For many growing professional services firms, new clients are a critical part of meeting business growth objectives, and tapping personal networks is no longer enough. Today you have to find and woo strangers–get…
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Publishing’s revolutionary breakout: always-on, multi-way connections in Shared Life Spaces
Lesson for leaders Publishing’s plight is clear: continuing today’s publishing platform is a recipe for disaster. Tomorrow is not just another day. A global digital transformation is underway. Publishing’s…
Read MoreKate Sweetman interview: digital disruption and reinvention
One of my all-time favorite business jokes involves two guys walking through the woods. Suddenly, the two see a bear charging towards them. The first kicks off his boots and…
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Connected Consumption is the new customer experience (CX)
Lesson for leaders Today’s marketing is becoming obsolete. It comes from yesterday’s world. Its focus is “find, buy, and deliver.” Now imagine having an invisible 2-way channel inside everything that…
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Creativity vs. productivity: AI to the rescue
Throughout my career, I have noticed a tension between creativity and productivity. In my more productive times, I’m checking off items in my to-do list one at a time. For…
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Tactical video for technology sales and marketing
Tech companies don’t need a “video strategy.” They need tactical videos that support their sales and marketing content strategy. Tactical videos have specific objectives: establish a value proposition in the…
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Successful digital marketing means setting your priorities
I am often working with companies and individuals on improving their digital marketing skills and I like to remind them that merely upgrading their skills is not sufficient. Your company…
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Capture the future’s biggest competitive advantage for yourself
Lesson for leaders Becoming the biggest leader is hard. The top competitors usually defeat all companies. Why do most fail? They compete in predictable ways and try what everyone knows,…
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More LinkedIn leads can destroy your revenue performance: an interview with Ian Addison from GetLinkedInHelp.com
Because we find that sales and marketing leaders focus on lead generation instead of demand generation and full funnel marketing, I have interviewed our resident challenger social selling expert, Ian…
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B2B marketing lessons from Michael Brenner
I listened to Michael Brenner recently give a keynote talk to B2B marketers at the MeritDirect Coop client conference, and picked up scads of great insights, tips, and strategic wisdom…
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