Advertising and Lead Generation
Speech Writing Tips: “I Agreed to Speak, Now What?”
Becoming a free public speaker for lead generation is an awesome way to find business! It will really pay off! Below are some speech-writing tips but the best tip I can give you is don’t write a speech. Make a plan for the open and the close, then wing it!
9 Tips for Effective eBooks
Creating ebooks that offer value can help position your business as a thought-leader in your industry. It’s a great way to go in-depth with topics that may be too wide to cover in your blogs and shine a spotlight on your area of expertise.
Marketers Need a Number Too!
Many companies leave the numbers up to the sales team. Hot leads, warm leads, cold leads, lead conversion rates, quotas, etc. But what about the marketing team?
4 Basic Premises of Writing from My Fortune Cookie
A few months ago, one fortune cookie held my attention enough that it still sits on my desk today. And, it provides sound insight about writing. The point of writing is to convey a specific message or story clearly so the intended audience “gets it.”
Are You Making These 3 Embarrassing Copywriting Mistakes?
You probably fall into one of two camps: If you’re in the first camp, you change the copy on your website a few times a month in an attempt to make it sound better. (Like I do!) If you’re in the second camp, you haven’t updated your website copy in so long, it’s practically fossilized.
Customer Testimonials Best for Business-to-Business Marketing
Companies that market to other businesses have unique challenges. With employee turnover rates at some companies between 30-40%, decision makers to whom they market can change frequently. So, how can business-to-business (B2B) companies build trust and acquire new customers?
How to Win Government Contracts
Entrepreneur Lloyd Hawthorne launched his Bronx-based Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery in New York City in 1989. But his first really big break came in the 1990s, when he won contracts to supply food to the prison at New York’s Rikers Island and the New York City public school system.
6 Steps to Win City Contracts
The New York City Department of Education (NYC DoE) is the largest system of public schools in the United States. At any given time, there are literally hundreds of contracts open to the market for potential bids.