Monday, February 6th, 2012

How to Succeed at Inbound Marketing: The Secrets to Prospecting Part I

Building an Inbound Marketing Consultancy… …or Social Media Management Firm Prospecting is one of the major stumbling blocks to inbound marketing consulting and social media management success. Paradoxically, prospecting is crucial for success because, in order to help others build their businesses, we must simultaneously build ours. If we do not find and develop inbound marketing and/or social [...]

Positioning, Differentiation, and Inbound Marketing Commoditization

Positioning, Differentiation, and Homogenization The Impact on Inbound Marketing and Social Media Management! Positioning and differentiation are two of the most important concepts you will come across as an inbound marketing consultant for social media manager. Your understanding of these fundamental marketing principles will assist you in building your inbound marketing consultancy. Additionally, they will [...]

Homogenization, Commoditization, and Mediocrity in Inbound Marketing

Social Media, Inbound Marketing, and The Mediocre Majority Whether you are listening to Earl Nightingale in Lead the Field, Dan Kennedy in No B.S. Business Success, or Mark Twain just being Mark Twain, there is consensus among all three of these gentlemen. Interestingly, it is an observation I made for myself a long time ago! [...]

Understanding Social Media: Is Social Media Really Social?

Social Media, Reciprocity, and Active Engagement Courtesy and Personality I am often asked how my Twitter following grew to over 25,000. How I have over 4,000 connections on LinkedIn. Those who know me ask how, across 1600 social media sites online, I was able to add over 50,000 social media friends, contacts, connections, and followers. [...]