Fractional CMO & Marketing Newsletter – November 2019
The way people and businesses buy things changes over time for a variety of reasons. We are in the midst of changing consumer behavior that is undoubtedly fueled by technology.
The way people and businesses buy things changes over time for a variety of reasons. We are in the midst of changing consumer behavior that is undoubtedly fueled by technology.
If your brand were a person, what kind of person would it be? How would you describe the characteristics that make its personality?
An engine is a machine with moving parts that converts energy into motion. Marketing is very similar in that it is made of moving parts that must work smoothly and in harmony to generate motion. In marketing, that motion generates leads and moves them along the buyer’s journey.
You may have read that studies show people do business with those they know, like, and trust – We believe this is true. We see how top salespeople go out of their way to inform their customers and work tirelessly to make them like and trust them.
Sometimes in life, as well as in business, we pursue certain activities because we always have. Oftentimes, we keep doing what we have been doing the same way we always have, without questioning our actions or their outcomes.
When we start working with new clients, we conduct a very thorough marketing needs assessment which we developed based on decades of experience and working with hundreds of clients.
When we start working with new clients, we conduct a very thorough marketing needs assessment which we developed based on decades of experience and working with hundreds of clients.
Over the years, I have written several articles that emphasized the importance of lead follow-up, as well as the all-too-familiar ‘call reluctance’ (for example see our November 2018 newsletter).
You’ve heard it before “This product sells itself!” Yet, human history is full of great ideas and magnificent products that never actually made it big.
We have already established that there is no ‘silver bullet’ when it comes to marketing. Effective marketing is comprised of many different types of...