Author Archives: Gavin Finn

Marketing should be Sales’ BFF

In a recent article for Inc. Magazine, Geoffrey James makes some (blunt) assertions about how marketers generally don’t help sales people in their mission of closing business. While this is almost a religious argument between ideological factions, it is interesting to note that the very … Continue reading

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Marketing Innovation

Many companies focus on technology innovation: New high-tech breakthroughs for delivering data to global networks; novel approaches to bioscience; original methods for diagnostics or analysis. This all leads to products and services that create more and more value. Ironically, the … Continue reading

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What Marketers Can Learn From Blaise Pascal

True, he lived in the mid 1600’s. Yes, he was the mathematical genius who invented the first mechanical calculator. And, he is best known for his trailblazing work in geometry and probability theory. So, what does any of this have … Continue reading

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