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Engineering marketing agency for technical firms

An engineering marketing agency for firms that sell to engineers: capability statements, technical content and trade press for long sales cycles.

Partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month

Engineering firms

An engineering marketing agency that writes for technical buyers

Rock Solid Marketing plans and runs marketing for engineering firms across Australia, from our office in Mildura. Your buyers are often engineers themselves: a plant manager, a project engineer or a procurement team comparing specifications for months. Slogans don't move them. Clear capability, proof of similar projects and someone who can answer a technical question do.

So we build the material a technical buyer actually reads: capability statements, project sheets, technical articles and trade press editorials, plus a website that makes each product or service easy to evaluate. For Heat Systems, which designs and fabricates thermal processing equipment, we delivered branding, a new website, copywriting, brochures, and editorials and advertorials for mining journals.

Engineering firms usually start on our Starter partnership plan at $4,500 + GST a month. Before any of that, we have a free 30-minute discovery call.

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Mining journal editorialsHeat Systems, thermal processing

9+

Years serving Sunraysia and the Mallee

10+

Years’ minimum experience for every specialist

10

Marketing specialists on your team

6

Core digital channels, one joined-up strategy

Common problems

What gets in the way, and how we fix it

  1. Our website lists products but doesn't help an engineer evaluate them.

    What we do

    Product and service pages carry specifications, applications, downloadable data sheets and a direct line to someone technical.

  2. Tenders and prequalifications go out with whatever capability material we have lying around.

    What we do

    A current capability statement, project sheets and team profiles are kept up to date, so each tender starts from strong, accurate material.

  3. Nobody in the sector knows our name outside existing clients.

    What we do

    Editorials, advertorials and news in the trade journals your buyers read, as we produced for Heat Systems in mining publications, backed by LinkedIn.

  4. Marketing copy overstates registrations or certifications.

    What we do

    Titles such as RPEQ, ISO certifications and prequalification status appear only where you can show them, and an engineer at your firm checks every technical claim.

Services

Services for this industry

Services for engineering firms

Digital marketing for engineering companies with technical buyers

Marketing strategies for engineering firms that respect a long buying cycle: inform early, prove capability and be easy to reach when the specification is written.

Capability statements and project sheets

A capability statement, project sheets and team profiles written for procurement and prequalification, designed to match your brand and kept current between tenders.

Technical articles

Articles that explain applications, specifications and the problems you solve, drafted from interviews with your engineers and checked by them before anything is published.

Trade press that builds a name

Editorials and advertorials in the journals your buyers read, written with the publication in mind, as we did for Heat Systems in mining journals. Press releases start from $1,000 + GST.

A website engineers can evaluate

Product and service pages with specifications, applications and downloadable data sheets, plus enquiry forms that reach the right engineer. Website packages start from $5,000 + GST.

Search for technical terms

SEO for the products, processes and applications your buyers search, which are often specific technical terms with little competition. Standalone SEO plans start at $1,000 + GST a month.

LinkedIn for engineers and leaders

Posts from your engineers and directors about projects, problems solved and industry changes, plus LinkedIn ads by job title that reach the people who approve purchases.

Enquiries and tenders, tracked

A monthly report shows enquiries, quote requests and tender invitations by source, so you know whether trade press, search or LinkedIn is filling the pipeline.

Who it’s for

Is it the right fit?

Who it’s for

  • Specialist fabrication and manufacturing engineers
  • Civil and structural consultancies
  • Mining, energy and agricultural engineering suppliers
  • Small engineering firms ready to grow beyond referrals

Not a fit

  • Firms that won't have an engineer check the technical claims
  • Anyone wanting registration or certification claims they can't show
  • A firm that only needs a new website: a website package may suit better

How it starts

Marketing for engineering firms starts with what you want more of

We start with your work: the products, services and project types you want more of, the sectors you sell into, who signs off a purchase and how long that takes. We also gather what already exists, from old brochures to past tender responses.

Then we interview your engineers, because the technical detail is what convinces technical buyers, and agree who checks every claim.

You leave with a plan by sector and channel, whoever delivers it.

  • Products and project types to grow
  • Sectors and buyers you sell to
  • Who signs off a purchase
  • Capability material you already have
  • Who checks technical claims

Let your engineers' know-how do the selling.

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Work in this industry

B2B and product catalogue work

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Janine at Rock Solid Marketing has been fantastic to work with. She brings a clear, practical approach to online marketing and genuinely takes the time to understand your business before offering solutions. I highly recommend Janine for anyone looking for reliable, results-driven marketing support.

Anthony DalfarraMildura Truck CentreRead the Mildura Truck Centre case study

Your specialists

The people behind your engineering marketing

Meet the whole team
Andrew MevissenAndrew MevissenPR ProfessionalSouthern Highlands NSW
Rachel EhratRachel EhratCreator Of All Things Amazing!Tasmania
Lindsay BuckleyLindsay BuckleyDigital MastermindSydney NSW

How it works

How a partnership runs

Every partnership starts with a strategy, then runs month by month with one plan and one point of contact.

  1. Free discovery call

    A free 30-minute call about your business, your goals and whether a partnership is the right fit.

  2. Strategy and roadmap

    We get to know your goals, customers, challenges and opportunities, then give you a practical marketing roadmap.

  3. Monthly delivery

    Your account manager runs the plan each month across the channels it needs, from social media and SEO to email and press releases.

  4. Meet and report

    A monthly meeting by phone or visit, with a HubSpot dashboard that shows what the work is achieving.

Package activities

What a marketing agency for engineering firms covers

Technical contentTrade pressNo lock-in contracts
  • Monthly meeting (phone or visit)
  • Plan by sector and product
  • Capability statement updates
  • Technical articles and case studies
  • Trade press releases and editorials
  • Search engine optimisation (SEO)
  • Google Ads management
  • LinkedIn and social media
  • Website management
  • HubSpot reporting

Paid journal space and ad spend are billed by the publication or platform. Printing is quoted to the job.

Partnership plans

Marketing for engineering firms, priced by the month

Each plan includes an account manager plus our writers, PR specialist, designers and SEO strategist. Hours decide how much technical content we can produce.

Starter

$4,500+ GST a month

28 hours a month

For small to medium size business with a need to start with marketing planning and to develop key objectives.

Designed to drive website traffic and understand key learnings for inbound marketing.

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Standard

$5,500+ GST a month

35 hours a month

Designed for businesses with aggressive growth goals and product and services campaigns with high level content production.

Ideal for medium size businesses looking to increase their marketing ROI.

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Advanced

$7,500+ GST a month

45 hours a month

Tailored to businesses pursuing significant growth objectives, with a custom plan focused on the most profitable opportunities.

Includes a one-off 15-second online video or ebook of your goods and services.

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Bespoke

POA

Built around you

A choice of customised plans, including a digital subscription for optimisation, automated lead nurturing and other clever marketing “force multipliers”.

Talk to us about your goals.

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Key facts

Marketing for Engineering Firms at a glance

Starting price
From $4,500 + GST a month
Hours a month
28, 35 or 45, or built around you
Contract
No lock-in contracts
Engineering work
Heat Systems, thermal processing
Technical claims
Checked by your engineers
Where we work
Mildura office, clients across Australia
First step
Free 30-minute discovery call

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Resources

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Success Stories

Heat Systems

About the Client: Heat Systems offer thermal processing solutions. Their expertise covers the design, fabrication and maintenance of unique thermal equipment such as Carbon Regeneration Kilns, Direct Elution Heaters, Thermal Oil Heaters, Cooling Screw conveyors and so much more. Scope of Work: Branding and style guide, New website, Copy writing, Brochures, Editorial and Advertorials for print and

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FAQ

Engineering marketing questions

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With us, 28 hours a month of content, trade press, search and reporting costs $4,500 + GST on the Starter partnership plan. Firms with several product lines often need Standard ($5,500 + GST) or Advanced ($7,500 + GST). Paid journal space and ad spend are extra. A capability statement on its own can be written as one-off work at $175 + GST an hour.

An engineering marketing agency turns technical know-how into material buyers trust. That means capability statements, project sheets, technical articles, trade press and a website engineers can evaluate. Digital marketing for engineering firms then puts that material in front of the right people through search, LinkedIn and industry publications. Success is measured in enquiries and tenders, not likes.

Start with what wins work today and make it easier to find. Marketing for small engineering firms usually means a clear website with project examples, a capability statement, a Google Business Profile and one or two trade publications or LinkedIn. Expand only when that's working. If a website and capability statement are all you need, we'll tell you before we quote.

Civil firms win through prequalification, tenders and relationships with councils, developers and head contractors. Marketing for civil engineering firms supports that with project case studies by type and region and current capability material. A website that shows your systems and safety approach, plus LinkedIn content from your engineers, does the rest. Awards and certifications appear only as you can show them.

Often, yes. Technical buyers still read industry journals and newsletters, in print and online, and an editorial about a real project builds credibility an ad can't. For Heat Systems we produced editorials and advertorials for mining journals alongside its website and brochures. We pair trade press with LinkedIn and search so the coverage keeps working after publication.

Yes, with the client's permission. Many engineering projects sit under confidentiality agreements, so we check what can be named, shown or described before writing a case study. Where a client can't be named, a project sheet can describe the problem, the solution and the scale without identifying them. Your team approves every case study.

Expect a long runway, because engineering purchases often take months and involve several people. Trade press and LinkedIn build familiarity over that time, search builds steadily, and capability material pays off at the next tender. We report enquiries, quote requests and tender invitations every month, and we don't promise contract wins.

Your firm does. The capability statements, articles, images and website content we produce belong to you, and our partnership plans have no lock-in contracts. If you only need trade press or a capability refresh this year, we'll suggest a smaller start rather than a monthly plan.

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Let’s start by scheduling a free discovery call so we can get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit for your marketing needs.