6 Strategies to Improve Customer Retention & Get Customers to Pay Invoices On Time

Building relationships with customers and closing deals is critical for sales success. In business, customer acquisition and customer retention are crucial to generating revenue. It is cheaper to keep existing customers than to acquire new ones. Once a sale is made, it is tempting for Sales Reps to move on to the next customer.  However,Continue reading “6 Strategies to Improve Customer Retention & Get Customers to Pay Invoices On Time”

How & Why People Buy Technology Products

1. What motivates people to buy a tech product or service? 2. How do people find a tech product or service to buy? I surveyed my LinkedIn audience for answers. 1. What motivates people to buy a tech product or service? People buy a technology product or service for many reasons.  2. How do people findContinue reading “How & Why People Buy Technology Products”

8 Strategies for Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile

A LinkedIn profile is a great opportunity to showcase who you are and what you can do for others. To effectively showcase yourself with your LinkedIn profile, you need to be able to tell a story that is credible and engaging. How do you tell a story on LinkedIn with your profile? There are 8Continue reading “8 Strategies for Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile”

The Automotive Industry is Becoming Electrified: Automotive Trends

Things are changing in the automotive industry. These changes are from the way vehicles are bought and sold. Vehicle offerings are also different. Vehicles went from gas combustion engines to hybrid vehicles which means a split between gas and electric. Now there is going to be a shift to all-electric vehicles or EVs. The adoptionContinue reading “The Automotive Industry is Becoming Electrified: Automotive Trends”

Marketing Strategies for Talent Branding, Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing

Brands use Marketing to increase sales, and revenue, and to beat the competition. While this is a great strategy, a brand is only as good as its talent. Yes, brands compete to get and keep customers; but they are also competing to get and keep great talent. For brands to grow, they need great talentContinue reading “Marketing Strategies for Talent Branding, Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing”

Ways Free & Low-Cost Trials increase Sales & Customer Loyalty

Free or Low-Cost Trials When creating a new offering, I would offer a free or low-cost trial of your product to both end-users and industry experts. Consumers look for social proof before they buy a product. If the product is new, then none exists. To lower buyer resistance, you need to make the buyer feelContinue reading “Ways Free & Low-Cost Trials increase Sales & Customer Loyalty”

Product, Content & Customer Marketing Strategies to Market New Product Features on Social

Here are questions I would ask and actions I would take to market new product features on social media. I would ask: What is your feedback for each of the new product features? I would collaborate with the Product Team during beta testing interviewing customers to gather feedback on new features using information obtained toContinue reading “Product, Content & Customer Marketing Strategies to Market New Product Features on Social”

Marketing Motives: The Challenges & Priorities of Marketers

I asked my LinkedIn audience If the Sales and Marketing function merged and run by Sales, What would be your main focus? Why? As you can see, 68% of those surveyed said that increased lead generation and demand generation was a top priority. What this means is that people see Marketing as a vehicle toContinue reading “Marketing Motives: The Challenges & Priorities of Marketers”

Sales & Marketing Strategies to Gain Market Share with Tech & EdTech Products & How & Why People Buy

During my time in field sales, I wanted to obtain the business of Dental Schools and Hospitals. After obtaining meetings and making presentations to prominent Dentists, I was informed that they could not buy from me. After handling objections, showing how my offerings were better than the competition, I found out why. The decision-makers explainedContinue reading “Sales & Marketing Strategies to Gain Market Share with Tech & EdTech Products & How & Why People Buy”

Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Customer Marketing, & Product Marketing Strategies to Increase Sales

Before businesses can sell anything, they need to determine if there is a market for their products and services. Most businesses will not necessarily be creating new product categories. As a result, they will be entering into a marketplace that already exists. This is true if you are a re-seller or distributor of products andContinue reading “Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Customer Marketing, & Product Marketing Strategies to Increase Sales”