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People Don’t Want to Buy Your Product or Service They Want to Buy a Better Version of Themselves
7 years ago

One of the most difficult things for business owners to get a handle on is the true perspective of the needs and desires of their clients or customers.  Because we spend so much time working on, perfecting and promoting our products or services – over time we get caught up in how awesome our product […]

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More Isn’t Better, Better is Better
8 years ago

I find it interesting as I begin evaluating prospective clients how infatuated they are with a single metric in their lead generation – volume. Search volume, click volume, impressions, number of calls – whatever it is they watch it like a hawk and sadly make a lot of decisions based on it alone. I think […]

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People Don’t Want to Buy Your Product or Service

People Don’t Want to Buy Your Product or Service They Want to Buy a Better Version of Themselves

One of the most difficult things for business owners to get a handle on is the true perspective of the needs and desires of their clients or customers.  Because we spend so much time working on, perfecting and promoting our products or services – over time we get caught up in how awesome our product […]

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More Isn’t Better, Better is Better

More Isn’t Better, Better is Better

I find it interesting as I begin evaluating prospective clients how infatuated they are with a single metric in their lead generation – volume. Search volume, click volume, impressions, number of calls – whatever it is they watch it like a hawk and sadly make a lot of decisions based on it alone. I think […]

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Unlimited Traffic – A Real Life Case Study in Behavioral Health Marketing

Unlimited Traffic – A Real Life Case Study in Behavioral Health Marketing

Unlimited traffic?  It sounds like a pipe dream or only a theoretical concept, but in fact, it is not only an actual possibility – it will always happen in any online market when someone does a few simple things just a little better than their competition. On the internet, things operate on 90/10 vs. 80/20 […]

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The Pitfalls of Data Driven Marketing

The Pitfalls of Data Driven Marketing

I often hear techie marketers boast about how they are “data driven” so they don’t get caught up in the errors of human judgment – as if it is possible to make complex decisions based solely on what their computer model, formula or data shows them. The idea is seductive because with large data sets […]

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The 2 Most Important Functions of Business are Innovation and Marketing

The 2 Most Important Functions of Business are Innovation and Marketing

More than 60 years ago, Peter Drucker dramatically influenced the foundations of the modern American corporation. His words are as true today as they were then – maybe even more in the digital age when we’re all more easily and directly involved with marketing our businesses. One of his most significant and profound observations was that […]

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A Statistical Correlation Does Not Necessarily Mean a Cause-Effect Relationship

A Statistical Correlation Does Not Necessarily Mean a Cause-Effect Relationship

One of the greatest aspects of digital marketing in comparison to traditional marketing methods is the amount of reliable data we can collect in a short period of time. Like no other marketing medium, we can track just about every aspect of every component of the ad and the people who respond to it. This […]

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The Facts Are No Longer Enough

The Facts Are No Longer Enough

The speed of life is shortening the window consumers have for analysis.  Nowadays people are so overloaded with information, resources, and options,  they no longer take the time they once did to evaluate every option – especially online. People are moving so fast that they really don’t have (say- take) the time to think.  They’re so […]

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Reputation Management

Reputation Management

Everyone’s heard of reputation management.  The anonymous nature of the internet has been a blessing for those who want to express their opinions without fear of retribution, and a curse for individuals and business owners who do wrong in the sight of their customers or clients. Anyone can post reviews, comments, and even create entire […]

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Power Disqualifiers in Sales and Marketing

Power Disqualifiers in Sales and Marketing

I worked with John Paul Mendocha on refining sales processes for a company several years ago.  John is one of those guys who is a total no-fear salesman.  John is extremely persuasive and an expert in sales processes, sales funnels, and writing persuasive copy – especially for high-ticket products and services. One thing he always […]

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