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Why Do People Buy – Part One.

January 8, 2010
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As marketers, we are constantly trying to anticipate every objection a potential customer might have about buying our products and services. It seems that if we could identify and address each of these objections and formulate a solution to each, we should be able to get them to buy almost anything. However the reality is [...]

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Don’t Neglect the Sales People!

January 3, 2010
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I had an experience recently that shouldn’t have surprised me but it did. It happened as I started working with a $40 million software company.
My job is to help the company improve it’s value proposition and follow through with detailed marketing and tactical plans. To gather the necessary information, I was participating in a conference [...]

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Marketing vs. Engineering: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

December 28, 2009
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I’ve had the pleasure of working with engineers since very early in my career. Many marketing people wouldn’t use the word “pleasure” in this context. My experience has been at times challenging but at the same time I wouldn’t have been able to be successful in the tech industry without the input and support of [...]

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Marketing Schmarketing. It’s not what you think.

December 16, 2009
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What is marketing? Don’t ask me. And don’t bother Googling it either. And, please don’t ask your boss, your wife, your web designer or marketing consultant. It seems that the real purpose of marketing has been lost somehow over the last few years. I’m not even going to tell you that MY definition is correct [...]

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Speak Engrish Much?

December 11, 2009
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A recent email from my trademark law firm got me thinking about how our own orientation and granular level knowledge of our business can make us inscrutable to our prospects. I’m sure I do it. I send something to a prospect with the expectation that they will have the same perspective, experience and language I [...]

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Don’t Think Too “Small”

November 30, 2009
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By David Sandler
Simple as it may sound, many small companies stay small because their owners never dare to think big. It’s true: Negative or defeatist thinking is the greatest obstacle to business success. As long as the entrepreneur thinks of himself as a nickel-and-dime operator, his company will never be more than a financial midget [...]

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How to spot a marketing wanker

November 18, 2009
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If you’ve known me for any length of time, you know I’m somewhat disappointed in the marketing industry with regard to how they obfuscate, mislead clients and generally say and do anything to make a buck. I know this is true because almost every client I talk to has several horror stories of those who [...]

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