Predictive AI Helps Industrial Manufacturer Anticipate Customer Needs and Boost Sales

A U.S.-based industrial manufacturer wanted to better understand its customers — anticipating when they’d reorder, identifying churn risks, and optimizing sales outreach. With Redtag’s help, they combined Salesforce Data Cloud, Einstein 1 Studio, and MuleSoft to create a unified data foundation and predictive model that keeps their sales teams one step ahead.

About:
The company is one of the largest privately owned producers and distributors of industrial chemicals in the United States. They serve diverse sectors — from food and energy to manufacturing and water treatment — and rely on consistent, data-driven communication with thousands of customers across the country.
Industry:
Manufacturing
Partners since:
CLOUDS & TECHNOLOGIES:
MuleSoft
Sales Cloud
Agentforce
The challenges

Challenge: Knowing When to Act

While the company had strong relationships with its top-tier customers, understanding the behavior of lower-frequency buyers was a challenge. Data lived across Salesforce, Snowflake, and internal systems — making it difficult to see when smaller accounts might reorder or churn. As a result, sales teams often relied on intuition rather than insight, leading to missed opportunities and delayed responses.

The goal was to create a smarter way to predict buying patterns and help the sales team engage at the right time, with the right message.

The solution

Smarter Forecasting with Connected Data and AI

To address these challenges, Redtag proposed a Salesforce-based data and AI solution centered around Salesforce Data Cloud and Einstein 1 Studio (Model Builder).

Here’s how it worked:

  • Unified customer view: Data from Salesforce and Snowflake was connected through Data Cloud’s zero-copy approach, giving teams a real-time, unified view of every customer without duplicating information.
  • Predictive AI models: Using Einstein 1 Studio, the client’s team could easily build no-code models to predict reorders, detect churn, and identify high-probability sales opportunities
  • Smart automation: Predictions were tied to Sales Cloud actions — automatically creating tasks, alerts, and outreach reminders so sales reps could focus on timing their interactions perfectly.
  • Future-ready architecture: The setup also prepared the client for deeper automation in future phases through Agentforce.

This connected architecture transformed data into action, equipping every sales rep with the insights they need to prioritize accounts, predict demand, and personalize outreach.

The RESULT

Turning Data Into Decisions

Within months, the client’s sales and marketing teams started leveraging real-time, predictive insights to guide conversations and plan inventory more effectively.

Since implementation, the company has seen measurable gains:

  • 30% improvement in sales efficiency through smarter targeting

  • 20% faster response times thanks to AI-triggered follow-ups

  • Up to 25% reduction in manual data entry and reporting workload

  • Greater alignment between sales and operations through shared insights\

“Redtag helped us turn years of disconnected data into something actionable. Now our teams know where to focus and when to engage — it’s helping us reach customers before they even realize they need to reorder.”

VP of Sales Operations, Leading U.S. Chemical Manufacturer

Maria Soviak

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