Archives tagged: B2B

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Learning from Berkshire Hathaway Part 1

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 1, 2008

Acquiring with a marketer’s eye Another in a series of white papers for M&A Professionals Summary: If you have been following along…

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Pragmatic Business Strategy: Seven Ways to Make Marketing Work in a Challenging Economy

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 15, 2008

In a challenging economy, you must find new ways to make marketing work more effectively, get more out of marketing investments, and…

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To brand…or NOT to brand B2B Products

By James T. Berger December 1, 2007

The conventional wisdom concerning the positives of branding business-to-business products is most compelling, as articulated by Hard University Prof. John Quelch. Quelch…

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Top 6 – December 2007

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 1, 2007

Wintry Hearth Rejuvenates the Importance of Being True The CEO/MD must be the Brand Cheerleader. The Brand creates a common purpose that…

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Fractional Ownership: The Renaissance of TimeShare

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 1, 2006

In the December 2005 edition of this journal, I wrote about some of the developments and milestones that were witnessed in The…

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Thoughts on Relationship Marketing

By James T. Berger January 1, 2006

Like so many ideas in modern marketing, the concept of relationship marketing began as a smart, sensible realization that the then-existing paradigm,…

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Hints for Making Your E-Mail Marketing More Effective

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 15, 2005

There is no question that e-mail, when used properly, can revolutionize your business-to-business sales and marketing effort. No longer must you fight…

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Search Engine “Bait and Switch”

By James T. Berger March 11, 2005

As the World Wide Web continues to become a dominant marketing communications force in the business-to-business marketplace, the power of the search…

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Organizationally Increasing the Customer Focus – Brad McLane at the Chicago GSB Marketing Roundtable

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 30, 2002

On Tuesday, 29 October 2002, Brad McLane of Russell Reynolds Associates, an Executive Search Firm, offered his insights into the growing importance…

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Shifting the Ground-rules of Tech Business

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 23, 2002

An attractive concept in high-tech business is that ideas are the trump card in setting corporate strategy. The creation and possession of…

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