Since the start of 2024, marketers and business developers
have been reading my bi-weekly MBD Boost to keep going and focus on the things that really matter.
All Boosts can be found in these archives.
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Develop a clear and distinct vision
Most professional service firms aspire to be thought leaders. They want to be recognized as distinct and trusted authorities within their industries. Now, an important aspect of thought leadership is…
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How to involve your experts?
In professional services, marketing is a shared responsibility. Between your marketing department and your subject matter experts. After all, it’s their expertise and experience that should be marketed. Also, they are the…
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No more ‘coloring in department’
Is your marketing team considered the ‘coloring in department’? Then, you’re in trouble. Here’s why. When you’re seen as the ‘coloring in department’ your influence will be restricted to marketing…
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Local marketing autonomy
As a local marketer within a global firm, you need autonomy. You can only be successful if you get the freedom (and responsibility) to develop and execute your marketing strategy…
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You may have scared your colleagues
I know you don’t mean to, but chances are you’re scaring your colleagues… Recently, I spoke to a marketer at a professional service firm. He told me how difficult it…
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Stop using that funnel
Stop using the marketing & sales funnel with non-marketers. Have you ever tried to explain marketing or sales using the marketing & sales funnel? Maybe to a subject matter expert…
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Ritson’s 3 simple strategy questions
You gotta love Mark Ritson. Not just for the way he pronounces ‘marketers’ with a thick Australian accent. Or for his ability to curse his way through a presentation and still…
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Trends vs. hypes
Do you recognize the trends behind a hype? I totally get it: hypes are cool. They are new. Exciting even. Their shiny brightness makes them impossible to resist. Hypes will…
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Are you using this marketing flywheel?
Your subject matter experts are your marketing flywheel. Sorry. What!? Okay, let’s take a step back. In business there are certain positive feedback loops. Patterns in which the output reinforces the input.…