Role of Marketing after the Sale

I am a big advocated of building your funnel from opportunity versus depletion. An excerpt from a previous Business901 blog post: Most marketing funnels concentrate on building linear step by step plans. They think of gathering a large group of prospects and narrowing them down through some type of funnel and toward a prospective customer. I Read More …

Viewing Leadership from a Host Metaphor

And you may want to consider this metaphor from a sales perspective. In the book, Host: Six New Roles of Engagement, author Mark McKergow used this metaphor as a way to engage with other members of teams, organizations, communities, and movements. I read it from the perspective of a sales and marketing person, I felt it added Read More …

Is Servant Leadership Outdated?

In the book, Host: Six New Roles of Engagement, author Mark McKergow used this metaphor as a way to engage with other members of teams, organizations, communities, and movements. I read it from the perspective of a sales and marketing person, I felt it added great lessons about when to and when not to engage Read More …

Understanding Subscription Marketing

Author of Subscription Marketing: Strategies for Nurturing Customers in a World of Churn, Anne Janzer, is my guest on the Business901 podcast. We discussed how marketers can manage the disruptions of the subscription economy. Listen/Download MP3 Business901 iTunes Store Mobile Version New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Flowcharting with Text

If I had to pick one thing that I have liked in the Microsoft Suite of products in recent years, I would without question say it is the “Smart Art” feature that is incorporated in many of their products. I especially enjoy the aspect of creating numerous flow diagrams very simply and by typing text Read More …

Measuring Sales on Long-Term Success?

Anne Janzer is the author of Subscription Marketing: Strategies for Nurturing Customers in a World of Churn, which she wrote to help marketers managing the disruptions of the subscription economy. Excerpt from next week’s Business901 Podcast: Joe Dager:  We all know it’s easier to maintain a customer than trying to obtain a new one. In Read More …