It is critical for everyone on the revenue generation side of the business (including you folks in the marketing department!) to understand their vital role in generating revenue and profit while doing so in a way that protects valuable company integrity. When the CEO and CFO are frustrated because revenue targets aren’t being met – […]
Creating company value is more difficult in a down econonomy. The article discusses six specific ways you can use strategic marketing and sales to build strong company value.
Let me start out confessing that I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon. I bet a lot of you reading this suffer from the same malady. Amazon is like the giant squid threatening to swallow up Tokyo – seemingly unstoppable. They gobble up entire markets and drive retailer and e-tailers out of business. And when […]
My friend and noted entrepreneur and teacher Steve Imke, posted an article titled, A recession is a great time to start a new business. I agree with this completely because I started my company, FusionMarketingPartners.com, in 2009, during the so-called “great recession”. Several business people I respected urged me not to do this but being […]
During this period of business uncertainty due to the COVID pandemic, I have spoken and written about the need to do the tough but valuable work to help you and your company come out of the other side stronger and in a better position vs your competition. You can listen to the replay of my […]
As I write this, the world is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. Chances are, your customers are facing their own share of uncertainty and perhaps, a vastly reduced workload. This presents an opportunity to get them on the phone and have a conversation that may be more difficult in more normal times. Most of us […]
As the CEO of a B2B marketing and revenue growth outsource provider, you would think that I would always suggest outsourcing as the best way to handle your marketing. However, as with much else in life, the answer to the question of Should I outsource my marketing or do it myself? is “it depends.” This […]
Yes, it’s tough out there. As I write this, we are all faced with the specter of the invisible coronavirus bug attacking our health, threatening our own lives and that of our family and friends, and doing serious, and potentially long-term damage to our financial well-being. We are all getting tired of talking about what […]
I am certainly not the only one who can say that the last couple of weeks have been among the most interesting of my career. While the origin of the expression “May you live in interesting times” is unknown (often attributed to the Chinese), there is agreement that it is considered more of a curse […]
In Deloitte: The Future of B2B Sales is “Experience Selling, Bob Thompson relates a discussion he had with Harry Datwani, a Principal at Deloitte Digital about his company’s research on the B2B buying experience. According to Datwani, the study was conducted because the B2B buying process is changing rapidly — driven by customers/buyers. The report notes […]