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Marketing for Manufacturers and Industrial Products

Marketing an industrial product to engineers and procurement teams is very different from marketing to consumers, yet many manufacturers apply consumer tactics that fall flat. This programme helps industrial marketers reach technical buyers through the right content, channels and distributor relationships. It reflects the long buying cycles, specification driven decisions and relationship dependence of industrial markets across Africa.

What you will be able to do

  • Understand how technical and procurement buyers evaluate industrial products.
  • Position products around performance, reliability and total cost.
  • Create technical content and materials that support the buying decision.
  • Build marketing that supports distributors and the field sales team.
  • Use trade channels, referrals and specifications to generate demand.
  • Measure marketing contribution across long industrial buying cycles.

Course outline

  1. 01How industrial buyers make decisions
  2. 02Positioning industrial products
  3. 03Technical content and sales materials
  4. 04Supporting distributors and field sales
  5. 05Getting specified and generating demand
  6. 06Trade shows and industry channels in context
  7. 07Aligning marketing with long sales cycles
  8. 08Measuring industrial marketing contribution

Who should attend

Industrial and manufacturing marketers, technical sales support staff, product managers and distributor marketing teams selling equipment, components and materials to businesses.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 26 Aug 2026Online3US$900
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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