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Sales and Marketing: Wake Up and Start Refining Your Leads

by Art Petty | May 21, 2009 | Marketing

I was reminded yesterday of one of the fundamental failure points of many marketing and sales teams: lead management.  This reminder was painful.     I was meeting with some savvy people who drive leads for B2B firms and the topic of lead management practices came up...

Hey Tech Marketers, How About Helping Your Customers Solve Problems

by Art Petty | Mar 31, 2009 | Marketing, Product Management

“Nobody Cares About Your Products (Except You),” is one of the core rules that author and marketing thought-leader David Meerman Scott espouses in his latest book, World Wide Rave, and throughout his other works and blogs.  The most zealous anti-smokers...

Will this Business Revolutionize How Men Shop and Rescue Me from My 1970’s Fashion Training at the Same Time?

by Art Petty | Jan 23, 2009 | Marketing, Strategy

Note from Art: I plan on chronicling my experience in several posts over the next few weeks, with an exciting new men’s clothing/shopping service that I was introduced to called Trunk Club.  I’m not sure if I’m more excited about the solution to my fashion...

Trade Shows: If You Must Use Them, Set Yourself Up for Success

by Art Petty | Jan 7, 2009 | Marketing

In prior posts…one in particular entitled, “Marketers, Are Trade Shows Extinct Yet,” I raised the ire of a fair number of marketers for expressing my belief in the demise of this ancient marketing tactic. After many lengthy discussions, a good friend and great...

The Last Yard: AT&T’s Failure to Fully Satisfy in Spite of A Competition Killing Product

by Art Petty | Dec 28, 2008 | Marketing

I suspect from the crowd at the Crystal Lake, IL AT&T store on the day after Christmas, that I was not the only person in America that had decided to surprise someone in their family with a new Apple 3G iPhone.  While I cannot be certain what it was like at the...

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