Mastering marketing automation is not an easy task but is probably one of the most valuable things you can do for your business. There are many elements and, like most technical subjects, there is “overwhelm” – too many ideas and too many products to evaluate. But if you take things ...

Marketing Automation and the ideas around it are often confused by industry jargon that is created for a variety of reasons.  In some cases jargon is created to better communicate a new idea.  In most cases it is used to “differentiate”.  But the truth is that it often confuses newcomers.  ...

I did a webinar with Act-on software (www.act-on.com), who contacted me to share information on their platform and products.  I was pretty impressed and I’m sure that Act-on will make it onto next year’s Top Twenty Small-Business-Friendly Marketing Automation Vendor List.  The webinar was ...

I just went through a report of recent domain name sales from Sedo and Afternic. The one that stands out to me as a real bargain purchase is HairStylists.com which was bought for only $4k. That is a deal IMHO. Another thing interesting about this report is that it gives you a perspective of the out-of-the-US ...

Webinar, Screensharing, and Teleconferencing Tools – The Software Spectrum There are companies that invent, companies that dominate, and companies that innovate. These first movers are usually rewarded with high margins, bigger-spending customers, and low competition… for a while. The business ...

Editor’s Notes: The link below contains an especially nice and useful infographic because there are a lot of us who want to use CRM while we are in the field. There’s no better way to get a field salesperson in the habit of using marketing automation than to train them to use it before they ...

We interviewed entrepreneur, Jay Weintraub about his upcoming conference… LeadsCon is a pioneering conference and expo dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of those operating in the online lead generation industry LeadsCon provides a unique and collaborative environment designed for networking ...