Content marketing isn’t a new concept anymore; most of my readers will have at least a basic understanding of the concept. In fact, I consider it to be very much a mainstream marketing technique at this point. But a good number of senior executives and startup entrepreneurs still view it as ” too expensive”; at […]
9 Common Marketing Mistakes Made By Software Companies
Marketing is viewed as a core activity for the great majority of the SaaS, cloud and mobile software companies. The rest give marketing activities short shrift at their own peril. But even among those that take it seriously, views on what strategy and tactics constitute “good marketing” varies. Often more importantly, how well a company […]
Formulating an Effective SEO and Content Strategy for Startups
Marketing is hard. Marketing is harder still for an early stage software, SaaS or hardware company. You are at a severe disadvantage in many respects vs. your larger, more established competitors: including brand, money, personnel resources and much more. One thing that can even the playing field is your expertise and knowledge, when coupled with […]
The Importance of Content Marketing for Tech Startups
Content Marketing has been a mainstream marketing activity for a long time now. In nearly all segments of the marketplace. It’s particularly important for tech-savvy buyers seeking education in a particular product category. Its growing importance corresponds to the general decline in outbound marketing response rates. Along with Internet-driven preferences toward more control over inbound […]
Is Outbound Marketing Dead?
There has been a slow but inescapable trend in marketing for years or even decades. During this time there has been a shift from “outbound marketing” towards “inbound marketing”. I use inbound marketing as a proxy for other terms as well such as “content marketing”, “permission marketing”, “new marketing” “modern marketing” and a few other […]
