week’s topic is about what sometimes feels like speaking a foreign language: Creating technical content with the help of engineers. We’ve got two experts joining us to translate. TREW Marketing Senior Content Strategist Jamie Tokarz and Sr. Brand and Content Strategist Morgan Norris.

Today, we’re talking about how to audit your current marketing activities. Is it worth it to continue doing them in 2025? If not, how do you justify that to leadership? Especially if it’s something “we’ve always done." We’re going to talk through a framework for assessing your current marketing mix with a mix of qualitative and quantitative factors to consider.

Today, we’re going to dig a little deeper into the conversation about emails we had last week, on Industrial Marketing Collective: Live. We’re going to get a little bit more tactical here. What goes into a good-looking email that gets clicks? Should you use a template, or plain text? And how should you handle your marketing email workflow? We’ve brought TJ Sheridan, designer here at Gorilla, to join the conversation.

Email nurture campaigns are critical for keeping your brand top-of-mind with your audience, delivering personalized content that resonates, and establishing trust by sharing value-driven insights. Whether you’re nurturing leads, strengthening relationships with existing customers, or positioning your company as an industry leader, email offers an opportunity to connect on a deeper level. Today, we’ll explore the why and how behind successful nurture campaigns, from audience segmentation and content strategies to measuring ROI and keeping your emails engaging.

Aren and Nihal talk through lessons learned in 2024 and how they're planning on approaching industrial marketing in 2025.

It’s tradition. For 3 years running now we’ve saved the final show of the year to bring a big ol’ troop of Gorillas together for a special Ask Me Anything episode.

Today, we’re joined by Randall Zaitz, Digital Creative Director at Gorilla 76, and Rui Huang, Lead Developer here at Gorilla, to talk about the move toward block-based websites in Wordpress. Why are people getting excited about it? And what does it mean for the future of your site?

Today, we’re talking about how to make an impact with marketing at a global company. So, to help us solve this puzzle we’re welcoming Karlaa Gregory and Brittany McCall from Sumitomo Drive Technologies.