B2B Marketing

Industry: B2B & Industry

Your audience is small. Your marketing has to be precise.

In B2B there are no millions of potential customers. Maybe 500. Maybe 2,000. Of those, at any given time, 3–5 % have an active need. Mass advertising burns money here. What you need is a system that finds, addresses and convinces the right decision-makers – systematically, not by chance.

Does this sound familiar?

Three patterns we see in practically every B2B company before we start working.

01

New customers only via referrals and trade fairs

Your best sales channel is the personal network. Works – but doesn't scale. When the sales lead is on holiday, the pipeline stops. Trade fairs bring business cards but no predictable closes.

02

Google Ads brings too little volume

You've tried Google Ads. 10 clicks a day, of which 3 are relevant. Search volume in your niche is tiny – because B2B decision-makers buy differently from consumers. They ask their network before they google.

03

Sales cycle takes months – nobody nurtures the pipeline

3–9 months pass from first contact to close. During that time at most B2B companies, nothing systematic happens. No nurturing, no follow-up rhythm, no reminder. Leads fizzle out because no one stays on it.

Client story · B2B & promotional products · GALVI Promotion Products

„World champion no one knows.“ Until we got started.

GALVI had enormous expertise but zero online presence. No social media, no structure, no website that communicated what GALVI really delivers. Together we defined the ideal customer, worked through the customer journey, built a completely new website and set up a content strategy. The result: GALVI is now among Austria's 150 growth champions.

„Today we get enquiries through our website every day. So it's clearly measurable what online marketing brings. And the budget we spend on it is absolutely manageable.“

Dieter Frey · Managing Director, GALVI Promotion Products

„Many businesses know exactly where their strengths lie. But they can't find a way to tell it so their customers understand. That's exactly our part.“

— Nordsteg

Daily enquiries via the website

One of Austria's 150 growth champions

Measurable output on a manageable budget

Internal processes improved through customer understanding

Read the full story →

15+

Years of experience with B2B clients

SaaS → Industry

from software companies to industrial suppliers

5+ years

average client retention

1 day

Notice period – no risk

How it works

In 90 days your growth system is in place. Guaranteed.

01

Week 1–2: Foundation

Strategy workshop (90 min): who is your ideal client? Not „companies with 50+ employees“, but: which industry, which role, which problem, which trigger?

We build the buyer persona that drives every campaign and every piece of content. In parallel: set up tracking, audit existing channels, analyse competitors.

02

Week 3–6: Build

Google Ads on the few but valuable search terms in your niche. LinkedIn campaigns that target decision-makers by industry, company size and position.

Landing pages that don't say „contact us“ but make a concrete offer. Email sequences for leads who are not yet ready to buy.

03

Week 7–12: Optimisation

Which channels deliver qualified leads, which only clicks? Set up lead scoring: who is hot, who needs nurturing?

Content strategy for thought leadership. Automated reporting that shows: this many leads, this many qualified, this many in conversation.

Guarantee: All items on the system checklist delivered – or full money back. And everything belongs to you.

Pitfalls – what most get wrong

6 mistakes we see in B2B companies again and again

01

Relying only on Google Ads

Google Ads captures existing demand. But in B2B only 3–5 % of your target group is actively searching at any given moment. Whoever runs only Google Ads ignores 95 % of their potential customers. You need channels that create demand, not just capture it.

02

LinkedIn as an ad platform instead of a relationship channel

„We are the market leader for XYZ“ as a LinkedIn ad doesn't work. B2B decision-makers respond to content that helps them, not to ads that interrupt them. Thought leadership, case studies and real insights beat any image campaign.

03

Generating leads but not qualifying them

100 leads sound great. But if 80 of them are students, competitors or companies without budget, your sales team has had 80 pointless conversations. Qualifying before handover to sales saves more money than any campaign optimisation.

04

No content for the long decision cycle

A B2B decision-maker needs 7–13 touchpoints before they buy. If you deliver nothing after the first contact – no newsletter, no case study, no expert article – they forget you until the need arises. And then the one who was visible in between wins.

05

Trade fairs as the only sales channel

Trade fairs are valuable for personal contact. But 2 fairs a year with 30 good conversations each is 60 contacts. Of those, 6 become customers. That's enough to maintain the base, not to grow. Digital channels run 365 days a year.

06

Sales and marketing work in silos

Marketing generates leads, throws them over the fence, sales complains about quality. Marketing complains that sales doesn't work the leads. As long as these two departments don't function as one system, you burn money on both sides.

Who this works for – and who it doesn't

Good fit

  • B2B company with a product or service that needs explaining – Our strength lies in precise, content-driven outreach.
  • Average deal value above €5,000 – From this size, professional lead prices reliably pay off.
  • Sales team that can work incoming leads – The best campaign is useless if no one closes the leads.
  • At least €2,000/month ad budget available – For solid data and meaningful steering in B2B niches.
  • Marketing and sales thought of as one system – Prerequisite for any sustainable pipeline.

× Not a fit

  • ×Deal value below €500 – Cost per lead only pays off above a certain deal size.
  • ×No sales team that follows up on leads – We deliver qualified contacts, but someone has to call them.
  • ׄWe need 50 leads tomorrow“ – B2B lead generation is a marathon, not a sprint. Whoever gives up after 4 weeks has paid but learned nothing.
  • ×Product not yet proven in the market – Marketing amplifies what works – it doesn't replace product-market fit.
  • ×No willingness to invest in content – In B2B, expertise sells. Without content that shows it, every campaign stays superficial.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take for B2B leads to become customers?
Typically 3–9 months from first contact to close – depending on industry and deal value. That's why a system is important that not only generates leads but keeps them warm over months. You see the first qualified leads after 4–8 weeks. The real value shows after 6–12 months when the pipeline is full.
Does this also work for very specialised niches?
Especially there. The smaller the target group, the more precise the messaging has to be – and the less wasted spend there is. A manufacturer of cooling systems for the food industry might have 300 potential customers in Austria. Those can almost be addressed individually – if you know who they are and what drives them.
Can we grow with LinkedIn alone?
LinkedIn is a strong B2B channel, but rarely the only one you need. The best combination is usually: LinkedIn for visibility and relationship building, Google Ads for active searchers and email for nurturing in between. In the strategy call we clarify which mix makes the most sense for your target group.
What's the difference between your B2B approach and a classic lead agency?
Lead agencies often sell lists or appointments – quantity over quality. We build a system that belongs to your company. You understand who your customers are, through which channels they come and what convinces them. After 90 days you can continue this yourself – or scale with us.

Ready for B2B leads your sales team can actually close?

In a free 30-minute call we take a look at your current pipeline and show you where the biggest lever lies.

No obligation. Honest. No sales pressure.

A thank-you for your time: Every participant receives „Umsatz ohne Zufall“ – the book by our managing director Nicolas Fabjan – personally signed, by post. No purchase, no obligation. Even if we don't end up working together.

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