Archive for the ‘Marketing Strategy’ Category

The marketing genius of KISS. Seriously.

My son is a professional musician and has wanted to be a performer since he was a little boy. Once I determined that this was his true life goal, not a “phase,” […]

The world’s most broken marketing process

Here’s my vote for the most clueless group of marketers in the world: real estate agents.I’ve had the misfortune of buying and selling a number of homes in the past […]

A formula for social media business success

Starbucks. Dell. Mark Schaefer. Yes, I am now up there with the mega-brand big dogs, at least momentarily, in an article in Forbes recently. Not only that, but I was […]

Essential B2B social media start-up strategies

This part 2 of my interview with B2B marketing pioneer Dr. Ben Hanna, VP of Business.com. Click here for Part 1: Twitter for business: Four breakthrough insights Ben, your company […]

Lessons from a marketing strategy gone wrong (mine!)

The theme for the blog this week is “strategy” and the first thing I needed to do is turn the microscope on myself. It’s ugly. I have not been following […]

A great example of B2B social media marketing

Two weeks ago I named GE as one of the Top 5 B2B superstars utilizing social media marketing strategies. Yesterdays’ announcement on a new R&D Center in Michigan and 1,200 […]

Are you big enough to have a brand?

Many business owners think their companies are too small to have a brand. Do YOU have a brand? Yes, you do! A brand is your promise to your customers. It […]

Your website is not a strategy

Here’s a mistake I see repeated so often by small business owner — assuming that their website IS the marketing plan. Many people imagine the Internet like a Mississippi River […]

Ten reasons your website is killing your business

I’m alarmed by the number of otherwise brilliant business people who are allowing watch as their website is killing their business. Many business leaders I meet have abdicated their responsibility […]