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CHICAGO, May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrandMuscle, the leader in integrated local and channel marketing, announced today the release of The State of Local Marketing in Manufacturing, the first in a series of industry-specific reports in the tradition of the company’s annual State of Local Marketing Research. The report details data-driven ways for manufacturers to increase program engagement, fund utilization, and overall partner participation in the face of unprecedented supply chain delays, labor shortages, and skyrocketing consumer demand to get products instantly.
A huge opportunity for manufacturers is enabling local partners to promote the brand in their local markets. But the report reveals that partners leave 46% of their corporate or co-op funds on the table, 38% of partners lack an understanding of marketing, and 55% spend little to no time on marketing activities each month. Plus, 66% of partners sell competing brands and products at their locations. The data shows that partners will choose to promote brands that offer the most easy-to-use marketing program, desirable tactics, personalized guidance, accessible funds, and incentives to participate.
Other key insights include:
- Partners who invested at least 1% of annual revenue on marketing drove 14% more revenue growth.
- Manufacturing partners invest 5% less into local marketing compared to other industries. A small increase in marketing investment could result in a big revenue impact.
- Partners at the highest level of marketing maturity experienced 2x more revenue growth than their less marketing mature peers, yet 54% of partners occupy the lowest levels of marketing maturity, with 38% classified as Developing and 16% classified as Disengaged.
- 68% of manufacturing partners find the processes and policies of their marketing program difficult to understand or inefficient.
- Websites and social media are manufacturing partners’ top two tactics, but only 20% of partners said websites were supported in a robust…
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