Tag Archives: ROI

BYOD – Power to the People

In recent years, companies have been effectively mobilizing clients and colleagues to participate in the marketing conversation. Through this kind of ambassadorship, businesses are more effectively spreading B2B brand messages via various peer-to-peer (P2P) techniques. Because of this trend, as mobile continues to explode, it has been reinvigorating B2B efforts, with more of these brand-carrying [...]

When B2B Goes B2B2B

In a world of incredible scale, the internet and its power to connect us is truly amazing. The connected world is now generating mind-boggling amounts of data every minute of every day – a breadth of available data that is vast enough to hold the power to predict user behaviors and market trends. Armed with [...]

The Price of Gut Instinct is High

Ad Age’s CMO Strategy recently published a survey of 243 CMOs and other marketing executives about their current practices, yielding some surprising results. With an alarming 28% of the respondents claiming they establish budgets based upon ‘gut-instinct’ and perhaps more surprisingly, 7% saying they do not base strategy upon metrics at all. It is time [...]

A Bottle of Red or White?

Any entrepreneur will agree that passion is an essential ingredient for success. Winemakers are particularly passionate about the art of making wine.  The process of marketing and selling the product can be just as laborious. Fortunately for vintners, the 21st century has given them powerful tools to reach customers effectively. Technology coupled with the Internet [...]

Brain Scans to Board Rooms

The role of medical practitioner is evolving from clinician/academician to business owner/entrepreneur.  Doctors are known for rapid decision making, analytical skills, and independent thinking, all important characteristics of an entrepreneur. However, the transition does require a significant shift in the mindset.  Some universities now even offer joint M.D./M.B.A. programs. For doctors already in practice, seeking [...]

Get In the Fast Lane

The 21st century has brought the world to the fingertips of consumers. Blazing internet speeds, ultra-capable and portable computers and devices, and an increasingly demanding population has ushered in an era of amenities unlike any the developed world has ever experienced. Today’s end users live in a culture of convenience, and they insist upon products [...]