There is a video making the rounds lately of a runner who, finding himself well out in front in the final bit of the race, decides to ham it up a little with the crowd and, you guessed it, fails to notice the competitor who sneaks up and crosses the finish line first. If […]
The Thrill of Victory: What Marketers Can Learn from the Win Column
Were you successful in getting your hands on the win-loss report from sales? Don’t feel too bad about it; that sort of information is not something sales people share freely, especially the loss part of it. This week I want to talk about the importance of the good news bit of their report. Now we […]
Why We Need to Shut Up and Let Our Customers Buy Something
There are a few statistics that are used to torment marketers. We’ve all had some chief something or other office sneer that 50 percent of advertising is wasted. We’ve all had that business of how much more it costs to acquire a customer than to retain one and, since June of 2012, we’ve been dealing […]
Ten B2B Marketing Opinions from 2014
If you said I was too lazy to write something original, despite the gobs and gobs of time off I am currently enjoying, you would be correct. Here are ten posts from the past year that I kind of liked and hope you do too. Twitter Truth #2: Sometimes You Need to Shut Up Time […]
No Cookies for You – How to Get Sales to Talk Value, Not Price
Last week we looked at why we need to do a bit of work on our pricing to help insulate the P part of things from the L part of things and come up looking pretty good despite having mucked up the budget and let sales have its way with revenue. This week, let’s talk […]
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