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Don’t Make Me Like You

Facebook is a large part of many marketing campaigns which truly is no surprise. People who are on Facebook are engaged and like to interact with friends, family and even brands. However, while as a marketer I understand the marketing tactics involved such as using the Like as a gatekeeper, as a user I truly [...]

Seasonality is an Excuse

I hear a lot of people say their product is seasonal and I see a lot of companies treat their products as such. But in many cases, is your product really seasonal? Or are you simply using that as an excuse? I won’t deny it, some products are definitely seasonal. Most people don’t shop for [...]

Are They Open to a Sale?

Selling a product is a hard job. It’s certainly not a job I would want. Sometimes though, I think sales people make it even harder for themselves. It’s drilled into their head that they can’t let anything stand in their way of making a sale and their customers feel it. Recently, we had a door to door [...]

5 Ways to Kill a Sales Lead with CRM Software

I know many of my posts lately have been focused on the automotive industry, but personally I feel you can learn a lot from other industries that can be applied to your own.  As my last actual car buying experience (not including curiosity excursions onto car lots and test drives) was 11 years ago I [...]

What “Dry Erase Board Girl” Can Teach You About Marketing

If you have no idea who Dry Erase Board Girl is, click here first.  You can find her follow up to it here. 1. It doesn’t have to be fancy 33 photos that appear to be taken in someone’s living room were engaging and got the point across. Not only did it get the point [...]

What Opportunities are You Overlooking?

Twitter is often cited as a great new marketing tool that truly brings one-to-one marketing to the forefront. But truly, what good is this tool if you don’t really use it? A few months ago I was looking into getting a new cellular phone, and as there were so many fantastic new options, I really [...]

Analyzing Yahoo’s Know Your Mojo

To promote their new homepage, Yahoo has released a fun little flash site that analyzes your public tweets and tells you what kind of tweeter you are.  Whether or not it’s accurate it is up to debate, but it is some simple fun. You can check it out here. While this has the potential to [...]