The Kula Ring podcast is essential listening for manufacturing marketers who want to grow their digital presence and compete online.
Sponsored by Kula Partners—an agency committed to helping leading B2B manufacturers craft digital experiences that transform how they engage buyers, serve customers, and outpace their competition—The Kula Ring podcast features conversations about marketing, sales, and technology with top manufacturing executives from across North America.
The Kula Ring podcast is co-hosted by Kula Partners principals, Carman Pirie and Jeff W. White, both of whom are frequently sought after for their digitally-focused B2B expertise. They regularly share their insights with audiences including conferences like B2B Online and HubSpot’s INBOUND, the Gardner Manufacturing Marketer blog, and other podcasts focused on B2B marketing and technology.
Episode 18
Millennials Leading Digital Transformation
Featuring Zach Garrett, Director, CX Programs & Communities at Belden Inc.
Carman and Jeff welcome Zach Garrett, Director, CX Programs & Communities at Belden Inc., in this episode of The Kula Ring. Zach’s aggressive career path has lead him to a director role in transforming Belden’s digital experience just a few years after his graduation from university. They discuss the opportunities presented by manufacturing marketing, how to get a traditional sales team to play a critical role in digital transformation, the importance of human-to-human marketing, and why large manufacturing companies must embrace Millennials to thrive in today’s market.
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Episode 17
Leading the Pack in Manufacturing Marketing
Featuring Lew Weiss, Host of Manufacturing Talk Radio and President of All Metals & Forge Group
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Lew Weiss of Manufacturing Talk Radio and All Metals & Forge Group. Lew shares some of his insights from his long experience as a manufacturing marketing trailblazer, and offers some tips for staying ahead of the game.
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Episode 16
How Global Companies Can Create Universal Marketing
Featuring Kristin Fallon, Marketing Communications Executive at GE Power
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Kristin Fallon, Marketing Communications Executive at GE Power, about creative content channels, connecting across cultures, and crafting marketing that works anywhere.
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Episode 15
Testing 1, 2, 3: A Manufacturer’s Iterative Approach to a Website Redesign
Featuring Christina Liebman, Director of Global Marketing and Digital Strategy at Advanced Energy Industries
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Christina Liebman, Director of Global Marketing and Digital Strategy, about the iterative website redesign process she recently followed at Advanced Energy Industries. By continuously testing and refining along the way, she was able to meet the objectives set out for the redesign. Christina also discusses the unforeseen challenges she met along the way including working with more vendors than anticipated and educating the team to create mobile-friendly content that would also resonate with international audiences.
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Episode 14
Agile Manufacturing is the Future
Featuring Krisztina "Z" Holly, Host of The Art of Manufacturing and Chief Instigator of MAKE IT IN LA
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk to Krisztina Holly, better known as Z, about agile manufacturing, and the lessons that manufacturers need to learn to be competitive in 2019 and beyond.
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Episode 13
Cultivating a B2C Mindset for B2B Manufacturers
Featuring Daniel Williams, Digital Marketing Director at Samtec
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Daniel Williams, Digital Marketing Director at Samtec, about how B2B manufacturing marketers can take inspiration from B2C giants like Amazon to provide easier experiences for B2B buyers, the power of data, and where to buy the best socks.
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Episode 12
Don’t Be Blinded By Your Data
Featuring Logan Dunn, Marketing Director and Chris Silva, Digital Marketing Manager at ClearBags
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Logan Dunn and Chris Silva of ClearBags about avoiding vanity metrics, finding the numbers that matter for your company, and building the right tech stack.
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Episode 11
Content and Community for Manufacturing Marketers
Featuring Nick Goellner, Marketing Director of Advanced Machine & Engineering
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Nick Goellner, Marketing Director of Advanced Machine & Engineering and Partner and Managing Director of MakingChips podcast. Nick shares his experience selling modern marketing techniques to a third generation manufacturing business, how authenticity (or the lack thereof) contributes to the success of content marketing, and how manufacturers can benefit from offering unique kinds of content.
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Episode 10
Opportunities for Marketers in the Manufacturing Industry
Featuring Susan Towers, Marketing Director at Miller Fabrication Services
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Susan Towers, Marketing Director at Miller Fabrication Solutions. Susan shares her experience in moving between marketing roles in manufacturing and SaaS industries, rebranding a decades old family company, and why the manufacturing field is such an exciting place to work for marketers.
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Episode 9
Driving Results: Practical Lessons For Mid-Sized Manufacturing Marketers
Featuring Scott Holstein, Marketing Manager at Computrols, Inc.
In this episode of The Kula Ring, Jeff and Carman talk with Scott Holstein of Computrols, a New Orleans-Based hardware manufacturer and software company. They discuss how to drive results by aligning the sales and marketing teams, the value of social selling, the challenges of marketing two different business units, and what it takes to go up against goliath competitors.
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