Sales and Marketing
Actively Finding Customers
Somewhere along the line, the process of gaining customers became more about attracting customers rather than actively finding them. “Build it and they will come” is an awesome ideal for small businesses, but there comes a point when you’ll need to get your hands dirty and seek out some customers on your own.
Avoid These 4 Common Social Media Marketing Mistakes
Social media can be one of the strongest boons to your business, but it can also be something that can hurt your prospects when used improperly. Knowing how to set up a strong social media campaign can only be done when you know what NOT to do.
Why Reddit is the Best Lead Generator You Haven’t Heard Of
In this day and age it is hard to keep track of all of the different social media sites. Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram…the list goes on and on. Although it’s cumbersome, you need to keep up to date on the latest developments as they can be prime lead generators for your respective businesses.
Care About Them, Not Us
We recently bought an ad for a client and the ad rep suggested we make a big deal out of the fact that our client has been in business for 130 years. I politely told her that we definitely were not going to do that.
4 Ways to Modernize Your Marketing Team
Consumer buying habits are constantly changing. To meet prospects at various mobile and web touchpoints, you can’t default to the same outbound marketing and sales strategies you’ve employed for years. Your marketing team needs to modernize its techniques to meet consumers where they are.
Content Marketing Must Evolve to Marketing Content, or Else
For the last five years or so, a tidal wave of inbound and content marketing adoption has roared through the marketing community. The digital ministry of propaganda (people like me) has helped fuel the adoption rush. Online communities have been developed to espouse the marketing virtues of content and inbound attraction.
10 Key Steps to Build Rapport on the Phone
At a recent sales conference I took notes as the keynote speaker argued that our words account for only 7 percent of our communication effectiveness. Tonality accounts for 38 per cent and body language 55 per cent.
5 Tips on Targeted Direct Mail Marketing for Small Businesses
Digital media has emerged as a great marketing platform for small businesses. It has made it possible for small and medium-size businesses to spread the word about their products and services in a cost-effective manner.
Big Data and Retailers [Infographic]
Savvy retailers are harnessing the power of big data by combining data from a number of sources such as web browsing patterns, social media and industry forecasts.
Storytelling, Storytelling, and More Storytelling
Seems like every marketing book, blog and study is talking about how we should be using storytelling as a marketing technique. I couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately, I think most attempts fall short.
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