So recently I have been getting a kick out of the current TV ads for Office Depot. What I noticed after seeing them a few times was how similar they were to Staples ads.
Me Too Branding will always keep you from being a leader Read More »
It is funny when you are getting pitched by a sales person and you start critiquing their sales techniques. You know you are good at sales when you start noticing rookie mistakes.
You know your good at sales when… Read More »
Over the last ten years it has been amazing how business has changed. What once might happen in 50 years now seems to be happening every few years. Things are moving a a breakneck speed in the digital world as we are all becoming more and more connected and living more and more digital lives. In the past you had to do presentations to educate customers on how you solved their problems. Today they are doing hours worth of research before they even reach out to you.
Has the internet changed the way your sales prospect buys? Read More »
From time to time I review past clients that are working on Hubspot’s inbound marketing software. Over the last three years I must have done a few hundred projects for hubspot clients from a call to action button all the way to completely doing a site redesign, buildout on hubspot and then doing 98% of the inbound marketing for the client. So I have seen it all in this realm of online marketing. I have seen major success and major failures.
How long does it take to reach success on Hubspot? Read More »
No images were stolen to create this article: Brandwise owns the rights to the image in the header of this article. This is an example of what a stolen image looks like, notice the “X” going from corner to corner and the “shutterstock” logo as a watermark in the center of the image. Typically this means this is an unpurchased image and the user does not own the right to use it.
Branding faux pas – stealing photography to build your brand! Read More »
I will be the first person to tell you I am not a brand or design specialist. Dale and I are complete opposites. Yet over the past few years working together in sales development and training, we have learned how to align sales and marketing processes into one uninterrupted and integrated smarketing process. We have become a complimentary force to be reckoned with.
Design Personas: Are the Inmates Running the Asylum? Read More »
If you have been reading any of the Brandwise articles over the last 6 months you have probably heard us talking about and sharing ideas on sales and marketing alignment (Smarketing). Now if you would like to hear what other people are saying check out some of the things Alison Savery of Hubspot has to say in a recent article How to Align Sales and Marketing for Results (Not Just Harmony).
Interesting ideas from Hubspot on Smarketing results. Read More »
So today I grabbed some lunch at Wendy’s. Typically this is a good experience and the local Wendy’s is really good. Today’s experience however left me frustrated. I think Wendy’s is a little pricey and when I have a bad experience I really find that I paid too much. Since there is very little quality food joints local to my office I frequent this Wendy’s location when I need to grab something.
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20 years ago I was in school learning how to create advertising. Over the last 18 years I have created a ton of different kinds of advertising for all kinds of clients… industrial ads, b2b ads, b2c ads, you name it and I have pretty much done it. As I look back over the last decade I have to chuckle. Several prospects have come to me excited about their product or company and wanting to get out there and tell the world about it.
Why advertising fails – it’s driven by ego not bean counters! Read More »
This morning I am looking through all my clients data to see how they are all doing. In the last 24 hours I have noticed some interesting things about working the numbers.Let’s take a look at what I have found.
Why the only numbers that count are the ones on the cash register! Read More »