Back in January, Sridhar Ramanathan of the Pacifica Group wrote an interesting post about the pros and cons of using podcasts for B2B marketing. His conclusion: that podcasts shouldn’t take precedence over demand gen priorities such as SEM, but are nonetheless “… a very low cost way for you to… Read More
Category Archives: lead generation
Direct Marketing: Rules vs. Laws
The following post comes courtesy of guest blogger, CDI Creative Director Dave Dumanis (thanks Dave!): In demand generation, we have this phenomenon called best practices. In other fields, they’d be called rules, or guidelines. They’re pieces of information or advice that, if closely followed, can boost our odds: frequent calls… Read More
Why Hire An Agency?
Apologies if, to the more cynical amongst you, this post seems simply self-serving and a thinly veiled excuse for a sales pitch. Bear with me as I explain … A few weeks ago we received a request from a potential client that we help her “sell” her boss (the CMO)… Read More
Tableau E-Mail Tells Their Story Well
In a recent edition of his newsletter “Business Common Sense,” Denny Hatch writes: One rule I came to late in life: You cannot judge good direct marketing; it judges you. In other words, good direct marketing does what it was designed to do. It doesn’t matter if you hate it/don’t… Read More
Psst … Want A Sales Lead, Cheap?
Say you’re in the public relations business. A friend who’s a Web designer e-mails you and says she has a client who’s looking for a new PR agency, and is willing to make an introduction. How much is that introduction worth to you? $50? $100? That’s the premise behind Saleconx,… Read More