# Social media marketing for engineering firms and manufacturers > Source: https://prontx.com/social-media-marketing/manufacturing/ | Publisher: ProntX | Last updated: 2026-10-11 ## Summary ProntX runs social media marketing for engineering firms, manufacturers and industrial companies across the UK. We focus on LinkedIn and YouTube, turning shop-floor video and engineers' knowledge into technical content, support trade shows and run targeted LinkedIn ads. Social media marketing for manufacturers starts from £650 a month on rolling contracts. LinkedIn and YouTube content for UK manufacturers and industrial companies, built from shop-floor footage and engineers' expertise, checked for accuracy before anything goes live. Social media marketing for engineering firms fails when it copies consumer brands: a machine photo with a slogan, a trade show selfie, a “happy Friday” post. Engineers scroll past. What they stop for is detail, such as a tricky tolerance solved, a new process explained, a short clip of a cell running. ProntX plans and runs social media for UK manufacturers, industrial companies and engineering consultancies, mainly on LinkedIn and YouTube, from £650 a month on rolling contracts. ### “Our customers are not on social media” It is the most common objection we hear from manufacturers, and it is half right. Your buyers are not browsing Instagram for suppliers. But engineers, buyers, plant managers and the people you want to hire do use LinkedIn and watch technical videos on YouTube. An industrial marketing agency writing in The Engineer made a similar point: winning work through social seems counterintuitive to many engineering businesses until they see who is actually there. ### What social is for in manufacturing It rarely produces an order on its own. It keeps you visible to accounts through a long buying cycle, shows capability between sales visits, supports trade shows, and helps you hire. Judged on those jobs, a modest, technical, consistent presence pays its way. Judged on likes, it usually looks disappointing. We agree the goals with you at the start, so everyone measures the same thing. Content ## What should engineering firms post on social media? Proof of capability, told by the people who do the work. Most of it already exists on your shop floor; it just needs capturing and editing. Shop floor ### Process in action Fifteen to sixty seconds of a machine cutting, a weld being inspected or an assembly being tested, with a caption that names the material, tolerance or challenge. No voiceover needed. Expertise ### Engineer explainers Short posts or videos where one of your engineers explains a design choice, a common specification mistake or how to reduce cost on a part. This is the content buyers save and share internally. Projects ### Job stories Anonymised or approved project write-ups: the brief, the problem, the process route and the result. Linked to a full case study on your website so interested buyers can go deeper. People ### Team and apprentices New starters, apprentice milestones, qualifications gained, long-service anniversaries. It humanises the business and supports recruitment, which many manufacturers find as pressing as sales. Investment ### New capability A new machine, accreditation or facility is a reason to contact dormant accounts. We turn each one into a post, a short video and an email. Events ### Trade show support What you are showing and where, meetings booked, highlights from the stand and follow-up content for people who could not attend. Platforms ## Which social platforms suit manufacturers and industrial companies? LinkedIn first for buyers and engineers, YouTube for technical video that also helps search, and others only where your audience or hiring needs justify them. | Platform | Role | Notes | | LinkedIn | Main channel for buyers, engineers and specifiers | Company page plus posts from directors, sales engineers and technical staff | | YouTube | Process videos, product demos, installation guides | Videos rank in Google and can be embedded on product and capability pages | | Instagram and Facebook | Local recruitment, apprentices, community | Useful for hiring near your site; rarely a sales channel | | X | Trade press and industry news | Optional, low priority for most manufacturers | By business type ## Does social media work differently for each type of engineering business? Yes. What you sell decides what you show. A subcontract machine shop, a product manufacturer and an engineering consultancy each need a different content mix. Subcontract ### Show range and reliability Variety of parts, materials and sectors, inspection and quality routines, and on-time delivery stories. Buyers want to see that you can take on their awkward job without fuss. Products ### Show the product working Demonstrations, installation clips, application examples and specification tips for the engineers and distributors who choose your product. Consultancy ### Show the thinking Named engineers explaining approaches, lessons from projects and comment on standards or regulation. Here the people are the product, so personal profiles carry most of the weight. How it runs ## How does ProntX produce content without taking over the factory? A monthly capture routine, a named contact on your side and an approval step for technical accuracy. Your team spends an hour or two a month; we do the rest. ### Capture We agree a shot list each month: a process, a project, a person, a piece of news. Your team records short clips on a phone using our simple guide, or we arrange a filming day for larger content batches. Safety rules, customer confidentiality and restricted areas come first; nothing is filmed that your quality or security lead has not cleared. ### Edit, approve, publish We edit clips, write captions and draft posts for the company page and for named staff. Your technical contact checks the details, such as materials, tolerances and certifications, before anything is published. Then we schedule, respond to comments where appropriate and report what reached the right people. Paid social ## Is LinkedIn advertising worth it for industrial companies? It can be, for specific goals. LinkedIn ads can target by job title, industry, company size and region, which suits niche B2B audiences, but clicks are expensive, so campaigns need a clear offer and a tight audience. - Promoting a technical guide or design checklist to engineers in target sectors - Booking meetings at a trade show with visitors’ job titles - Reaching named target accounts with case studies - Retargeting visitors to capability pages - Recruiting engineers and technicians in your area - Launching a new product line to existing customer job titles We start small, measure cost per meaningful action (download, meeting, RFQ) rather than cost per click, and scale only what works. Our [paid social](/social-media-marketing/paid-social/) page explains budgets. Care points ## What should manufacturers avoid posting? Anything that reveals confidential customer work, breaches safety rules or makes claims you cannot support. - Customer parts, drawings or logos without written permission - Clips that show unsafe practice, missing PPE or guarded areas opened - Defence, export-controlled or sensitive projects - Environmental or performance claims without evidence - Stock imagery that looks nothing like your factory Your quality or compliance lead approves the posting guidelines and any claims before we start. Pricing ## How much does social media marketing for manufacturers cost? ProntX social media for manufacturing and engineering firms starts from £650 a month. Video production, more platforms or paid campaigns typically increase the cost; final price depends on scope. | Plan | Typical cost | Includes | | LinkedIn presence | From £650 a month | Company page, regular posts, edited phone video, monthly report | | LinkedIn and YouTube | Typically £1,000 to £1,600 a month | Staff post drafts, a video series, trade show support | | Organic plus paid | Typically £1,600 a month and up | LinkedIn ad campaigns, account targeting and recruitment campaigns | Ad spend is paid directly to the platforms; contracts are rolling monthly. See [pricing](/pricing/), our [B2B social media](/social-media-marketing/b2b-social-media/) service, or [digital marketing for manufacturing](/digital-marketing/manufacturing/) to connect social with search and email. **Get a straight answer on social for your firm** ProntX has served more than 200 clients over six years. Our [free audit](/free-audit/) looks at your LinkedIn page, what competitors post and where your buyers are active, delivered as a personal video within two working days. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is social media worth it for an engineering firm? For most B2B engineering firms, a focused LinkedIn presence is worth it, because buyers, engineers and future employees are there. It works best as support for sales: staying visible to accounts, showing new capability and backing up trade shows. It is rarely worth spreading effort across every platform or judging success on likes. ### What do engineers want to see on LinkedIn? Technical substance. Processes in action, problems solved, material and design advice, and honest project stories. Engineers respond to specifics such as tolerances, materials and test results far more than brand messaging. Posts from real engineers and directors usually outperform company page posts. ### How often should a manufacturer post? Two or three posts a week on LinkedIn is a sensible target for most firms, plus one or two short videos a month. Consistency matters more than volume. A steady rhythm of useful posts builds familiarity with buyers over a long sales cycle; bursts followed by silence do not. ### Can we film in the factory safely? Yes, with simple rules. We agree what can be filmed, keep customer parts and drawings out of shot unless approved, make sure PPE and guarding are correct in every clip and avoid restricted areas. Your quality or safety lead signs off the shot list, and we never publish footage they have not cleared. ### Should our engineers post from their own profiles? If they are willing, yes. Personal posts usually reach more people than company page posts, and buyers trust engineers more than marketing. We draft posts from their input for them to edit and approve, so it takes minutes rather than hours. Nobody is pushed to post if they would rather not. ### Does social media help manufacturers recruit? It often does. Showing apprentices, training, modern equipment and the people behind the work helps attract engineers and technicians, particularly locally. Recruitment content also reassures customers that you have the skills to deliver. Many manufacturers find this a strong secondary benefit of a regular social presence. ### Do you use YouTube for industrial companies? Yes, where you have processes or products worth showing. YouTube videos can appear in Google results, and embedding them on product and capability pages helps buyers understand what you do. Short demonstrations, installation guides and factory tours tend to be the most useful formats. ### How do you measure results? We report reach among relevant job titles and companies, engagement from target accounts, clicks to capability pages, downloads, enquiries and job applications from social. Where possible we tag enquiries in your CRM so social gets credit for the conversations it starts. ## Price From £650 per month plus VAT. Full pricing: https://prontx.com/pricing/ ## Contact Free growth audit: https://prontx.com/free-audit/ | Phone: 020 3048 4022 | Email: info@prontx.com