http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com A place to get to know, like, and trust us... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:23:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/make-a-referral-week-webinar/ You probably know that a 100 watt light bulb illuminates an entire room. Do you realize that a 100 watt laser burns a hole in the same space? As a small business owner, it is important to be the laser and not the bulb! With such intense focus, you can ... http://www.pleasehelpuswithsalesandmarketing.com/light-bulb-or-laser/ 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/ 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/ 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/