Chicago Marketing Coach Jeff Bishop http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com A place to get to know, like, and trust us... Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:17:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Listen To Competitors–Not Customers? Insightful article by ADAM HARTUNG: Listen to competitors, not customers!  I have attached the link along with the full article... http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/06/innovation-customers-competitors-leadership-managing-marketing.html?partner=artctrlinboxmain Listen To Competitors--Not Customers Adam Hartung, 01.06.10, 3:10 PM ET It may be apocryphal, but Henry Ford supposedly said, "If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me ... http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/listen-to-competitors-not-customers/ DUCT TAPE MARKETING in “TOP 5 BLOGS” IN A RECENT ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN PRWEB...Duct Tape Marketing placed in the "TOP 5 BLOGS" that Marketing Executives read!!!  Congratulations to our own John Jantsch! MENG Survey Reveals the Top 20 Marketing Blogs That Marketing Executives Read Seth Godin’s Blog and Mashable Top the List, With Godin’s Blog Also Named “Favorite,” “Most ... http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/duct-tape-marketing-in-top-5-blogs/ WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS SO DIFFICULT FOR MOST ORGANIZATIONS — Seth Godin This is an excellent post by Seth Godin that captures why Social Media implementation is so difficult for most organizations... "It's a process, not an event. Dating is a process. So is losing weight, being a public company and building a brand. On the other hand, putting up a trade show booth is ... http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/why-is-social-media-so-difficult-for-most-organizations-seth-godin/ SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 101 PROGRAM for REALTORS I will be presenting "SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 101: How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Real Estate Business" along with David Gibbs, Publisher, Homes & Land Magazine, THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 from 9AM to 11AM to MAINSTREET ORGANIZATION of REALTORS, 1815 W. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL.  Contact: 630.443.4907!  See ... http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/social-media-marketing-101/ How Much Time Should I Spend On Social Media by Chris Brogan Great article by CHRIS BROGAN on How Much Time Should I Spend On Social Media Posted using ShareThis http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/how-much-time-should-i-spend-on-social-media/