(Originally published July 2012) Right after I realized I wasn’t going to be crushed by a furniture truck, I figured out a thing about brands that many companies forget. And that thing is that every action perpetrated near or by your brand should expect to generate an equal and opposite reaction. So the furniture truck […]
Keeping Skippy Busy: The Scourge of the Summer Student
It always seems like such a great idea in February. That’s when HR stops staring at the chicken entrails long enough to ask if you want a summer student in your department. And despite all evidence that you really don’t, you say yes. You say yes because someone needs to shift that box of brochures. […]
Four Ways to Get Sales Off Your Back and Out Selling
Last week I gave you a small song to sing at the end of the quarter as the inevitable fingers seek to assign the inevitable blame. I hope that saw you through to this, the first full week of the shiny new quarter. So full of promise, so full of hope, so full of time. […]
Five Dumb Things That Unrock Trade Shows
Last week we talked about how to rock your trade shows. This week let’s follow that up with a glimpse into trade show stupidity with some stuff that just shouldn’t happen, but sadly does (and I have proof).
Why Marketers Need to Find the G-Spot
It was bound to happen. Sooner or later business marketers would need to pay attention to this often-ignored bit of the B2B buying anatomy. You’ve probably been there yourself a few times, and you almost certainly have one in your company: I’m talking, of course, about the special place in the company where things get […]