Commandment 2: Pursue the Human Connection There’s a lot of paranoia flying around currently. The news has covered it and moved on already, but everyone’s deepest insecurities love to be reminded that the government is
Commandment 3: DON’T RUSH The sales funnel confuses more of my clients than even the most complicated WordPress plugin. And I can’t blame them. When I started out, I clearly didn’t get it either. Most
What is MailChimp? Simply put, MailChimp is our favorite email newsletter platform. It has other uses, from announcements to invites, and anytime in between when you might need a slick looking email. If you are
Commandment 4: Practice Confident Exclusion Whether you’re a small marketing firm, or a fashion magazine, or whatever, your business exists to help people. Trying to be everything to everybody can make this difficult. It can
Commandment 5: Don’t Dilute As I search for examples for each of our commandments in action or being broken, I’m beginning to realize that many of these are complimentary. This commandment of “Don’t dilute” could
My name is Rich and I’m Nate Wright’s partner in crime in Small Biz Triage. I met Nate about 5 years ago while we were
Every man has his favorite charcoal, every woman has their favorite lip gloss, every kid their favorite toy, every cop their favorite hand-gun and every
Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just
CHALLENGE: Bronzer Salon was referred to us by one of our peers from a few years back. A mother and daughter started an airbrush tanning
CHALLENGE: ACT has recently begun re-selling the classroom ModelMaker, but did not have a web platform to showcase the product OR a place for ModelMaker
Unconventional B2B Strategy #17 1775. Boston lay in the grip of the world’s mightiest empire. British authority seemed absolute. Most colonists still proudly called themselves British subjects. Revolution? Unthinkable. But Samuel Adams saw something others
Unconventional B2B Strategy #16 216 BC. Rome was bleeding. North African general Hannibal Barca just obliterated 50,000 Roman soldiers at Cannae—the worst defeat in Roman history. For 15 long years, Hannibal could not be stopped.
Unconventional B2B Strategy #15 1941. North Africa. General Wavell finally gained the upper hand against the Germans. The British general had more soldiers, more weapons, more tanks, more supplies, and a heavily fortified position. There
Unconventional B2B Strategy #14 1818. South Africa. The 12,000-strong Ndwandwe army emerges from the morning mist. Shaka waits with his Zulu army half the size. If Shaka loses here, the Zulu could face extinction. The
Unconventional B2B Strategy #13 1942. Lisbon. Juan Pujol writes another coded message for the Nazis. English troop movements. Air defenses. Supply routes. At least, that’s what the Germans believe. In reality, Pujol has never stepped
My name is Rich and I’m Nate Wright’s partner in crime in Small Biz Triage. I met Nate about 5 years ago while we were
Every man has his favorite charcoal, every woman has their favorite lip gloss, every kid their favorite toy, every cop their favorite hand-gun and every
Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just
CHALLENGE: Bronzer Salon was referred to us by one of our peers from a few years back. A mother and daughter started an airbrush tanning
CHALLENGE: ACT has recently begun re-selling the classroom ModelMaker, but did not have a web platform to showcase the product OR a place for ModelMaker
