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Hope or Confidence: Which Word Best Describes Your Referral Marketing?
Hope or Confidence: Which word best describes your referral marketing?By David Smith ContentMarketingReferralsWhen you think of referrals are you (a) Hoping that some will show up in the lead report this month, or (b) Confident that your business will get a...
Content Fuels the Marketing Engine of Tech Consulting Firms
Content fuels your marketing engine. By David Smith Content Marketing Tech If there were 10 Commandments for technology consulting firm marketing, “Thou shalt publish content” would probably be listed towards the top. Maybe right after “Thou marketing strategy...
These Two Steps Will Increase Your Referrals
There is an old saying that goes: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.” Over the years, this quote from John Wanamaker has been adjusted to “half my marketing is wasted.” and I have met technology consulting...
Brand Identity In Context
Your brand identity is impacted by many factors. This infographic illustrates how those factors, along with your message, evolve into the assets people recognize as your brand identify. Download this infographic: Brand Identity In Context
3 Ways Your Consulting Business Benefits by Having a Marketing Strategy
3 Ways a Marketing Strategy Benefits Your Consulting Business By David Smith Marketing Strategy The words “marketing strategy” are sometimes thrown around rather nonchalantly. Everyone seems to embrace the idea of creating and having a marketing strategy, but most...
Why Results-Oriented Owners May Not Want to Hire a “Marketing Person” for their Business
Digital marketing success comes from building a fine-tuned system. Your continued hiring of inexperienced people will ultimately cost your business a lot of time and money. Do this instead.
Common questions about developing a marketing strategy
These are common questions that are asked when owners begin to consider the development of a marketing strategy. 1. Where can I find more information about marketing strategy? John Jantsch at Duct Tape Marketing is the absolute expert on small business marketing. His...
Marketing Makeover Step 3: Consistency Wins the Marketing Game
Consistency is a key component of success in just about any undertaking. When it comes to marketing, the best way to ensure consistency is to systemize it. Your system is a set of actions that deliver consistent results: When you do A and B, you consistently get C....
Marketing Makeover Step 2: Taking Your Message to the Right People
Do you know who your ideal customer is? The answer to this question isn't as obvious as it seems. For example, if you developed a new navigation device for automobiles, your ideal customer is not "everyone who owns a car," even though you likely envisioned that when...
Marketing Makeover Step 1: How to get Your Message Understood
Think of the tagline or slogans used by companies you may know and admire. “When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight” and “"The best part of wakin' up is Folgers in your cup" and “Helping small businesses achieve consistent positive marketing results."...
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We help early-stage tech companies accelerate growth by building brand credibility, establishing repeatable lead generation, and supporting sales and partner teams. The result — effective marketing up and running in a fraction of the time it would take to recruit, hire, and train an internal marketing team.
