Sometimes there’s no substitute for a room full of peers and an instructor who’s ready to answer your questions. Set some time aside this summer and attend Branding Boot Camp in Austin, TX on June 12-13. Or, attend Marketing Boot Camp in San Antonio on June 7-8. Our AMA Marketing Boot Camps are one-and-a-half day [...]
Rackspace’s Gerardo A. Dada Discusses Premium Positioning
By Rene Falcon, Student Member, Austin AMA The February luncheon, hosted by the Austin AMA Power Luncheon Series, was a great and informative success. Our guest speaker, Gerardo A. Dada, who is head of product marketing at Rackspace Hosting spoke about the importance of striving for the “premium position” in you market. Mr. Dada discussed [...]
My Marketing Automation Love Story
The tangible difference that marketing automation software made in my marketing theory, practices and ultimately career, left me with a desire to tell others about the impact it makes on sales, marketing and the bottom line.
Testimonial Sluts and the Erosion of Trust
By Dr. Liz Alexander
What do you make of this? A LinkedIn group member recently posted a comment saying that she’d been severely reprimanded by a friend for writing a three-star Amazon book review.
3 Steps To Create Your Killer Social Media Marketing Strategy
One thing that super-smart social media guru who sold you the expensive course neglected to mention to you is the need for a strategy. Well you’re in luck, because I’m here to tell you what that strategy is.
What CEOs and Clients Want from Marketing
There only two things our clients want: to keep their bosses and clients happy. As marketers, everything we do should illustrate our company’s ability to do these two things.
How Not to be a Sales Pest
A friend of mine who works at an enterprise software company told me he doesn’t have to make a single cold-call or spend time following-up on stagnant deals. His marketing department sends nurturing emails in his name. The customer receives a value-packed email from their sales rep every week.
Why Social Media is NOT for all Businesses
“My clients sell things like two-sided polypropylene film, stainless steel coils and ridge ventilation solutions. Know anyone on Facebook looking for this stuff? Probably not.”
Memo to the CMO: Airport Ads: What’s your marketing ROI?
High tech companies spend millions of dollars on Airport Ads – but do CMOs really know what the marketing ROI is? Read on to find out.
How To Improve Your Conversion Rates: Get Granular with WIIFM
If you are in marketing, you’ve probably been preached the mantra of WIIFM – ‘what’s in it for me?’ (‘me’ referring to your customer/sales prospect). Most marketers get this. What then is missing or not working? The answer lies in how granular you get in finding the WIIFM.














