B2B revenue marketing is not new. A couple of decades ago, I was speaking at B2B marketing and sales conferences on the topic of: Bridging the Marketing and Sales Gap. My subtitle was Marketing is from Mars and Sales is from Venus, which I paraphrased from the extremely popular book (at that time), Men are from […]
My job, and core mission, is to help B2B companies accelerate their revenue growth. While every company has a different set of challenges and objectives, there are some common dynamics at play that can be used to boost revenue without busting the marketing and sales budget. Dynamic 1: Revenue assessment. Effective growth planning always starts […]
Every month or two, I teach a brief course to military veterans who are transitioning into civilian life and have a desire to start a business. One of the points I emphasize is to quickly figure out which of their actions will have a large impact on results and which will have only little, or […]
Ever feel stagnant in your marketing efforts, when what you have been doing is not getting the desired results? All of us who practice marketing have faced this challenge. It can be difficult and disconcerting, especially when faced with quarterly B2B revenue growth pressures. Fortunately, all is not lost if you are willing to consider, […]
I write a lot about the importance of choosing the right B2B revenue model, including my most recent post, Does Your B2B Revenue Model Need an Overhaul or a Tune-up? However, while selecting the most effective way to generate revenue (at a reasonable price) is important – how you implement that revenue model is crucial. […]
To guarantee or not to guarantee, that is the question. In my experience, the benefits of a performance guarantee usually outweigh the disadvantages. A guarantee promises a measurable improvement for a client — for example, the amount of cost savings or increase in B2B revenue that will be achieved by using your product or service. […]