Episode 225

Complex Industry, Simple Message

Lewis Simms

Featuring Lewis Simms, Head of Industrial Product Marketing for Nexa3D

March 14, 2023

This week Lewis Simms extols the virtues of creating a simple message. Finding a pain point in your potential customer’s life and solving it is one thing, finding a way to concisely express that is another one entirely. Lewis walks us through what that looks like in a world known for being intricate and inaccessible to the uninitiated, 3D Printing.

Episode 223

Marketing, Social Media, and Community: The Great Divide

Peter Hedger

Featuring Peter Hedger, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Composite Applications Group

February 21, 2023

We have all caught ourselves thinking about what the world has become, or what comes next for us. This week we are talking to Peter Hedger, who has put some concerted effort into understanding this conundrum. As a B2B manufacturing marketer he has some key insights into what might be coming next for us marketers. In a world saturated with social media and pandemic fallout Peter thinks community is going to be more important than ever.

Episode 220

Why Sustainable Product Innovation Should Serve Your Customer’s Supply Chain

Sylvain Marseille

Featuring Sylvain Marseille, VP of Marketing and New Product Development at Pelton Shepherd

January 31, 2023

In this episode of The Kula Ring, Sylvain Marseille, VP of Marketing and New Product Development at Pelton Shepherd shares why understanding the pain points along a customer’s whole supply chain is essential when innovating a new sustainable product. He discusses the importance of a long term vision when it comes to developing sustainable products and why your actions should be driven by what the customer needs to build a stronger brand.

Episode 218

How A Robotic Forklift Company Markets Online To Manufacturers

Rob Patey

Featuring Rob Patey, Global Director of Marketing for BALYO

January 17, 2023

BALYO is a global manufacturer of autonomous robotic forklifts. In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman sit down with BALYO’s Global Marketing Director, Rob Patey, to discuss what makes marketing in manufacturing unique. They also talk about the challenges of digital marketing for manufacturing companies, the best way to find and reach customers online, and what sets BALYO apart.

Episode 217

How Ecommerce Can Enhance Customer Service & Increase Sales

Murray Bain

Featuring Murray Bain, VP of Marketing at Stanpac

January 10, 2023

In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Murray Bain, VP of Marketing for Stanpac, about implementing ecommerce to enhance their customer service and effectively manage orders of all sizes. They also discuss how this has resulted in continuous sales growth from online sales.

Episode 216

How to Humanize B2B With Design Thinking

Jas Kaur

Featuring Jas Kaur, Marketing & Digital Experience Manager at Ellsworth Adhesives

January 3, 2023

In this episode of The Kula Ring, Ellsworth Adhesives Marketing & Digital Experience Manager Jas Kaur talks about how her background in design thinking has helped her lead her organization toward a more human-centric approach to B2B. Her “business to everything” philosophy is guiding a tightly integrated marketing and digital team’s efforts in making their customers’ buying process fast, efficient, and intuitive.

The Kula Ring is a podcast for manufacturing marketers who care about evolving their strategy to gain a competitive edge.

Listen to conversations with North America’s top manufacturing marketing executives and get actionable advice for success in a rapidly transforming industry.

About Kula

Kula Partners is an agency that specializes in maximizing revenue potential for B2B manufacturers.

Our clients sell within complex, technical environments and we help them take a more targeted, account-focused approach to drive revenue growth within niche markets.