You’ve seen the Wizard of Oz, right? Well, just in case it’s been a while, here’s a recap: Dorothy finds herself plonked in a strange, unfamiliar land where she picks up some equally clueless friends. They make a long and difficult journey to find a revered and supposedly all-powerful figure who can sort all […]
“I’m wearing your pants!” Yes, that was the first thing I heard someone shout out to me when I walked into Intergeo 2016, from Daniel from Intergeo no less. Remember when I told you about the branded underwear we gave away at Geobusiness back in May? Looks like that marketing push is still going […]
We talk a lot about the “buying process” or the “buyer’s journey” in Geospatial. You know, the specific set of steps that your customer takes to get from total stranger to happy customer. The “touchpoints” they make with your brand. How your selling strategy intersects with their buying cycles and blah blah blah. Or, […]
Okay, in the next ten minutes I’m going to give you some amazing tips for producing content that your audience really, really want… and how to market that content without turning them off in the process. But just before I do that, I’m going to tell you a little bit about what I learned […]
Marketers: Here’s How to Stop Looking Desperate (and Start Getting People to Show Up) Ever get that sense of dread before a party? The sinking feeling that no one will actually turn up? Sure, you scattergunned all your Facebook friends. You’ve been texting the most popular people for the past week. But all you’ve […]
Why Industrial Marketers must put some spice into their content! Ok Doug Kessler, I’m doing this for you! And I’ve stolen your fun ideas! 😉 What do turtles, a bunch of B2B marketers and mojo’s have in common? A conference all about serving the customer and it is not just any customer, it […]
by Elaine Ball The old PC will be non-existent by 2020 as more and more technical savvy kids adopt the mobile way. Just think about this: the next ‘generation social natives’ don’t know a world without the Internet! They don’t know a world without a mobile phone! “think about it” Google have announced that mobile […]
By Elaine Ball This is not a plug at anyone! BUT…. I’m now long enough in the tooth to release I know quite a bit about marketing! I’ve grown up through the sales and marketing pipeline and headed up a laser manufacturing business that exported 95% of its products. I’ve tested the water in lots […]
Our customers know us as one thing; our competition think we are competition but we are not and we think we are going down this path but we aren’t…. Try this: Start internally. Ask your people (in all departments) what they think the benefits of your products are. What do they think your customers thinks […]
Well i’ve just landed in Yorkshire after a 6hrs journey from Aberdeen…. I took some advice last night from @jeffbullas the guru in Social Media. He recommended some books to read so I downloaded The Element by Ken Robinson. Since I had such a long journey I thought I would digest some new information. Wow! How […]