Kickstarting your advisory board

Have you started planning your fall Customer Advisory Board meeting? If not, now’s the perfect time to be planning your next CAB. In today’s highly competitive market, it is more important than ever to know “the voice of your customer” and to...

Better Together – Sales and Marketing

Yes, Sales is Sales, and Marketing is Marketing.  I’m not suggesting you combine them. But the results can be extraordinary when the two work together. I’ve been making the case for aligning sales and marketing for years. In the very first issue of...

Profile of effective marketing campaign managers

Are your marketing campaign managers effective? Here’s an excerpt from a new mini-guidebook for marketers: The Role of the Campaign Manager. Nothing can hinder the success of an integrated marketing campaign (and your ability to claim the marketing high ground)...