by Bill Brelsford | Apr 11, 2013 | Lead Generation
One of the basic principles of modern marketing is to provide information that potential customers who meet our ideal customer profile will 1) be able to find 2) “purchase” our information using the currency of their contact information and 3) give us permission to...
by Bill Brelsford | Mar 7, 2013 | Lead Generation
Identifying the monetary value of your website visitors is an important step to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of your online presence. Creating goals and assigning values to those goals is how you connect the resources you put into creating your total...
by Bill Brelsford | Feb 11, 2013 | Professional Services Marketing
What’s the best way to balance the use of internal staff and outside consultants to handle a company’s marketing function? That was the topic of an interesting discussion I had with a small business owner this weekend. The issues we discussed are fairly common in the...
by Bill Brelsford | Feb 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Marketing automation tools can be a great way for small business owners to get more done in less time. These tools are not a silver bullet. If you are considering implementing a marketing automation solution, one of the first questions to ask yourself is what will you... by Bill Brelsford | Jan 17, 2013 | Lead Generation
Generating new business through word of mouth and referrals is still an important component of an effective small business marketing system. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking it requires a big, involved, and expensive marketing campaign to create a...