If you are planning on transforming your business through MSP marketing, you must first understand the difference between marketing and sales. This is an important element which should be taken into account in commercial operations because the results achieved by these two techniques are quite different. In general, both sales and marketing are aimed at increasing the company profits. However, if you assume that they are the same, the potential benefits of these strategies will decline. Consider this discussion on the distinction between marketing and sales in MSP businesses. (more…)

All Guns Blazing

IT marketing needs to take no prisoners or that which seemed sure may slip away. Say you’ve put together a marketing campaign, courted a client, and somehow, they’ve still slipped right through your fingers. Everyone’s been there and it’s ultimately unavoidable, but there is also a learning curve. (more…)

It is often said that customers need to see a marketing message upwards of nine times in order to give it serious consideration. Modern day people tend to tune out advertisements. We are bombarded by commercials, banner ads, corporate jingles, salesmen and other forms of marketing. Most people tune out these stimuli unless they are exposed to a particular message over and over again. This is the “tipping point” your company must strive for. IT services marketing can help you reach it.

Creative Approaches to Customer Engagement  

There is a widely held misconception that touching base with end users three times will suffice. In reality, target customers should be engaged at least nine times. It is not enough to contact a prospect through the same marketing channel over and over again. Rather, contacting targets through varied marketing channels will create a meaningful impact.

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