From the monthly archives:

June 2009

No Accounting for Some People

by David Sattler June 29, 2009 Marketing

Most advertising and marketing seems to talk to itself, with companies touting things only of interest to themselves. For example, I recently had a meeting with a business owner who was complaining about the time he’d wasted that morning listening to a presentation/sales pitch from an accounting firm that wanted his business. He’d seen them [...]

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New Sales Strategy: Show Up

by David Sattler June 23, 2009 Business Development

Today we interviewed a new client who has devised a fiendishly simple, yet remarkably effective, sales strategy: he shows up. More specifically, he gives an underserved niche in his industry — a very large niche — the time of day. In return, they give him large checks. “Eighty percent of success,” as Woody Allen famously [...]

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It’s not about you. (At least, it shouldn’t be.)

by Mistina Picciano June 9, 2009 Marketing

Have you ever noticed how boring most company websites are? In almost every case, most of the copy highlights selects facts about their organization—when they were founded, who’s running the company, their commitment to customer service, etc.—and then list their services or products. Who cares? If I’m visiting an insurance company’s website, I probably have [...]

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