This video series will explain the process I use in building a Lean Marketing house. This particular segment is a quick overview of the Lean Marketing House. It discusses the 4 disciplines that are used Duct Tape Marketing, Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints. The entire series will be posted during this week. Related Read More …
Is it just poor planning? Maybe, you really did not believe in the system. Typically there are four barriers to implementation of most plans. Clarity, few people understand the strategies. People may not be directly linked or measured by the outcomes. Money, the entire process is not totally funded. Management looks for quick wins versus Read More …
The company that gets to the customer first, the company that releases the product first, the company that slides in and closes the sale while you are still waiting to get the final specifications, all demonstrate how important speed is to your marketing success. Speed is much, much more than the ability to run your Read More …
The very best thing about organizing and “systemizing” your marketing is that you now have more tools at your disposal to understand and facilitate but not manipulate your customer’s efforts. I use the Duct Tape Marketing Hourglass as an example, but there are other similar methods and maybe a system of your own that would Read More …
Most organizations try to develop a meaningful marketing vision statement designed to guide their action for today, tomorrow and in the future. The vision statement serves as a platform for all their marketing goals. Armed with a vision, you establish your marketing goals, which are time-sensitive and detailed orientated. We send the goals through the Read More …
Applying Value in your Marketing process is not the only thing that is important. In today’s marketing managing the stream is becoming equally more important. I alluded to this concept when I discussed E-mail providers in a previous post. I concentrated on the value and the touch points within your Marketing Hourglass. Just as important Read More …