Sales and Marketing
Press Release Partnerships: Worth the Effort?
Many of us make it a priority to find and partner with companies that can add to our offering or extend our reach. And we rightly celebrate each such pairing, often with a mutual press…
What is Account-Based Marketing?
So you’ve heard the jargons account-based marketing and inbound marketing thrown around by b2b marketing agencies, but do you know what they entail and which type of marketing your business should pursue? What Is Account-Based…
Content Distribution and Promotion for Audience Acquisition
There’s lots of different ways you can promote and distribute content. That said, not every channel is ideal for every type of content asset you might develop. The fact of the matter is that most…
4 Effective Steps to Improve Your Organic Listings
Let’s say you’re an experienced online marketer. You’re familiar with Google’s best practices and subscribe to all the important SEO blogs and newsletters. You have extensive knowledge of every update Google brings, from Pandas and…
Are Your Sales Metrics Aligned with Your Business Strategy?
Not long ago, I spoke with a frustrated CEO. His company was doing OK, but somehow not meeting his expectations. Like many companies, the customers’ needs were changing quite profoundly. They were rapidly shifting their…
Follow These 5 Tips to Acquire New Customers
Acquiring customers is often times the hardest part for a new business. In competitive industries, it may seem near impossible. Having a pre-existing customer base will help, but you might be starting from scratch. To…
5 Lessons You Can Learn from Buzzfeed to Drive More Blog Traffic
Love them or hate them, Buzzfeed is one of the most successful websites on the internet. Buzzfeed attracts more unique monthly visitors than CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Buzzfeed has several…
Do You Rush Things?
There’s a ride at Walt Disney World called Rock n’ Roller Coaster. At the very beginning of the ride, the car you ride in goes from a dead stop to over 60 mph in less than three…
Can You Pierce Layers in Supplier–Customer Partnerships?
I recently experienced an amazing effort of outreach by a vice president of a large national customer asking for a meeting with the product development team of a critical supplier, one of “my” companies. The…