Monthly Archives: November 2011

Lead Gen Tracking Technologies for Trade Shows– What value do they bring?

Lead tracking technologies for trade shows aren’t new. But even though they’ve been around a while, few improvements have been made to really showcase their value. Sure, they’ll all tell you who’s been to the booth, whether you’re relying on … Continue reading

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‘Jobs’ Done Right – Creative Perfection

Our Creative Director stopped by my office today to tell me that one of the shelves I hung during our office redesign was slightly askew.  I looked at the shelf and thought jeeze only he would have noticed that 2-degree … Continue reading

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The Year-End Push & Future Investment

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about my year-end and next year’s strategy for our sales team’s success.  As the current year comes down to those final 30 days our thoughts always turn to “what can we do to … Continue reading

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What Does 3D Mean to Marketing and Sales?

There are many different types of ‘3D’ on the market today, all with varying opinions on what exactly 3D is. Technically, 3D means an image has three dimensions (length, width and height) but despite this simple explanation there seems to … Continue reading

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B2B Marketers Share What Makes a Lead Qualified

MarketingSherpa asked more than 900 B2B marketers to share what information is required in their organizations before leads are passed to sales. It was stated in this article that of the 935 people surveyed, less than half verified that a lead actually … Continue reading

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Meeting Face-to-Face Still Makes a Difference

Many predicted that the advent of web-based technologies would eliminate the need for B2B sales people to meet prospects and customers in person. In particular, many foresaw the complete evaporation of the trade show industry, replaced by websites and virtual … Continue reading

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The Right Social Media For Businesses

As a recent adopter of social media, we’ve very recently discovered the plethora of options out there for businesses and professionals to use. With the recent social media boom there are more sites than most marketers can wrap their heads … Continue reading

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Personalized Sales Newsletters

I recently read a well written newsletter written by a sales manager from Oklahoma in the financial industry and it reminded me of an important fact that I had long forgotten: every sales professional needs to consider boosting their own … Continue reading

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Smartphones or Rude Phones

Did the rules of phone etiquette change when smartphones were invented? Is it now appropriate to use your smartphone during a face-to-face meeting or when listening to a lecture at a conference? My mother always taught me not to interrupt … Continue reading

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