2006, Hiring, Lead Generation and Partner

3 Simple Ways to Empower Your Customers to Sell For You :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi.

Customer

Customer Video Social Media Software Review

10 Tips For Remodelers To Become More Profitable In 2017 by Mike Bruno

Mike Michalowicz

MAY 3, 2017

Roll-up” reports allow remodelers to examine performance in key categories such as lead generation, sales, money (costs and cash flow), time of construction, and quality. Maximize productivity by hiring skilled staff members or training your current team in project management software, digital marketing, and bookkeeping.

Software Review

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Lessons from Joost

BeyondVC

JULY 1, 2009

Here is an excerpt from my post in 2006 Trust me, I love having well capitalized companies. And yes, having money allows an entrepreneur to do many things with his business like hire more talent, scale the back-end infrastructure, and ramp up sales and marketing. Sales are not ramping up quickly enough so let's hire more sales people.

Lead Generation

Lead Generation Hiring Engineer Sales

Understanding the Most Fundamental Shift in Marketing :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2011

I wrote last week that the Most Powerful Form of Lead Generation is a Happy Customer and the hourglass model put the focus squarely on that idea. Now, what tools and tactics you bring to this game will certainly differ, but the end game is still the same.

Marketing

Marketing RSS Social Media Lead Generation

Is Direct Mail Dead or New Uses for Old Tactics :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi.

Small Business

Small Business Lead Generation Social Media Advertising

Blending Paid Social with Organic Social :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 3, 2011

Lead generation in this content driven social model is still a metered blend of advertising, public relations and referrals, but social is the mechanism driving the discovery and the conversation surrounding this powerful form of lead acquisition. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

Small Business

Small Business PPC Social Media Public Relations

Content As a Total Body of Work :: Small Business Marketing Blog.

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2011

The folks at Eloqua and JESS3 created a very useful infographic that helps visually illustrate this total body of work strategy and also sheds a light on the various marketing purposes of every type of content, and how to look at content creation from an operational viewpoint. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

Small Business

Small Business Marketing Social Media RSS

5 Creative Ways to Use Text Messages in Marketing :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

People now use it for basic one to one communication far more frequently than the telephone and this behavior calls for expanded thinking around the topic in general. Bonus: Group Text Don’t forget about the wave of group text services that are cropping up as a great way to communicate with your staff, customers, partners and suppliers.

SMS

SMS Marketing Mobile Social Media

Give Yourself Permission to Suck :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 18, 2011

So, by this point you might be saying, “But I don’t know how to get started with. ” – blogging, accounting, analysis, speaking, selling, hiring, SEO, or any other of a myriad of necessary activities I’m no got at. That’s part two for tomorrow’s post – come back won’t you!

Small Business

Small Business Marketing Engineer RSS

5 Reasons Why Effective Marketing Makes Your Business More.

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2011

Start looking for ways to create and document a marketing system that you can teach others to run and remove yourself from the lead generation and conversion game. If a potential buyer can see how they too could operate your marketing system, even after you the owner is long gone, you’ll build value.

Marketing

Marketing Valuation Differentiation Lead Generation

Are You Food or Foe? :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 10, 2011

A word of caution is in order here: You can’t use this approach unless a) you really believe that partner is best of class and you would refer them to your best clients and b) you have something to offer that partner that is truly referral worthy. So how can you present your offerings as food vs. foe?

Small Business

Small Business Marketing Engineer Social Media

When to ramp sales

BeyondVC

JANUARY 14, 2010

Either way, I would like to caution those start-ups out there who are looking to aggressively ramp up their sales based on a great quarter (more on this from a post in 2006 on when to hire a vp of sales ). You need to feel confident that if you spend more on marketing, you will get more leads which will lead to more sales.

Sales

Sales Sales Cycle Portfolio Lead Generation

Shifting to the Third Screen :: Small Business Marketing Blog from.

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 27, 2011

Mobile intensifies the importance of inbound marketing (being found) and couples it with the need for ease of discovery (just the facts mam) I still get pushback from some small business marketers that can’t seem to get past the idea of spam text messages for lead generation as the sum game of mobile.

Small Business

Small Business RSS Marketing Mobile

How Do I Get More Leads in the Top of the Funnel 3 :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

You’re not just bringing in leads, you’re nurturing them and building your reputation … and that’s the kind of lead generation that will keep paying off for months and years to come. Deliver a great recipe for your topic, and just like that killer marinara sauce on the back of the tomato can, it will get passed along.

Social Media

Social Media Email Small Business Programming

Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. To understand when the business has started to climb the sales learning curve and is in a position to hire more reps profitably, you have to think in terms of CMRR instead of bookings.

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