by Mike Gospe | May 7, 2018 | Marketing
I’m listening to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and pondering one of life’s deep questions: what defines great jazz? We all know great jazz when we hear it. But trying to duplicate it is no easy task. If you are a musician, you know what I mean. So, why...
by Mike Gospe | Nov 7, 2014 | Marketing
In 2008, I wrote the book, Marketing Campaign Development. Updated again in 2013, the templates and techniques are now available for anyone to download. As a marketing ops leader of a hi-tech company, I was constantly having to reinvent launch processes and templates....
by Janet Gregory | Jul 11, 2014 | Marketing
Doing business in Silicon Valley is different from other places in the US and around the world. To be successful in Silicon Valley in sales, marketing, business development or just about any functional area of expertise you must embrace a combination of collaboration,...
by Janet Gregory | May 22, 2014 | Marketing
Four Reasons to Create a Sales Playbook: Establish a consistent sales approach for repeatable success. Define sales best practices to ensure efficient selling. Align sales process with other customer-facing functions to strengthen customer relationships and long term...
by Mike Gospe | Mar 28, 2014 | Marketing
A common question from marketers: what marketing metrics should we track? There’s a lot of confusion and time wasted spent on measuring (the wrong) metrics. Here’s a model to help simplify the process. If you are a routine reader of my books and blogs,...