Integrated Campaigns for Laser Manufacturer AMADA

After 80 years in business, AMADA is in the top of metal processing equipment manufacturers in Europe, with a rich legacy, broad offering, loyal customers, and cutting-edge technology. But that was not enough to continue the growth .

Challenge

Classic manufacturing industry's dependence on events and expos in AMADA's sales cycle led to gaps in mental availability and share of voice across all of the European sheet metal markets. In a conservative niche like laser cutter and press machine manufacturing, it seems impossible to stand out when every major player is doing the same communications about similar machines. To retain its market position and grow the business we needed to find ways to stand out, announce the brand while respectfully acknowledging almost a century of AMADA’s history.

Strategy

Our insights into the problems and pains of general managers, machine operators, and subcontractors at sheet metal companies have led us to a two-pronged approach to new communications. First, openly acknowledge what our audience was facing - a death by a thousand cuts. In every country, from the UK to Poland, manufacturers are facing death by a 1000 cuts from labor shortages, surging electricity prices, offshoring, tariffs, and 996 other things. So justifying a purchase of new equipment feels like mission impossible, even for their own survival. So manufacturers are often playing defense. Second, we had to show that AMADA has built the steel backbone of the world - their machines have cut and pressed everything from rails, to scalpels, EV vehicle parts, and jewellry. All while remaining invisible because of how reliable and efficient they are, effectively addressing every single anxiety people involved in manufacturing process, from operator to CFO, could have.

Media

Following the principle of medium is the message, we planned the digital - social, search, programmatic display, and premium print campaigns, reminiscent of the golden age of advertising, to run throughout the year, with OOH and DOOH providing support in the locations of major events like MACH and EuroBlech. Our media team built a growth engine that would expand the brand and deliver high quality leads, both short- and long-term, as reliably as AMADA’s own machines.

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