This is the first of a two part blog about the changes in sales. Every day I read new articles that proclaim that sales is dead. People don’t want to be sold any more. With the rise of social media, people are talking with each other, so the power of…
You know, people with great connections don’t have them by accident. Indeed, when you come across another person who has lots of connections in different places, that asset of “human capital” was built at a price. Someone had to work to build that asset. This perspective was shared with me…
How would you like to know more about your potential clients and partners before you invest your time building a future relationship? I have found that many of my smaller clients invest a significant amount of time chasing the wrong clients. It’s not hard to see why. In changing economic…
There are a lot of marketing people in software and technology that don’t like direct marketing. They see it as hard to do, old fashioned, and doesn’t apply to their technology business. As a matter of fact, too many of us think of it as junk mail, the stuff to…
A lot of you use social media for your marketing and to stay current with what’s going on in your markets. Have you noticed though, you see a great tweet, and unless you follow it or retweet it immediately, you can never find it again? Even if you have a…
There’s a lot of buzz about social media right now. Books, seminars, classes, and speeches are all dedicated to helping you get thousands of people to follow you and read your posts, for a fee, of course! All of these books and courses would be really helpful to you if…
I spent the afternoon reviewing several tech clients’ marketing plans in preparation for meetings later this week. As the economy continues to inch forward, many of my clients have become overly dependent on one or, maybe, two ways to grow their IT business. I thought I’d share some of the…