How to Build Your Sales and Marketing Funnel

How to Build Your Sales and Marketing Funnel

We have all heard the term “sales funnel.” A bunch of us have heard of a “marketing funnel.” Few see them as different and equally valuable. Almost no business tracks them and analyzes them. Why is it that so many business people – smart ones, too – talk about...
Time for a New Business Resolution

Time for a New Business Resolution

Woohoo, it’s 2017! We made it through 2016! Have you made your resolution(s) yet? Have you dusted off the treadmill? (I’m recovering from back surgery at the moment… so that’s my excuse!) Making a resolution is a healthy way to challenge ourselves into improvement as...
5 Essential 2017 Marketing Predictions

5 Essential 2017 Marketing Predictions

Sure seems like this year flew by, didn’t it? We have covered a lot of territory this year in On Marketing. As we enter the final couple of weeks in 2016, let’s shift our focus more on the future and plan our efforts for 2017. Because I’m a student of marketing and...
A Holiday Challenge That Will Transform Your Business

A Holiday Challenge That Will Transform Your Business

One of the reasons I love the holidays so much is that I take some time to think. Everything slows down. Everyone is usually a bit kinder. That’s the way I articulate “the magic” of the holidays. It’s a bit idealistic. But if you look for it you’ll see it, too. It is...
Is Your Marketing An Investment or An Expense?

Is Your Marketing An Investment or An Expense?

If you see your marketing as an expense, it’s just a line item on your budget. That’s about it. You know you need to do marketing, so you pay for some. It’s not a daily thought, it’s not something you check up on a lot, it’s just something that gets done. A task to...
Why Top-of-Mind Awareness Still Matters

Why Top-of-Mind Awareness Still Matters

With so many highly measurable digital marketing tools and fancy mobile marketing programs and data-based marketing models it’s pretty easy to forget about the old standby marketing methods. For example, when was the last time you considered the value of...
How To Make Local Marketing Work

How To Make Local Marketing Work

I love what I do for a living. Part of my job-joy comes from the range of marketing and communications challenges I encounter. While I enjoy global brands and projects, I also enjoy the unique challenges of local, grassroots marketing efforts. Let’s take some time...