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Manufacturing marketing agency · Built around qualified RFQs

Manufacturing marketing agency built to drive RFQs.

For industrial manufacturers and B2B suppliers that have outgrown trade shows and a 2014 brochure site. You get a senior team rebuilding your spec-grade product catalog, running buyer-intent paid media in front of procurement and engineering, and shipping the SEO programs that put your part numbers on the page when a buyer is ready. One accountable team. One dashboard tied to RFQ value, not click volume.

32+
US-based manufacturers served
$78M+
RFQ value influenced YTD
3.8×
Avg lift in qualified RFQs · 12-mo programs
$184K
Avg deal size across active manufacturer accounts
+38 RFQs
trailing 90d
// manufacturing.dashboard · q3
Live
Sales-qualified RFQs
38
+14 vs Q2
Distributor signups
12
+5 vs Q2
Avg. deal size
$184K
+$32K vs Q2
Sales cycle
94d
−18d vs Q2
Funnel by stageQ3 2026 · live
Spec downloads2,840
Form fills624
Qualified298
RFQs42
Won13
Cycle −18d
Q3 vs Q2
Working with US-based industrial manufacturers and B2B specialty suppliers
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The manufacturing marketing problem

Most digital marketing for manufacturers
is theatre.

Every manufacturer we meet has heard the same pitch from the same agencies. More clicks. More leads. More gated PDFs. The numbers in the deck go up and the RFQ count stays the same. Three patterns show up in nearly every mid-stage manufacturing account that joins us, and all three are fixable inside a quarter once you can actually see them.

01 · TRAFFIC THEATRE

Traffic up, RFQs flat.

You pay for clicks. You rank for keywords. Sales still says the RFQ pipeline is thin. The problem is not volume. Nothing upstream is calibrated to procurement and engineering buyers, so the funnel fills with researchers and students while the buyers ready to spec your parts skip past the site entirely.

Signal: high lead volume, low qualified-RFQ rate
02 · THE SEGMENT BLINDSPOT

You don't know which product line is paying you back.

The annual payback report shows one number. Beneath it, two product lines carry the entire margin, two break even, and one is bleeding the plant. Without segment-level attribution by SKU or end-market, every spend decision is a guess and the quarterly review turns into a debate about who deserves credit for which RFQ.

Signal: inconsistent close rates by product line or end-market
03 · THE HANDOFF GAP

Your best RFQs are walking out the back door.

A qualified buyer downloads a spec sheet. It lands in your CRM and sits for three days while sales is on the phone with someone else. By the time you reach them, the buyer has already requested quotes from two competitors. Lifecycle automation that triggers off intent data is not optional at this stage.

Signal: qualified-to-RFQ rate slipping quarter over quarter
Our methodology · Tuned for manufacturing marketing

Four stages between
audit and outcome.

The same system we run for every client, recalibrated for the unit economics of an industrial manufacturer. Each stage produces a measurable artifact your team can defend in front of operations, finance, and the family that still runs the plant. No discovery decks. No sixty-day strategy phases that produce a PDF.

1

Audit

A 14-day forensic on your funnel by product line, end-market, and channel. We map CAC, trace qualified-RFQ paths, tie attribution back to closed orders, and surface which product lines actually pay back the marketing dollar.

Output: segmented payback report
2

Position

We sharpen the message for procurement and engineering buyers in the lines that pay back. New product narratives, ad creative built around spec language, and lifecycle sequences keyed to intent data, not website visits.

Output: positioning brief + brand kit
3

Build

We rebuild what is leaking. Specs-grade product catalog, downloadable cut sheets, distributor portal, RFQ flows, and integration into your CRM or ERP. Attribution wired into one source of truth before the first campaign ships.

Output: shipped funnel + dashboard
4

Scale

Monthly retainer that compounds. Paid scale-up on the buyer keywords that pull qualified RFQs, SEO content velocity tied to engineer-grade queries, and quarterly attribution reviews keyed to the metrics your board actually reads.

Output: monthly outcome reports
How we differ

Most marketing agencies for manufacturing
do not operate this way.

The unsexy operational details that decide whether your retainer pays back. Worth comparing before you sign anywhere, including with us. If a row makes you uncomfortable, that is the row to bring up on the strategy call.

Typical manufacturing marketing agency
In-house team
Redefine Web
Attribution modelHow they tell you what is working
Last-click in GA
Whatever HubSpot shows by default
Multi-touch tied to closed orders by product line
Reporting cadenceHow often you see real numbers
Monthly slide deck
Quarterly board prep
Live dashboard + monthly review
Strategy seniorityWho actually runs your account
Junior account manager
Whoever's free this quarter
Senior strategist + named pod, no rotation
Team coverageAcross web, paid, SEO, lifecycle
One specialty, white-label rest
Hire 4+ specialists
All four under one accountable team
Onboarding rampTime from signed to shipping
60 to 90 day "discovery"
3 to 6 months hiring
14-day audit, 30 days to first ship
Contract structureLock-in and flexibility
12-month minimum, opaque scope
Salaries + benefits
3-month minimum, scope rebid quarterly
Annual cost
$120K to $240K
$420K to $680K loaded
$84K to $192K typical retainer
Common questions

Things manufacturers
ask before signing.

Eight of the most common questions we field on first calls with manufacturing owners, plant managers, and marketing leads. If something here is not covered, the strategy call is the right place to get into it.

What does a manufacturing marketing retainer typically cost?
Most growth-stage manufacturing retainers run $7,000 to $16,000 per month depending on scope. That covers a senior strategist, paid media across two or three channels, an SEO content program built around product-line authority, lifecycle automation inside your CRM or HubSpot, and a live attribution dashboard tied to RFQ value. Scope is rebid every quarter so you only pay for what is moving the number.
How fast does a manufacturing program pay back?
Median payback across active manufacturing accounts sits between 9 and 14 months. The first 90 days are typically rebuild work. Spec catalog, attribution, segmentation, intake plumbing. By month nine, the median client has produced enough attributed RFQ value to fund the retainer multiple times over. You will see that number openly on the strategy call before anything is signed.
Do you work with manufacturers below $5M in annual revenue?
Selectively. The work pays off best with manufacturers that have product-market fit, a working sales motion, and clear product-line economics. Below that point, a full-funnel program is usually less valuable than hiring a strong in-house marketer or one channel specialist. We will tell you on the call if that is where you sit, even if it costs us the deal.
What CRMs and ERPs do you work in?
Mostly HubSpot, where we are a Diamond Solutions Partner. Also Salesforce, Pardot, Marketo, and integrations into NetSuite, Epicor, and SAP Business One on the ERP side. We do not recommend a stack change unless your current setup is actively breaking attribution. Most plants keep what they have and we instrument it properly.
How do you handle distributor and channel partners?
A distributor portal is included in most spec-catalog rebuilds. Co-branded landing pages, MAP-compliant pricing logic, lead routing rules that respect territory, and joint-marketing collateral the channel can actually use. We treat the distributor network as a first-class buyer audience, not an afterthought tacked onto the direct funnel.
Will you work alongside our in-house marketing team?
Almost always. About 78% of manufacturing clients have at least one in-house marketer or marketing coordinator. We typically run as the senior strategy and execution bench while your team owns brand, trade shows, and channel comms. RACI gets written in the kickoff so nobody is guessing who owns what by the end of week two.
What is the contract term and how do exits work?
Three-month minimum, then month-to-month with 30 days notice. We rebid scope every quarter so you are never locked into a contract that no longer fits the plant. About 14% of clients leave before the 12-month mark, usually because they have built up an in-house team to run what we shipped. We see that as a win, not a churn event.
Where are you based and how do you work with manufacturers across the country?
Headquartered in NYC at 169 Madison Ave. The majority of our manufacturing clients sit outside New York. We run on Slack plus monthly in-person or video reviews, with on-site plant visits during onboarding when the spec work calls for it. Senior strategy always stays with senior team members, no junior rotation.
Three ways forward

Stop reporting on traffic. Start reporting on RFQ value.

On the strategy call you speak with a senior strategist, not a sales rep. The 45 minutes cover your funnel by product line and end-market, the channels actually pulling qualified RFQs, the gaps in your spec catalog, and a working theory of where the next ten RFQs should come from. You leave with a written next-step roadmap whether you ever hire us or not.