Archive for June, 2010
I Used to Be a Pusher – by Christopher Ryan
Why You Need to Explore the Pull Marketing Model
Imagine the next meeting of the local B2B marketing group, and you stand up and say. “‘I’m Chris R and I used to be a pusher.” Not a pusher of drugs of course, but a pusher of marketing. Most of us who have been in the B2B marketing world for any length of time cut our teeth on the “push marketing model.” We made a living by tracking down sources of suspects,
The Four Pillars of B2B Marketing Success by Christopher Ryan
The Pareto Principle as Applied to B2B Marketing
According to our friends at Wikipedia, the Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule and the law of the vital few) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Pareto observed that 80% of the peas in his garden came from 20% of the pods, and he went on to apply this formula to many other areas,
A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures by Christopher Ryan
It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” While this can be true, it is also true that a mere handful of words can have more power and impact than a thousand pictures. Words allow you to form pictures in your mind that are sometimes as real and vivid as the actual images they portray. This is why people often tell you the book was better than the movie.
Words help you develop your imagination.
Doubt the power of
