Return on investment, or ROI, has proven to be an excellent gauge of marketing effectiveness when it comes to lead tracking and generation. This is a quantifiable process and lends itself easily to measurement. There is a long and proven track record of companies using lead tracking to determine ROI. It dates back three decades. […]
When you begin to use your website and measurement tools for ROI, you have yet another bridge to cross. You need to build trust within the people who use your site and/or respond to your various marketing efforts. The first step in building trust is to be accessible. If your site is easily navigable, even […]
You’re at a networking event or riding the elevator. Standing next to you is the ideal prospect, but this is no time to launch into a sales presentation. You’ve got one minute, at most, to explain who you are and what you sell in a way that will spark the prospect’s interest. Here’s what to […]
We are living in an age of incredible change and some instability. Organizations are undergoing massive changes including reorganizations, re-engineering, downsizing, mergers, acquisitions, market conditions, software and hardware changes, and new management. This rapidly changing workplace demands adaptability on the part of salespeople. Old ways of doing things often no longer work. With change comes […]
“Marketing” is the discipline that strives to bring prospective customers to the “seller.” “Sales” takes the product or service to the “buyer.” When the two are bought into harmony with each other, great things can happen. Marketing encompasses all sales promotional activities such as advertising, public relations, and marketing services. Through marketing, a company discovers […]
