Archive for September, 2006

Techie prospects like industry standards

Posted on September 27 2006 by Dave J.

Selling to engineers and other technical people can be adversarial, as they don’t consider a salesperson as a peer. Being technically proficient (and listening) can bridge that gap, but its not necessarily enough to close the sale. You still need to be a salesperson (or marketer) that enables their decision.
That’s where this week’s newsletter from [...]

Nuf said

Posted on September 24 2006 by Dave J.

Without a long, embarrassing story, I post this link:
eBay Guides – BEWARE of FAKE USB Flash Drives on eBay
“CAVEAT EMPTOR, BEWARE of Counterfeit USB Flash Drives. Millions of eBayers have been deceived by fake, low quality, unpopular cheap drives!”

He's smart, not stupid or stubborn

Posted on September 24 2006 by Dave J.

I talk a lot about business directories here. Their kissing-cousin, the Yellow Pages, aren’t relative to my kind of marketing. But they struggle a lot with the same changes caused by the internet.
The Yellow Pages & Small Business Commandos Blog is a bit infrequent, but Dick Larkin’s posts are good stuff. His latest post tells [...]

Collateral for the 21st Century

Posted on September 22 2006 by Dave J.

I hate ‘webinars’. They just seem to promise too much while reeking of sales pitch. Then there is all the technology required to ‘log-in’. Often they are just talking heads and PowerPoint slides. And you’ve got to sit thru the whole thing to get to the good stuff, if there is any.
All the classic collateral [...]

Why are they clicking?

Posted on September 12 2006 by Dave J.

If you missed my post a couple months ago, I’ve come to the opinion that Adsense ads aren’t a particularly good value for B2B advertisers. To ad to your thinking about what each of those clicks represents, up-and-coming blog Caffiene Marketing posts Google Adsense Clicking Rationale Explained:
“There is a new topic titled “The Behavior Behind [...]

Cruise control off…to go faster…or slower?

Posted on September 7 2006 by Dave J.

I thought the beginning of the school year and the resulting schedule change with be a demarcation that would allow me to raise my energy and productivity, both in my work and personal life. Having the kids in bed an hour earlier and getting to work a half-hour early would seem to open up my [...]

Quotes worth savoring

Posted on September 1 2006 by Dave J.

Here’s a few quotes to savor for the weekend.
This first two come from Big Picture Guy. These came up in conversation this week.

“We are what we do. This should frighten many of us.”

“Procrastination is seldom about not wanting to do something; it is most often about not knowing what to do.”

This one I ran across [...]