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Earlier this week I was interviewed by Matt Heinz, a marketing veteran who writes about media, brand, and marketing strategy on his blog, Matt on Marketing. We discussed topics such as the biggest change in marketing in the last 5 years, and the first step in creating an effective marketing… Read More
Web seminars continue to be a mainstay B2B demand gen tactic, especially in the technology space. Up until now, Webinars have come in two flavors: the live event, broadcast at a specific date and time, and the archived event, hosted on the advertiser’s site or by a third party for… Read More
Imagine a spectrum. On one end are products in mature categories, products for which the need is readily apparent and recognized by your target audience. On the other are products in more nascent categories, products for which the need may not be so apparent — i.e. prospects may not even… Read More
Denny Hatch writes a great piece in the latest edition of his newsletter, “Denny Hatch’s Business Common Sense” about the madness of trying to use direct marketing to build brand: The examples he quotes (what he charmingly calls “products of epic lunacy in direct marketing”) are mostly consumer-based and related… Read More
After 10 years and more than 100 “tips”, April 2007 marks the last issue of the CDI “Tip o’ the Month” newsletter. Starting in May, all current subscribers will instead receive monthly e-mail notifications of new content on our blog, Direct Connections. Why are we terminating a successful newsletter with… Read More
If you’re generating plenty of leads, but the sales force doesn’t think those leads are good enough, what’s the best way to address the issue? Here are some ideas to consider: 1. Change your offer. The one factor that most impacts lead quality is the offer. Offer a free book,… Read More
In high-tech, everything moves at warp speed, even in marketing. (Some would say: especially in marketing.) Even the most forward-thinking marketers can find themselves in a vicious 3-month cycle of budget approvals and rapid-fire executions of whatever marketing programs can be rushed out the door before quarter end. When it… Read More