Strategic brand development in a traditional B2B industry

‘’If you rest, you rust.’ Rünz & Hoffend has been in business for almost 100 years. And the company is not only state-of-the-art in terms of production, but also in terms of marketing. Rünz & Hoffend is a family-run company in its fourth generation that has mastered the transition to a highly modernised concrete plant. Products for landscaping, building construction and civil engineering are manufactured in a sustainable manner.

Marketing meets functionality: products and formats follow the new trends in equal measure to appeal to the target group in the right way.

🔥 The initial situation:

Due to its high-quality products and long-standing customer relationships, the family-run company saw no immediate need for an online brand presence, apart from the company website. However, with the evolution of the customer journey and the wide range of digital possibilities, Rünz & Hoffend recognised the need to keep up with the trend, not only in terms of products, but also in terms of marketing. We placed a special focus on brand building and increasing awareness in the B2B environment of garden landscapers and the building materials trade through a targeted campaign strategy that is tailored to the needs and interests of your target group.

💡The solution: 

As part of our collaboration, we relied on diverse but strategically coordinated marketing approaches to maximise the brand's reach and impact. We utilised content marketing on various social media platforms by presenting appealing product images and videos while also providing in-depth information in newsletters and an informative blog. Instead of ‘just’ talking about the product, we address relevant industry topics in gala construction, describe trends and visually link the product to understandable life situations. In doing so, we constantly research and examine current industry topics in order to offer exciting content for the target group ‘alongside the product’.

To deepen the customer relationship, we use targeted newsletter marketing that gives interested parties and customers a selective look at current, relevant topics and at the same time informs them about innovations in the Rünz & Hoffend portfolio. We regularly review the focus of the measures with Rünz & Hoffend, check their success and adapt the next steps instead of stubbornly following a plan. In this way, we reach more and more contacts in the gardening and landscaping sector in the long term.

Marketing Mittelrhein is the right partner for us. They provide open and direct advice and cover all our marketing requirements: be it online marketing, the production of high-quality videos and photos of our products or the organisation of our trade fair appearances. One call to our contact person and everything is taken care of.

- Hugo Kessler, CEO of Rünz & Hoffend

Some highlights of the collaboration:

Exhibition booth Eurobaustoff Forum

We added a personal touch to the RH-Steine booth at the industry trade fair ‘Eurobaustoff Forum’. We provided support from start to finish, from the conception and design of the exhibition stands to the comprehensive coordination of the entire stand construction. We also took care of the content on the interactive screens to ensure that the presentation of the brand was optimised.

Newsletter marketing

From the outset, the aim was to expand not only the reach but also the intensity of contacts. To this end, a separate newsletter for customers and interested parties from the building materials trade and the gardening and landscaping sector was introduced at an early stage. With a separate Newsletter, individual highlight topics are targeted at the relevant target group.

Recruiting activities

Thanks to digital marketing campaigns, recruitment at Rünz & Hoffend is now more measurable and structured. From forklift drivers to sales representatives: Depending on the vacancy, suitable campaigns are designed via channels such as LinkedIn or Instagram to generate suitable applications.

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