Sales and Marketing
What You Need to Know When Marketing to Rural Americans
If your business or nonprofit markets its products or services (or fundraises) to Americans living in rural areas, you’ve got to read this for new research findings! Did you know that almost 60% of rural…
The Biggest Trends in Marketing Right Now
Ever since the emergence of the Internet and smart devices, the marketing and advertising field has increasingly morphed into a digital industry. Today, marketers have access to myriad consumer touch points such as websites, social…
7 Lead Generation Tactics Thrive on Limited Budgets
Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts…
Big Data Can Yield Big Results for Small-Scale Businesses
The market for technology brings something new and useful every day. Technology brings joy not only for end users but also for businesses. Large-scale organizations use new trends of technology to improve their business operations…
The “Chaotic” Buying Process
We know the importance of the marketing and sales process. It provides us a structured, disciplined approach to engaging our buyers. In theory, it should help us help the customer in navigating their buying process….
You’ve Got to Multiply
The new year is fast approaching and as you start working on your marketing plan for 2019, you’re going to need to multiply. Consider these facts. The average US adult now spends over 100 minutes…
GMB Website: Why You Should Create One
A GMB website will help with local SEO If you’re a business owner and a DYI digital marketer, you may have noticed in your Google my Business listing manager that there is a tab for…
5 Tips for SMBs Embracing the New Google Ads
If you manage or invest in paid search advertising, then you’ve probably heard the news that Google has flipped the switch from AdWords to Google Ads. In turn, the platform has seen a lot of…
The ROI of Promotional Product Giveaways
You may have seen them before. As a consumer, you may have been given one and probably even have it still lying around at home—a pen, notebook, tote bag, umbrella, or any such object that…
Relationships Matter—But What Does That Mean?
Andy Paul wrote a terrific piece on relationships (visit TheSalesHouse to get some of his thinking). There is a lot of discussion, pro and con, about the importance of relationships—but little of it drives any clarity about…