Ever thought of attracting traffic to your website without SEO? Well, even the most unassuming techniques qualify as SEO techniques, but I'm talking about something else. The idea of marketing to get noticed on a search results page is all about that optimization. However, wouldn't you feel a little prouder if people came to your website through word-of-mouth marketing? Here's what the deal is. In order to generate that word of mouth, you need get a little social savvy. I'm not talking about tweets, updates, or anything interesting for a large number of people. The idea is to have a massive effect on individuals. People who really need your skills are waiting to hear what you can offer. Getting that word out is where it begins. One of the ways to get word of mouth out, is to tell really good stories. But what is a good story? First of all, it should feel heavy with investigations, interviews, research, and most importantly, a long-term understanding of relevant...

Missing critical market information has always been the nightmare of company presidents, technology heads, and visionaries. Once recognized, you will find many people basing their decisions on your insights. Whether you are building technology for IT companies or for banks and other large institutions, their future needs fuel your production line. But have you ever considered going wrong in deciding the future of your business? In times that demand real-time information, you are in severe despair when it comes to extrapolating from fluctuations. However, real future needs depend on many factors besides market parameters. Customer satisfaction is a subjective matter, and so are the trending decisions of your clients. So how to innovate for the long run – Get real-time information of IT users Understand how each company’s figures are behaving Are indications showing regressive, neutral, or positive future behavior?   Thereon, you can be a great thinke...

Leading companies are finding it hard to sustain revenue from networking devices. And why not? They know it, especially since they are bracing up with new products for a paperless-wireless environment. Although many of us believe that is only an ideal condition, and we will always need ancient devices such as pencils and diaries, it is undeniable that the need for many networking devices will be absent in the near future. But hardware providers are aware of the slumps their revenues will see with the downfall in sales figures of their legacy devices.   In order to avoid the interim slump before the opportunity for advanced products becomes more widespread, hardware manufacturers have to realize that a demand for their products still exists. It has never happened, ever in history, that all companies, rich and poor have transitioned from legacy systems all together. The idea of selling to non-progressive companies may be difficult to sell to hardware manufacturing b...

First, a great couple of videos that definitely deserve more views! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E23kH-ex0k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jm6b3uZOkY You can watch the second video (longer) later. So what are we talking about here? A technology that not only eases down your work, but does it without compromising on the extent of applicability. Well you see, examples of automated or digital personalization are many – but are they all ethical? Are they all feasible? And do you already have the technology to execute them? Proxy methods marketing strategies require may be intelligent. However, they are still predictable. What most of us fail to do is startle our customers. Individual names don't really work anymore. Your audience usually have nothing to remember, and you lose them. You may be able to target your leads with relevant content by knowing their ZIP, profile details, and other points. However, the real tracking of online behavior happens through ...

How many times have you come across marketing list sellers who fail to deliver user information that is really fresh? It’s hard to tell when you have just bought the list with a few thousand dollars. Only after a day or two and some friction between telemarketers and the management, will you realize your mistake. It’s become so frequent nowadays, that stories like that are simply getting boring! But what’s even sadder is that no one is talking about buying technology marketing databases the right way. We can help you with that. Here’s what you should be looking into while selecting a list company – Make sure they sell leads, not lists What’s been their rate of consistency (at least over the last 2-3 years)? What is the total size of their marketing database? Is the verification done on a regular basis? What is the data procurement process? Does data procurement cover all major channels? Is there value addition through research or similar activities? ...

Technocrats know that well, and how irrefutably that holds true everywhere in nature is every scientist’s interest. Inaccuracy has been one of those apparently harmless glitches in your customer-details database. By now you must have guessed that such a problem can cause irreparable damage to your brand. But knowing how that happens is more important. What are small errors like? The popularly mistaken spellings of names, streets, locations, and other customer details Missing punctuation in email addresses and digitally usable data Inaccurate dates of transaction/contract Unique identifier compatibility issues even in a minor part of your database New key identifier creations leading to database inconsistency What can these errors lead to – Spelling errors can lead to incorrect prospect identification, unsolicited calling, and other embarrassing problems Inaccurate email addresses can lead to major wastage of bandwidth in email campaigns Inaccuracy in...

Selling technology across the globe looked easy. It was the only thing you needed to do for getting rich if you had the expertise or manpower. So what’s happened now? Has technology become boring? Are the developments slower than before? Is there nothing exciting anymore? But that depends on your innovation, isn't it. Well, it has more to do with people. Around the world, company budgets have shrunk in the face of defensive economic decisions. European and American taxes mean that most of your prospects are now willing to hold themselves back on investments. However, your ‘Made in America’ technology cannot really survive by being less attractive or poorer in quality. And neither can you trust anyone advising you to reduce your production budget. What your apps can do today is the result of major investments or cautious borrowing. Knowing who is ready to buy is never easy. Such research takes years. Moreover, the filtering process starts at millions of prospective buyers...