Ever wonder what the heck your salespeople are doing all day long?
First off, this is not a rant about insecurity or paranoia. Rather, I’m sad to say that many sales people will take advantage of you… Read More
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Nov
21
2010
Nov
08
2010
3 simple ways to get prospects to CALL YOU.
These days there’s a lot of talk about how you should use your website as a marketing machine. …A lot of talk about search engine… Read More
Oct
29
2010
Direct mail drives online interactions?
According to research from Pitney Bowes, “60 percent of respondents believe that offline marketing is most likely to get them to visit the website of… Read More
Oct
28
2010
How's your data?
Recently I attended a networking luncheon where I spoke to a bunch of smart entrepreneurs and asked, “how’s your data?” Is anyone using a CRM… Read More
Oct
17
2010
Ebay mails one million postcards in multi-channel marketing effort.
Who says print is dead? I used to. A lot. But I’m seeing more and more that print has morphed into a “complementary” part of… Read More
Oct
11
2010
So how effective is inbound internet lead generation?… Really!
I love Marketing Sherpa. They have great charts and free information. Of course, they’re trying to sell you their three-hundred dollar benchmark reports. But I… Read More
Oct
03
2010
Why "hope" is not a strategy.
People have been throwing the word “hope” around a lot lately. Two years ago President Obama’s entire campaign focused on that very word. And although… Read More
Sep
21
2010
How pay-per-click marketing is perceived at budget time.
Pretty darn well. According to Marketing Sherpa (https://www.marketingsherpa.com/1news/chartofweek-09-21-10-lp.htm) “the majority of organizations say PPC is an effective tool for producing ROI, with 77% of organizations… Read More
Sep
20
2010
Things to consider for smart marketing… instead of "wingin' it".
Strategy is everything. Am I going overboard? Maybe. But from where I sit, I see companies- large and small- spend tons of time and money… Read More
Sep
13
2010
4 ways CEO's could use LinkedIN for results.
We all know we’re supposed to be “on” LinkedIN. But how can we make the most of it? Here are some tips: 1- Use it… Read More
Sep
07
2010
Why you should differentiate your business.
Recently I had lunch with the CEO of a Sharepoint reseller and we were talking about marketplace differentiation. He said he heard a speaker proclaim… Read More
Aug
27
2010
What's happening to newspapers and the Yellow Pages?
Newspapers in decline. In the first half of 2009, 105 newspapers collapsed, shut down their presses and closed their doors. U.S. newspaper circulation has been… Read More
Aug
22
2010
A tale of two restaurants.
We love Rehoboth Beach Delaware. It’s kid-friendly. The boardwalk has tons of rides, fattening foods and the restaurants are fantastic. So here’s how one restaurant… Read More
Aug
06
2010
PAIN! Why you can't sell anything to anyone unless they have pain.
Anyone remember David Sandler? Not Zig Ziglar, not Tony Robbins, and definitely not Tom Hopkins. I’m not talking about those famous sales trainers. I’m talking… Read More
Aug
01
2010
The joy of cold calling- 2 reasons to LOVE doing it! Plus some wisdom from Rocky Balboa
Here are two reasons you should absolutely love cold-calling. One is mine. The other is a reason I recently heard from a salesman I interviewed… Read More
Jul
28
2010
5 reasons I think Apple has lost their edge. A rant.
Don’t get me wrong. Anyone who knows me is probably laughing because they know I have Apple products all over the place. I have an… Read More
Jul
20
2010
Why we'd rather see you call an inactive customer before engaging in SEO marketing.
In my last post I told you why I hated SEO and SEO firms. But I also mentioned that we (at MarketSmart) recommend you have… Read More
Jul
15
2010
5 reasons to be frustrated with SEO and SEO firms.
Alright. I’ve been holding back on this post for a long, long time. But I just can’t hold my breath any longer. SEO is ticking… Read More
Jul
06
2010
How to dramatically cut postage, printing and fulfillment costs while reducing your impact on the environment.
Regularly sending out lots of information to prospects, clients, or customers? How are you doing that? Is it time consuming? Are the packets messy? Lots… Read More
Jun
29
2010
How the new rules of marketing apply to planned giving. (A SmartGiftmaker® blog post)
If your organization desperately needs to generate more planned gifts, bequests, charitable gift annuities, etc… it’s time for you to embrace the new rules of… Read More
Jun
23
2010
Raise your hand if your marketing and sales teams don’t seem to dance well together.
Marketing and sales efforts working together? NOT! Right? How about this…. Are your marketing and sales teams even talking to each other? We’ve heard it… Read More
Jun
12
2010
What's your objective?
In an attempt to generate leads and grow her business, I had one client recently say, “I’m thinking of placing some ads in the local… Read More
Jun
03
2010
When in doubt… ask a question.
The most powerful tool a salesperson possesses is a question. Sure, enthusiasm and creativity will get you pretty far. Some people can sell ice to… Read More
Jun
01
2010
3 easy recommendations for improving your batting average with cold (or warm) calls.
Don’t “wing-it!” That’s what most sales people do. They wing-it. They know they need to make some sales calls to follow-up on leads. So they… Read More
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