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May 29, 2026
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The Industrial Marketer's Playbook for Reaching Automation Engineers on PLCtalk
How do you actually reach automation engineers on PLCtalk?
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march 16, 2026
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Where Engineers Really Make Decisions - Infographic
This infographic maps where 1,700+ engineers research, evaluate, and buy — backed by nine years of data. Feel free to share it with your team.
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2025 Research Report — Where Engineers Really Make Decisions
The playbook that says “win on Google, compete on price” is broken. 1,700+ engineers reveal where they actually research, evaluate, and buy.
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The Industrial Marketer's Playbook for Reaching Automation Engineers on PLCtalk
May 29, 2026
How do you actually reach automation engineers on PLCtalk?
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Good Ads, Wrong Stage. The Engineer Buying Cycle Problem Nobody Talks About.
May 20, 2026
Here is something the industrial marketing industry does not discuss enough...
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600,000 Page Views a Month. Zero Brand Awareness Campaigns. Here's What That Means for Industrial Marketers.
May 18, 2026
Industrial marketing ROI is a problem that most marketing leaders in the automation and electronics space know personally...
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The Forum Your Competitors Are Advertising In (And You're Not)
April 30, 2026
PLCtalk advertising is one of the most underused channels in industrial B2B marketing.
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5 Things B2B Marketers Must Change Based on How Engineers Actually Buy
March 23, 2026
The 2025 EIR data demands a fundamental rethinking of engineering marketing strategy. Here are the five strategic imperatives.
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Why AI Is Making Engineering Communities More Important, Not Less
March 22, 2026
56% of engineers use AI. But communities remain 2.6x more relied upon than LLMs. Here’s why the two are complementary — and what it means for marketers.
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The Decision-Makers You’re Missing: Who’s Actually in Engineering Communities
March 21, 2026
If you think engineering communities are filled with hobbyists and students, the data has a surprise for you.
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The Engineer’s Information Journey: From Problem to Research
March 20, 2026
What triggers an engineer to start researching — and where do they go first? The 2025 EIR maps the opening stages of every design decision.
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Beyond the Datasheet: What Really Makes Engineers Choose Your Product
March 3, 2026
What's the primary deciding factor in choosing a new product, ASIDE from product specs?
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Where Engineers Really Make Decisions - Infographic
March 16, 2026
This infographic maps where 1,700+ engineers research, evaluate, and buy — backed by nine years of data. Feel free to share it with your team.
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Engineer’s Information Journey — How Engineers Discover & Trust Content
October 22, 2025
Explore how electronics and control engineers search for, evaluate, and trust technical information throughout their design process.
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By the Numbers — Data-Driven Insights from the Engineering World
October 22, 2025
A snapshot of industry data highlighting how engineers engage with technical content, digital platforms, and trusted information sources.
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2025 Research Report — Where Engineers Really Make Decisions
March 16, 2026
The playbook that says “win on Google, compete on price” is broken. 1,700+ engineers reveal where they actually research, evaluate, and buy.
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Inside the 2025 Engineering Report — AI, Decisions & Trends
February 11, 2026
Discover how engineers research, evaluate, and influence purchasing decisions, and the trends guiding their choices today.
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Research Report — Deep Insights into the Engineer’s Decision Journey
October 23, 2025
A comprehensive research report revealing how engineers consume and evaluate content — and what marketers can do to reach them effectively.
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AI Adoption in Engineering: Control Engineers Are Skeptical, Electronics Engineers Are All In
February 18, 2026
Everyone's talking about AI in engineering workflows. But here's what nobody's talking about: the massive adoption gap between different types of engineers.
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The Great Divide: How Control and Electronics Engineers Source Information Differently
February 12, 2026
If you're marketing to engineers, here's something that might surprise you...
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Engineers Aren’t Starting Where You Think They Are
January 19, 2026
For years, semiconductor marketing strategies have revolved around a familiar center of gravity: the corporate website.
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The Authority Economy: Why Technical Content Strategy Matters More in an AI-First World
December 2, 2025
The electronics manufacturing industry is experiencing a fundamental shift in how technical decision-makers access information.
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SparkWire Launches Company to Revolutionize B2B Marketing Through Engineering Communities
August 19, 2025
New company leverages behavioral intelligence to connect B2B businesses with decision-makers through trusted community engagement
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Why Engineering Communities Are Your Most Valuable—and Overlooked—Marketing Channel
July 22, 2025
How engineering communities have evolved from casual discussion boards to critical influencers in the design process —and what this means for your B2B strategy
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From Specs to Peers: The Underground Movement Reshaping Design Decisions
July 22, 2025
Inside the peer validation process that's quietly overshadowing traditional specs as the gold standard for critical design decisions
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Where Engineers Really Make Decisions - Infographic
March 16, 2026
This infographic maps where 1,700+ engineers research, evaluate, and buy — backed by nine years of data. Feel free to share it with your team.
Read More
Engineer’s Information Journey — How Engineers Discover & Trust Content
October 22, 2025
Explore how electronics and control engineers search for, evaluate, and trust technical information throughout their design process.
Read More
By the Numbers — Data-Driven Insights from the Engineering World
October 22, 2025
A snapshot of industry data highlighting how engineers engage with technical content, digital platforms, and trusted information sources.
Read More
2025 Research Report — Where Engineers Really Make Decisions
March 16, 2026
The playbook that says “win on Google, compete on price” is broken. 1,700+ engineers reveal where they actually research, evaluate, and buy.
Read More
Inside the 2025 Engineering Report — AI, Decisions & Trends
February 11, 2026
Discover how engineers research, evaluate, and influence purchasing decisions, and the trends guiding their choices today.
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Research Report — Deep Insights into the Engineer’s Decision Journey
October 23, 2025
A comprehensive research report revealing how engineers consume and evaluate content — and what marketers can do to reach them effectively.
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