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 […]
Software Go-To-Market Strategy and Tactics
It’s challenging to generalize the optimal approach to Go-to-Market for a software product. Like most things in technology marketing, it is highly dependent on the specific situation. Are we talking about a startup or a billion-dollar software company? SaaS, Open Source, or a mobile app? A breakthrough application or a follow-on to an existing product? […]
Webinar Marketing for Software Companies
Software companies have various promotional opportunities available to fill the sales pipeline and move prospects through it. The particular techniques used and their priority depend upon many factors, including, but not limited to, market segment, product complexity, price points, and length of the sales cycle. One of my favorite techniques for companies with more complex […]
Does Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Still Work?
Modern pay-per-click, or PPC advertising was pioneered in 1998 by Overture. Yahoo later bought this PPC pioneer. It hit its stride in 2000 when Google introduced the AdWords platform. I’ve managed PPC campaigns on platforms such as Google Ads for myself and my clients since 2003. So, while I haven’t been involved since the beginning, […]
White Papers in the High Tech and Software Marketing Mix
There are many marketing methods in Software and IT marketing that can be appropriate in some–but not all situations. I’d put White Papers in that category. The term “white paper” is a broadly used term, and can mean different things to different people. There are non-technical and technical white papers. I define a white paper […]
