As B2B marketing outsource providers, we get to hear some interesting statements about marketing. Some of these statements indicate a philosophy that can be detrimental to achieving your marketing and sales objectives. If you hear any of your internal personnel saying any of the following, consider it a red flag and address the issue right […]
This article discusses seven B2B marketing strategies that can lead to major improvements in marketing or sales performance.
This article discusses a specific formula for B2B marketing success. Frequency and impact are covered as imporant elements of marketing strategy as well as talking to your prospects when they are in a receptive mindset.
As has been stated in works ranging from the Bible to the Beatles, there is a time for every purpose. Sometimes the best course is to persist and push through the obstacle and sometimes the best course is to apply a little dose of patience. Here are some examples of when to practice persistence. Be […]
I was attending a fitness class at my health club this past weekend and the instructor was talking about how full the club was in early January and how many of the people were “New Year’s resolution” exercisers who would probably be absent within a month. He said that many people have noble intentions and […]
The Fusion Marketing Partners team got together last week to do our year end recap and strategize plans for 2012. The bottom line is that we had a good year. As part of the discussion, we talked about some guiding principles (mantras) for how we will conduct business in 2012. Here is a sampling that might […]
With only about three weeks to go in 2011 I hope you are turning at least some of your thoughts to what you will do in the coming days to ensure that 2012 is your best year ever. I know it is tough to close out the year strongly while simultaneously planning for the future, […]
With apologies to my excellent English teachers over the years, the headline of this post illustrates why attention to detail is so important in marketing. All of us make mistakes, and I have made many. But keep in mind the old carpenter’s expression, “It is better to measure twice and cut once.” Likewise, it is […]
Today’s post was motivated by an unsolicited email I received from an outsource payroll company, that made the following two claims: If your business has fewer than 20 employees, statistics have shown that you can save money by outsourcing your payroll operations. On average, 40% of the entire administration time of a small business deals with […]
Do you want to make a big difference in your B2B marketing and sales performance? If so, adopt the practice of “intending” instead of “trying”. Most of the time, when I ask a marketing manger to do something, I get an answer like the following: I’ll try to find you the information you need to […]