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Are local buyers finding you online?
Be on the only industrial search engine with local search.
More and more industrial buyers and specifiers are looking for local suppliers so they can:
- Reduce delivery time
- Save on shipping costs
- Make just-in-time purchasing decisions
- Get better post-sale service
The Internet allows buyers to search independently and only contact suppliers when they’re ready to buy.
Did you know?
Local search is now 25% of Internet Commercial activity.
-Kelsey Group Survey
44% of Web users are performing more local searches than they did last year.
-Search Engine Watch
34-40% of engineers prefer to buy from local suppliers.
-ThomasNet.com User Behavior Study
52% of all searches on ThomasNet.com are modified by geographic area.
-Independent ThomasNet.com User Survey
If you’re not showing up online in industry’s single most complete search site, then you’re losing local business to your competitors.
ThomasNet.com offers buyers the most Direct route to local suppliers.
Buyers can search by state directly from the homepage.
Help buyers in all the areas you serve find you.
Industrial buyers go to ThomasNet.com because they get the most detailed local search results, including:
- In-depth product, service and supplier information
- Product catalogs, descriptions and photos
- Downloadable CAD drawings
- Branch and distributor locations
Driving local traffic through the search engines.
When buyers search locally on Google and other general search engines, more often than not sites like ThomasNet.com come up in the search results. That’s because ThomasNet.com is continuously being optimized for local search in general search engines.
ThomasNet makes finding local suppliers simple.
Buyers find exactly what they need, where they need it.
Buyers can modify their searches on ThomasNet.com by:
Keyword search, or by browsing one of our 67,000 industrial-specific categories
State or distance from a specific zip code Companies with product catalogs and CAD drawings.
Help local buyers find you.
Buyers can sort results by state.
ThomasNet.com lets local buyers modify their searches according to their needs. This means the calls you receive from ThomasNet.com are from the most qualified buyers.
ThomasNet.com supports all your local sales offices.
Help buyers find your branch locations.
With just one click, users can find your local branches. ThomasNet’s Branch Program features all your branch locations by adding a “Multiple Locations” link to your ThomasNet.com listings. This leads buyers to a list of all your branches, so they can choose the branch they want to contact.
Help buyers locate your nearest branch.
Help distributors sell more for you.
Add all your distributors to your ThomasNet.com listings with the Distributor Program. Buyers click on an “Authorized Distributors” link to find local distributors for you products, along with company profiles, addresses, phone numbers and links to their websites.
Direct buyers to your authorized distributors.
Measuring the success of your Branch and Distributor Programs. Both programs include detailed reports that help you determine which locations get the most activity.
Local Search is our business.
For over 30 years, Thomas has been industry’s leading resource for local suppliers. Thomas Register Regional print and CD-ROM industrial buying guides continue to serve the most active local markets nationwide.
Thomas Register Regional has a highly qualified audience of over 670,000 decision-makers in a range of industries, including machinery, computers, durable goods, metals and more.
Increase your local presence by being a part of the Thomas Register Regional guides for all the areas you serve.
Get started today:
Contact a representative from our office.
SMF Associates, Inc.
2110 Powers Ferry Rd
Suite #470 Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone: 770/951-0147
Fax: 770/951-1401 info@thomasnetga.com
Finding new ways to connect industrial buyers and sellers.
Combining today’s technology with a deep knowledge of product, part and service sourcing, ThomasNet is connecting buyers and sellers in new ways.
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