Sales and Marketing
5 Ways an SEO Agency Benefits Your Business
Search engine optimization (SEO) has been around for many years and has evolved many times over to keep up with changes in search engine algorithms, digital technology and consumer behaviors. But despite all the changes,…
4 Ways Architects Can Extend Their Client Services Post-Construction
Plamena Milusheva, a designer at Seattle architecture firm LMN, is working on a way to get architects back into their buildings long after construction ends and they’ve turned over the keys. The trick isn’t a lockpick…
Deepen Your Rapport with Feel-Good Question #2
In my Endless Referrals Action Tip #5 we discuss Feel-Good Question #2 which, as you’ll see, flies in the face of much traditional sales teaching. Yet, you’ll see why—as a follow up to Question #1…
Digital Isn’t a Department
Many companies are trying to “manage” the onslaught of changes brought about by today’s digital trends by creating a department to deal with all of the new technologies, social networks, web trends, marketing automation and…
Lead Gen with New Google Ads Extension
In typical Google fashion, with no announcement or notification, a new feature may be available in some Google Ad accounts. Search Engine Journal recently reported on the discovery of a lead form extension for mobile search ads….
5 Elements of a Marketing Plan to Energize Your Business
With a booming economy and the rise of companies moving online, there’s never been a better time to seize the moment and take the leap into business ownership. However, building a business from the ground…
Feel-Good Questions to Build Immediate Rapport
In Referrals Action Tip #4 we look at the first of what I call my Feel-Good Questions; questions that in no way come across as salesy, prospects, intrusive, or invasive (because…well, they’re not) but instead…
Sales Managers “Closing Business”
I was struggling to meet with a sales manager. He really wanted to talk, we had critical issues he had asked for help in addressing. He kept postponing our calls, “Dave, I’m running all out,…
Metrics That Matter
One of the most famous quotes about advertising is from a merchant named John Wanamaker and he said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.”…
How a Tennis Tournament Director Uses Text Message Marketing
We recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Francis Rajotte. Francis is a Director of USTA tennis tournaments. He has found a way to use text message marketing to help grow his…