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Transformation and Change

I had a conversation earlier this week with someone I respect a great deal…and I realized that I may end up so focused on what I am trying to do for my client’s that I forget what the driving motivation for me is. And, I have the feeling that you may fall into the same […]

Value is a start

Your marketing proposition begins with the value you add… It is pretty simple. On several occasions I have written and spoke about the idea that you only need to ever answer 3 questions to know if your marketing is hitting its mark or not. Which leads me to the starting point…the value you add. Take […]

4 phases of marketing

There are really 4 phases of marketing that organizations move through… 1. Inactive: This is no thought or effort is put into how the organization is going to sell their products or services to the world. In some cases, a brand has been established along the way that is so strong that marketing isn’t needed […]

Terms of work

Ownership is one of those words thrown around quite regularly, of late… But what does it mean? In a world where everyone is an entrepreneur and everyone is a leader and thought leader…what do these terms mean? I’d say that the only thing that really matters is producing things that matter….ideas, books, or whatever.

Small…or something.

Its too bad that so many of our ads treat men and women like morons… When you are looking to build something…a brand, a business, a campaign..you don’t get there by making people feel small, you get there by making people feel like they are part of something.

Want or Need?

I was searching through some of the posts I have made on LinkedIn recently… I wasn’t really looking for anything in particular, but I was noticing the trends in traffic. What I deduced from them is that most of us are guilty of looking for the information and guidance that we want… We are also […]

Questions to get you started…

Going back to my premise that marketing should be driving sales out the door… Here are a few questions to ask yourself: * What can marketing do to kickstart the sales process? * What action should follow the marketing action? * What role does email play in the sales process? * Do you need to […]