Delegating 101

Managers, by virtue of their position, always seem to be in a hurry. But let me share a secret with you: there are really few urgent tasks in your life. If any task is really urgent, the first question is “Other than me, who can do that business task?”, and together with it: “Can I trust in that person?” The theory of delegation can be dynamic in the sense the delegate can have wide discret

Price Isn’t Important

Here is something that marketing professionals should know, but don’t often remember: price isn’t always the most important thing. Yes, price will always have a role to play – when given the choice between two identical Park City condos, the buyer will more likely lean towards the cheaper one – but it isn’t the lynch pin that some marketing amateurs think it is. There is one instance when pric

The Last Thing Marketing Wants: A Lawsuit

The last thing any business wants is a lawsuit. The impact that a motorcycle attorney can have on their reputation is huge, and it gets even worse if the one who filed it actually wins in court. The damages alone can become exorbitant! However, lawsuits go both ways, in a manner of speaking. Yes, it can do terrible things to a company’s reputation if it gets hit with a lawsuit that actually makes sense and is

Crocs for the iPhone?

About five days ago, I was on a very important conference call. The kind of call that saves peoples lives. As important as it was, my team and I expected things to go as planned. Precision and perfection, in a timely manner. Apparently, however, someone didn’t get the memo. And so, right in the middle of that all important conference call, someone barges in to the meeting room to announce with a triumphant to

Public Policy in the World of Marketing

In every country, there is a vast network of laws, regulations, policies, and so on that impact both directly and indirectly the business world and the marketing processes. This is public policy – implemented and created by a slew of government bodies and agencies, as well as a host of other groups like unions and consumer advocates. Then there is the general public, who put on rallies that attempt to get inv

Traits of a Good Marketing Manager

More often than not, the success of a business or a company depends largely upon the management. To make it more specific, a lot of the work really needs to come from the marketing manager/s. It is a critical function of the manager to plan, to carry out and to evaluate every strategy of the company to promote its products. Because of this delicate function involved in this post, it cannot be simply given to any pe

New Internet Suffixes: Marketing Boon or Bane?

The decision of the Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN) to open domain suffixes for businesses is an intriguing study for internet marketers. ICANN is a non-profit, public-benefit corporation that controls the Internet domain name system, keeps the Internet secure and promotes healthy online competition. Local online marketing firms are now considering the impact of these new domain names. The way th
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Dealing with Irate Customers without Losing Your Cool

Every businessman is after doubling, tripling, or quadrupling his profits. But how can that be possible? If you are just starting out to venture in the corporate world, now isn’t the time for you to take a day off. The world where you live in is filled with complexities as well as challenges, and life itself unfolds in such a fast pace. Putting up a business isn’t a decision you arrive at overnight. It requires
One of the best ways to grow a local business is to hire a local lead generation company to help with your marketing efforts.

Local Lead Generation Can Grow Your Business

One of the best ways to grow a local business is to hire a local lead generation company to help with your marketing efforts. A local lean gen company will be able to sit down with you and determine what your target market is. They will then create an online marketing campaign that will attract new business for your local based business. The tactics that this type of database marketing firm uses is generally pay pe
A company is only as good as the number of customers they can convince to buy their products.

Best Marketing Practices

If a marketing manager has gone through any sort of crm training he understand the importance of connecting his company and his products with his customers. A company is only as good as the number of customers they can convince to buy their products and if the products are simply not connecting with the customers or the customers do not trust the products that are being offered by the company then the company will