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Free Guide: Ultimate LinkedIn Profile Optimisation Checklist

Playbook: B2B Websites That Convert – 8 Key Points Industrial Brands Get Wrong and How to Fix It

Free Guide: The B2B Authority Content System

Free Guide: Industrial Marketing Playbook

Free Guide: AI-Powered B2B Demand Generation Framework

Free Cheatsheet: Building Trust in B2B Lead Generation

Free Cheatsheet: Marketing to Engineers

Free Cheatsheet: Target Market Template

Free Cheatsheet: Marketing for Solar Brands

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LinkedIn for B2B Sales Mastery: Turn Connections Into Pipeline | Shift ONE Webinar

Most salespeople treat LinkedIn like a business card, not a pipeline. This webinar changes that.

In this session, Shift ONE CEO Dylan Kohlstädt is joined by Loveson Mdluli, Account Manager at ...DPD Laser, to unpack exactly how B2B sales teams in industrial, manufacturing, engineering, and energy sectors can turn LinkedIn into a consistent source of qualified leads.

You'll learn:
→ Why 80% of B2B social leads come from LinkedIn, and how to claim your share
→ The five levels of LinkedIn maturity, from "Stalker" to "Sales Beast"
→ How to build a profile that closes deals before the call even happens
→ The proven 3-step outreach sequence: Connection Request, Value-Add Follow-Up, and The Ask
→ Why messages that reach 40 to 80 touches convert up to 79% of the time, versus under 1% for cold blasts
→ How to activate employee advocacy for 8x more engagement than company pages
→ A full 4-week action plan you can start using immediately

Whether you're a Sales Director, Marketing Director, or technical specifier trying to build real relationships on LinkedIn, this webinar gives you a practical, no-fluff framework to move from cold stranger to trusted advisor.

Shift ONE is Africa's B2B and SEO marketing agency, helping industrial, manufacturing, engineering, energy, and construction companies grow through digital marketing, LinkedIn strategy, and AI-enabled demand generation. With offices in Cape Town, Pretoria, London, Cary, and Hildesheim, we work with B2B brands across South Africa, the UK, US, and Germany.

🔗 Book a ScaleONE demo: https://scaleone.app/contact

🔗 Visit Shift ONE: http://www.shiftone.co.za

🔗 Connect with Dylan Kohlstädt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylankohlstadt/

🔗 Connect with Loveson Mdluli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loveson-mdluli-40950638/

📩 Let Shift ONE grow your B2B business: info@shiftone.co.za

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LinkedIn for B2B Sales Mastery: Turn Connections Into Pipeline | Shift ONE Webinar

Most salespeople treat LinkedIn like a business card, not a pipeline. ...

B2B Leaders Series: Mastering Email Marketing

Most B2B email marketing fails for one of two reasons: it's too ...

B2B Websites That Convert: What Industrial Brands Get Wrong & How to Fix It

In this webinar, Dylan Kohlstadt, CEO of Shift ONE Digital, breaks ...

B2B Leaders Series: The Industrial Marketing Playbook | Shift ONE

How do you market a complex product to a highly skilled audience? In ...

How do you market a complex product to a highly skilled audience?

In this episode of the B2B Leaders Webinar Series, Dylan Kolstadt and Jonelle Brink from Shift One Digital break ...down the Industrial Marketing Playbook, covering everything from long sales cycles and complex buying journeys to SEO, demand generation, LinkedIn marketing and measuring ROI at board level.

Whether you're a B2B marketer, sales leader or business owner in manufacturing, engineering, energy or industrial sectors, this one's for you.

What you'll learn:

What industrial marketing really is and why it's different
Industrial marketing isn't your typical B2C playbook. We break down what makes it unique, from the complexity of the product to the sophistication of the buyer, and why a completely different approach is needed to cut through the noise.

How to build a strategy around complex buying cycles
When a sales cycle can last 6 to 12 months or more, your marketing needs to work harder and smarter. We cover how to map the buyer journey, build personas, and create content and campaigns that nurture prospects through every stage, not just the top of the funnel.

How to identify and target your ideal customer profile (ICP)
Who exactly are you marketing to? Engineers? Procurement managers? C-suite executives? We walk through how to define your ICP with precision, understand their pain points, and craft messaging that actually resonates with highly technical and highly sceptical audiences.

How to align your marketing and sales teams
One of the biggest blockers in B2B growth is the disconnect between marketing and sales. We share how to break down those silos, create shared goals, and build a pipeline where marketing is genuinely enabling and accelerating sales, not working against it.

Which digital channels actually work for industrial brands
Not every channel is equal when it comes to industrial marketing. We cover the platforms and tactics that deliver real results, from LinkedIn and SEO to demand generation, paid advertising, email marketing, and AI-driven lead generation, and how to prioritise where to put your budget.

How to measure and present your results at board level
Marketers in industrial companies are increasingly being asked to justify their spend and prove ROI. We give you a practical framework for tracking the right KPIs, building meaningful reports, and walking into a board meeting with the confidence to defend your marketing investment.

Subscribe for more expert-led B2B marketing insights and webinars.

Connect with Dylan Kohlstadt on LinkedIn for more B2B Marketing Insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylankohlstadt/

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome & Introduction
00:40 What We're Covering Today
01:05 Meet the Hosts
01:30 About Shift One Digital
02:00 What Makes Us Different
02:14 Our Marketing Approach
02:42 Digital Marketing Services
02:54 Marketing & Sales Alignment
03:20 Why We Host This Webinar Series
03:32 What Is Industrial Marketing?
03:42 The Reality of Long Sales Cycles

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B2B Leaders Series: AI-Powered Demand Generation | Shift ONE

AI is not just a buzzword. It is transforming how B2B companies ...

AI is not just a buzzword. It is transforming how B2B companies generate leads, engage prospects, and drive revenue. Many businesses still rely on traditional lead generation methods that prioritise ...volume over intent, thereby missing high-value opportunities.

In this AI-Powered B2B Demand Generation webinar, we explore how AI can take your lead generation to the next level by identifying intent, personalising messaging, automating workflows, and aligning sales and marketing teams.
If you want to modernise your B2B lead generation, this session is for you.

In this webinar, you will learn how to:
- Understand B2B buying committees: Why identifying the right stakeholders, personas, and intent signals is critical, and how AI makes it easier
- Map the customer journey for AI optimisation: How to align content, messaging, and automation to each stage of the buying journey for maximum impact
- Use AI to personalise messaging at scale: Deliver the right content to the right person at the right time without manual effort
- Automate multi-channel engagement: From LinkedIn to search ads, emails, and more, reach prospects wherever they are, instantly
- Continuously learn and optimise campaigns: Test creatives, content, and workflows in real time to maximise conversion and pipeline contribution

Key takeaways:
- Identify and target high-intent accounts instead of guessing
- Align sales and marketing through AI-driven account scoring
- Automate engagement while maintaining a human touch
- Continuously optimise campaigns for revenue, not just clicks

Want to implement these strategies for your brand?

Subscribe to Shift ONE’s YouTube channel for more expert-led B2B marketing webinars.

Resources:
Read our article on building AI entity trust: https://shiftone.co.za/b2b-marketing-strategy-2026-ai-entity-trust/

Free AI-Powered Lead Generation Framework: https://shiftone.co.za/ai-powered-b2b-demand-generation-framework/

Free downloadable target market template: https://www.shiftone.co.za/free-downloadable-target-market-template/

Connect with Dylan Kohlstadt on LinkedIn for more B2B marketing insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylankohlstadt/

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B2B Leaders Series: Lead Generation | Shift ONE

Marketing to engineers is not the same as lead generation for general ...

Marketing to engineers is not the same as lead generation for general B2B audiences. Many companies treat technical buyers like “just another buyer” — and miss out because they don’t ...tailor their content, messaging, or channels.

In this Lead Generation for Engineers webinar, we unpack what engineers care about, how they buy, where they research, and how you should be talking to them if you want to generate qualified leads in industrial, manufacturing, and technical sectors.

If you’re serious about lead generation for engineers, this session is for you.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:
Understand B2B technical audiences: Why engineers prioritise data, facts, specifications, and proof over marketing claims — and how this affects lead generation.
Build a website that generates leads: Your website is the starting point for lead generation. Every prospect visits your website first to assess credibility.
Without an effective website, your lead generation is like pouring water into a bucket full of holes.
Use content to support sales: How content influences buying decisions, why engineers need more information earlier, and how technical content reduces perceived risk.
Leverage trade shows properly: While digital dominates, engineers still want to kick the tyres, quite literally. They value hands-on interaction, and trade shows provide it.
Run effective B2B lead generation campaigns: How to structure campaign strategy, choose the right channels, and track performance across the full buying journey.
Measure what matters: Track technical content engagement, lead quality, pipeline contribution, and ROI — not vanity metrics.

Key takeaways:
Align your website, content, and campaigns with how engineers actually research
Build credibility through technical proof, data, and real-world use cases
Use trade shows as structured lead generation opportunities
Continuously track, measure, and refine your lead generation strategy

Want to implement these strategies for your brand?

Subscribe to Shift ONE’s YouTube channel for more expert-led B2B marketing webinars.

Resources:
Free guide to marketing industrial products:
https://shiftone.co.za/marketing-industrial-products/

Free guide to marketing to engineers:
https://shiftone.co.za/marketing-to-engineers-free-cheatsheet/

Free downloadable target market template:
https://www.shiftone.co.za/free-downloadable-target-market-template/

Connect with Dylan Kohlstadt on LinkedIn for more B2B marketing insights:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylankohlstadt/

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B2B Leaders Series: Marketing to Engineers | Shift ONE

Marketing to engineers is not the same as marketing to general B2B ...

Marketing to engineers is not the same as marketing to general B2B buyers. In this Marketing to Engineers webinar, Shift ONE’s CEO Dylan Kohlstädt unpacks exactly how technical buyers think, ...research, and make decisions. If you’re serious about marketing to engineers in industrial, manufacturing, or technical sectors, this session is for you.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:
- Understand engineers: Why engineers prioritise data, facts, performance, and measurable results over flashy campaigns.
- Speak their language: How clear, educational, and data-backed content builds trust with technical audiences.
- Map how engineers buy: Navigate long, research-heavy buying cycles and engage them at every touchpoint – from your website to YouTube.
- Reach engineers where they are: Use AI optimisation, SEO, and video content to support your marketing to engineers strategy across platforms.
- Leverage trade shows properly: Turn trade show stands into lead engines using LinkedIn, QR codes, and follow-up journeys.
- Build a content strategy engineers trust: Thought leadership, technical blogs, data sheets, and case studies that reduce perceived risk.
- Choose the right channels: Focus on LinkedIn, email, and an omnichannel presence that supports complex B2B buying decisions.
- Measure what matters: Use tools like Google Analytics and HighLevel to track leads, pipeline, and ROI from your marketing to engineers campaigns.
- Run Account-Based Marketing (ABM): Target key accounts with tailored campaigns and content that speaks to specific technical and commercial needs.

Key takeaways:
- Optimise your website, SEO, and YouTube presence around how engineers actually search.
- Build credibility with data-driven case studies, technical proof, and testimonials.
- Create educational video content that engineers can rely on, not just gimmicks.
- Continuously track, measure, and refine your marketing to engineers strategy.

Want to implement these strategies for your brand?

Subscribe to Shift ONE’s YouTube channel for more expert-led B2B marketing webinars.

Resources:
Download the FREE Marketing to Engineers Cheat Sheet here: https://shiftone.co.za/marketing-to-engineers-free-cheatsheet/
Download our Target Market Table here: https://shiftone.co.za/target-market-template-downloadable

Connect with Dylan Kohlstadt LinkedIn for more B2B marketing insights:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylankohlstadt/

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B2B Leaders Series: Creating a Marketing Strategy in a Rapidly Changing World | Shift ONE

While the basics of marketing, like audience and persona ...

While the basics of marketing, like audience and persona identification, may seem straightforward, they’re often overlooked - yet remain critical for success.

As B2B marketing shifts from cold outreach to relationship-driven ...approaches, longer buying cycles demand that marketers refine their strategies. In this webinar, we’ll walk you through the key pillars of B2B marketing that will help you adapt and thrive in a changing world:

Key Webinar Takeaways:
- Target Persona: Learn how to understand your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), key decision-makers, and KPIs. We’ll also share a downloadable Target Market Table to assist in persona creation.
- Content Strategy: Explore strategies for long-form content, inbound lead generation, short-form videos, and user-generated content (UGC).
- Channel Strategy: Why LinkedIn should be your primary B2B platform, and how email marketing continues to play a vital role.
- Sales & Marketing Alignment: Discover how relationship-building and Account-Based Marketing (ABM) contribute to achieving higher ROI.
- Data, Tools & Technology: Dive into the best practices for Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), attribution, HighLevel CRM, AI tools for content, and automation to drive more effective decisions.

The session concludes with a real-world case study highlighting how omni-channel lead generation can deliver remarkable results, showcasing how precise targeting and data-driven campaigns drive success.

Key Resources:
- Downloadable Target Market Table (available on the Shift ONE website)
- B2B Persona Tool: https://share.google/PduPJRZxPZlXqWU7J
- Shift ONE’s AI Webinar on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ykk04EMPZR8
- HighLevel CRM: https://www.gohighlevel.com/

This talk will help you rethink your audience understanding, align content to personas, and harness the power of campaigns and automation. By embracing these strategies, you’ll be well-positioned to navigate and succeed in a rapidly changing marketing world.

Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more webinars, insights, and strategies to help you level up your marketing game.

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