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Brüel & Kjær

Generating leads with B2B thought leadership

Summary

Brüel & Kjær wanted to look forward – beyond tomorrow – and position themselves at the forefront of progress with a thought leadership campaign. Providing integrated marketing support at every stage, we helped Brüel & Kjær engage high-level decision-makers and generate C-suite leads.

About Brüel & Kjær

Brüel & Kjær is known worldwide as a leading provider of solutions for measuring and managing the quality of sound and vibration. Celebrating 75 years in business, Brüel & Kjær’s Beyond Tomorrow project explores the future of product development and the role sound and vibration will play.

Brüel & Kjær | Generating leads with B2B thought leadership | CBC | Cross-Border Communications | Leading international B2B branding and marketing agency
Brüel & Kjær | Generating leads with B2B thought leadership | CBC | Cross-Border Communications | Leading international B2B branding and marketing agency
Challenge
Customer demands are constantly shifting, and organisations must scan their markets and understand the future trends influencing their business environment. Senior management saw Brüel & Kjær’s 75th anniversary as an opportunity to look ahead and position the brand at the forefront of progress. Together with Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, the Beyond Tomorrow project was born: an ambitious vision study that presents realistic business scenarios for product development towards 2030.

The project needed a communications partner and platform that would give the project the strong identity, structure and clarity needed to open doors at management level and engage audiences with value-adding content.
Solution
We designed the “Beyond Tomorrow” concept and graphic identity to build awareness with high-level decision-makers. Providing integrated marketing support at every stage, we helped Brüel & Kjær successfully engage this target audience across key communications channels, creating presentations, reports, articles, print ads, event materials, social media posts, animations, and more.

We also structured and created a sales kit to help the sales team present the project’s insights and work with customers to integrate the findings into their strategic planning.
Challenge Solution
Customer demands are constantly shifting, and organisations must scan their markets and understand the future trends influencing their business environment. Senior management saw Brüel & Kjær’s 75th anniversary as an opportunity to look ahead and position the brand at the forefront of progress. Together with Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, the Beyond Tomorrow project was born: an ambitious vision study that presents realistic business scenarios for product development towards 2030.

The project needed a communications partner and platform that would give the project the strong identity, structure and clarity needed to open doors at management level and engage audiences with value-adding content.
We designed the “Beyond Tomorrow” concept and graphic identity to build awareness with high-level decision-makers. Providing integrated marketing support at every stage, we helped Brüel & Kjær successfully engage this target audience across key communications channels, creating presentations, reports, articles, print ads, event materials, social media posts, animations, and more.

We also structured and created a sales kit to help the sales team present the project’s insights and work with customers to integrate the findings into their strategic planning.

Key deliverables

  • Landing pages and microsites
  • Event materials
  • Content marketing
  • Lead generation
  • Print ads and direct mails
  • Social media content
  • Sales literature and presentations

Impact

In just three months, 1000 high-level decision-makers from the likes of Ferrari, Motorola and Caterpillar signed up to receive the final Beyond Tomorrow report. The project culminated in an event at Brüel & Kjær’s headquarters, where the results were presented to 300 customers, industry experts and partners. To date, the campaign has generated 77 C-suite leads.

Brüel & Kjær | Creative concept | CBC
Brüel & Kjær | Creative concept | CBC

Creative concept

Brüel & Kjær | The website/microsite served as a communication hub for the entire project. Findings were shared on the site and visitors signed up to receive project updates – and the final report | CBC
Brüel & Kjær | The website/microsite served as a communication hub for the entire project. Findings were shared on the site and visitors signed up to receive project updates – and the final report | CBC

The microsite served as a communication hub for the entire project.
Findings were shared on the site and visitors signed up to receive project updates – and the final report.

Brüel & Kjær | A central report shared key trends, insights and scenarios for the future of product development | Cover and spread of brochure | CBC
Brüel & Kjær | A central report shared key trends, insights and scenarios for the future of product development | Cover and spread of brochure | CBC

A central report shared key trends, insights and scenarios for the future of product development.

Brüel & Kjær | A comprehensive inbound marketing campaign covered all channels, including social media/LinkedIn posts, articles, blogs, videos, animations, and presentations | CBC
Brüel & Kjær | A comprehensive inbound marketing campaign covered all channels, including social media/LinkedIn posts, articles, blogs, videos, animations, and presentations | CBC

A comprehensive inbound marketing campaign covered all channels, including social media posts, articles, blogs, videos, animations, and presentations.

Presentation

Concept video