Commercial + B2B marketing operates on different math than consumer-facing businesses. A commercial general contractor might only have 50 realistic buyers in their county for any given quarter — but the average contract is $500,000. A manufacturer might have a global addressable market measured in hundreds of accounts — but each account is worth millions over the relationship. That changes everything about how you market.
You’re not trying to drive volume; you’re trying to be the obvious choice when one of a small number of buyers is researching. That means deep capabilities pages, real project case studies (often anonymized), credentials and certifications prominently displayed, and content that demonstrates pattern recognition in your specific category. The website does heavy work in the buyer’s evaluation process — usually months before they ever contact you.
For paid advertising, LinkedIn ads typically out-perform Google for B2B because the targeting (industry, company size, job title) is more precise. Google Ads still has a role for buyers actively searching for specific capabilities, but the keyword strategy is different from consumer-facing campaigns. Account-based marketing (targeting specific named accounts with custom content) is often part of the right mix for the highest-value engagements.