Sales and Marketing

How to Turn “Showrooming” to Your Advantage

So if retailers can’t stop showrooming, what are they doing about it? And what suggestions did readers of my blog have for turning showrooming into an advantage?

5 Marketing Tactics Every Business Can Learn From

If you have a broad plan that implements several different marketing tactics in unique ways, you can reach an expansive market and earn a sizable return on your marketing investment by turning prospects into sales, and sales into loyal customers.

Is Your B2B Company Sending the Right Brand Messages?

Your B2B (business-to-business) company may not be sending the “right” brand messages, according to newly released McKinsey research. It appears that many companies are using ineffective brand messaging to engage their customers and prospects.

A Few Methods for Generating Online Marketing Ideas

Generating online marketing ideas that stick quickly becomes intimidating in the marketing strategy process, especially since it’s the phase at the very beginning.

How Small Business Owners Can Take Advantage of Black Friday

Black Friday took on its ever-so-famous name in Philadelphia in the early 1960s when the city would be packed with people and vehicles on the Friday after Thanksgiving. In recent times, it has become a major “holiday” for commerce.

“Let’s See How Much We Can Confuse Our Customers!”

If we want to optimize our results, we can’t confuse our customers or channel partners. We have to design buying experiences from their points of view. The challenges it creates for our own organizations to achieve their goals is our problem to solve, not the customer’s or the channel partners.

What Story Does Google Tell About You?

For better or worse, we learn who people are, and what they do, by Google results. Because you are not the only one who contributes content to the Internet, you cannot always control the story Google tells about you.

Why a Trade Show is Just Like Living Life

I have been attending a lot of trade shows and vendor fairs lately, so this topic has been on my mind. It seems as though what works on the trade show floor also works in life and vice versa.

What My Dog Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

There is no one person or way to learn to be successful in business. We have to borrow (aka steal) ideas and strategies from those around us who are successful. You can learn from other entrepreneurs, online blogs, or even your dog. Yes, your dog—or at least my dog, Lola.

10 Digital Marketing Predictions for 2014

It’s that time again to publish digital marketing predictions for the new year. Some of the below predictions were easy to make, while others weren’t so obvious. It will take us over a year to know which predictions will be spot-on and which won’t, but in the meantime let’s prognosticate together.

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