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Need specific, to the point information on HOW to improve your marketing? Need advice on international markets? Need support in implementing a marketing and Sales strategy? Check out www.elaineball.co.uk, we have gone LIVE!! Elaine Ball Technical Marketing (EBTM) Ltd is a full-service B2B marketing consultancy with international experience providing expert knowledge in marketing your business. With […]
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 […]
A quick step-by-step guide for Techy companies. Many Techy companies find it hard to market themselves. My recent blog article gives you a quick step-by-step guide to help you get the most out of technical marketing. I am a Techy Company with a great product but how do i sell it?
To the excitement and now disappointment of my fans; I published me on the front cover of @Forbes magazine.
By Elaine ball, a marketing perspective, 3D laser scanning market The 3D laser scanning market is changing rapidly. We have all seen the decline is pricing with the hustle and bussell of the Faro Focus ‘frightening’ all the other manufacturers around the globe. (The impact was phenomenal and a great change in direction). 3D Laser […]
Remember not that long ago, text heavy websites that did not ‘ooozz’ creativity but provided the reader with as much information as possible. The objective TO INFORM? Now…. fast forward to 2013 and beyond. The corporate website MUST stay ahead of the creativity spiral! Or should it? Let me come back to that point. The website is your hub! […]
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 […]
This is a rather touchy subject and quite controversial but its also a very important subject. You may have a great product and service. The marketing is right, you’re getting the leads, you’re slowing (and I mean slowly) growing but that’s it. Have you looked at your people? Do they get on? Are they happy? Are they the right […]
Ok, you’re a technical company with an amazing product now what do you do with it? I get asked this question all the time. “We know its good but we don’t know how to sell it?” OR “All our customers are through word of mouth but we don’t know how to sell it!” Sound familiar? Ok, here are some tips: 1. What […]
(By Elaine Ball) The big buzz in the world of B2B marketing at the moment is “content marketing”. Big deal or is it? I’m currently down at MarketingWeekLive in London: quite impressive actually, and the topic is hot here too. We all know we must write specific stuff for our specific audience. But do we […]
Getting the basics right! This seems to be quite a hot topic for many technical B2B organisations. Getting the basics right! Techy people, like yourselves love technology. Seeing a vision for the beloved product is wonderful. However… the hardest thing for technical boffins is getting it out into the marketplace. Here are some basic tips […]