Articles in the 'Pull Marketing' Category
Manic Depressive or Social Media Maniac? – by John Leavy
Clinically speaking, a manic depressive disorder is defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood. Some manic episodes include increased energy, activity, with rapid talking & thinking, followed by sustained periods of unusual, even bazaar behavior. That would describe some social media personalities. They don’t post to their blog or text to their friends or colleagues for weeks at a time. They don’t reply to messages sent to them nor do they participate in the
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,
Getting Noticed – in a Good Way – by John Leavy
Let’s talk about being noticed in the social media community; being noticed without being obnoxious or looking desperate that is. Getting noticed in a good way is beneficial for business. Organizations work hard to position themselves as the experts in a certain field, the authorities, the go-to-guys, the ones-in-the-know.
Here are some quick ways to begin to establish credibility in the social media stratosphere.
Identify the influencers in your business sector and comment on their blog posts. Posts such as “Great post!”
Outbound Marketing versus Inbound Marketing by John Leavy
“In marketing there are those who satisfy needs and those who create wants.” – Juan Carlos Castillo
There was a time when the housewife relished the thought of a salesman knocking at the front door; excited to see the latest technology for cleaning the floors. People actually enjoyed watching commercials when they first appeared at the beginning or end of their favorite television shows. Commercials never appeared during the show. Those days are long gone. Perhaps they’re so far in the
Sales Lead Generation – by Christopher Ryan
I talk to a lot of B2B marketers and business owners and hear about the difficulties they are experiencing in sales lead generation and management. These companies have a crying need to get sales leads in large quantities to feed their hungry sales forces. While every sitution is unique, there are four problems that we see repeatedly:
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