You should keep in mind that it’s possible to build a B2B website by yourself. Quality website builders can help you to create a stunning website. On the other hand, if you have decided to work with an agency, before reaching out to an agency for your B2B website development, create a roadmap. Doing so will help you […]
Author: Elizabeth Harr
The Power of Marketing During a Leadership Transition
If you have been recently named as your organization’s new CEO or Managing Partner, it’s very likely that you have a great many priorities on your plate. To name just a few, you’re mastering day-to-day operations, boosting staff morale, assessing your service mix, and responding to marketplace changes. You might even be tasked with turning […]
Evaluating Your B2B Marketing Plan: 5 Areas of Focus for 2018
With the year almost over, this is a great time to take a hard look at your B2B marketing plan, and how it can drive new business for the coming year. You won’t be the only company doing so: according to a survey my firm recently conducted, business development is a top priority for more […]
Why Businesses Succeed and Grow in Some Cases — and Why Others Fail
For the great majority of professional services firms, growth is on-again, off-again. It’s often unclear what exactly drives the periods of growth, and it’s even less clear how to trigger similar growth in the future. But there is a smaller group of firms that don’t follow this rule. Unlike their peers, they seem to keep […]
10 B2B Marketing Strategies for Higher Growth
Throughout the professional services marketplace, buyers are changing. Just as consumers have come to rely on online searches to educate themselves before buying products and services, so too have the businesses that buy from professional services firms. These potential clients need to solve business problems, and are looking for firms with the specific expertise required […]
How to Differentiate Your Business: 4 Brand Positioning Options
At the heart of every brand strategy is a firm’s DNA – what makes them different (i.e. their competitive advantage), and how they are positioned in the marketplace. But what if your firm simply doesn’t have any differentiators? This article will explore four options for dealing with this common situation. A. Embrace a new focus […]
5 Steps for a Successful Go-to-Market Strategy
Ask many business professionals if they have a plan for bringing a product or service to market, chances are good they’ll reply, “Yes, we’ve spent considerable time developing our business plan, so we’re ready to go to market.” Not so fast. What’s happening here is not uncommon – many businesspeople confuse a business plan with […]
Why Your Firm Needs a Better B2B Marketing Planning Process
Many companies operate with a fly-by-night marketing plan that’s cobbled together with last-minute opportunities and best-guess decision-making. This is not only counter-productive and unnecessarily wasteful, it’s downright dangerous. Marketing plans done right help organizations identify key objectives and opportunities, minimize risk, and leverage core competencies. They provide a basis for establishing tasks and organizing work efforts […]
Developing Business Growth Strategies Using Research
Every important move requires a solid strategy. If you’re looking to successfully grow your business, you need a business growth strategy – a roadmap for growing your firm. A business growth strategy describes the industries you will serve, the types of clients you will target, the services you will offer, and how you will position […]