Sales and Marketing Performance Trends for Small & Medium Business

Discover the hottest trends in Small Business Sales and Marketing—and see how the leading on-demand CRM solution can put these trends to work for you. The summary describes three keys to SMB success: 1. Documenting and debugging your sales process.2. Providing enabling technology.3. Hiring/retaining sales talent. Get your free report! Click here.

The Best Dressed Small Business in America

In this month’s Esquire magazine an article titled, “The Secret Life of a Well-Dressed Man” was written about my friend Kenyatte Nelson who was named America’s best dressed real man last fall. While reading this article I recalled the importance of supporting your image with brand strategies. If you know Kenyatte, you would agree that…

What is Your Recession Sales Strategy?

This White Paper is based on a survey and packed with strategies you can use to sell more effectively in challenging times. Explore how companies are reacting to six basic strategy points because of the recession, and how most are missing opportunities as a result. Register for this White Paper to learn more about these…

Word of Mouth Costs A Lot!

I’m sure you have heard at one point or another that word of mouth marketing (WOMM) is the best form of marketing cause it is FREE! Well, not exactly. There is a cost to WOMM and that cost is often time, and you don’t have to be a business owner for long to know that…

Too Busy to Keep Yourself Busy?

If your like me, your day shifts to fifth gear the moment you walk out of your house. Your ever growing action item list swirls around in your head, while your phone continually rings your favorite ringtone as you’re stuck in traffic on your way to the office. Like most business owners, the thought of…

Kind of a Big Deal!

As of yesterday, CluelessMarketing.com has been officially confirmed by Alltop.com as a blog providing the best of the best Alltop stories! Alltop.com is an online magazine rack that features ALL the TOP stories in all the topics that interest you. Now you don’t have to be clueless about anything! So if you want to read…

10 Steps to a Successful CRM Implementation

A CRM solution can have an enormously positive effect on your business’s bottom line, but a lot can go wrong during a rollout if you haven’t planned properly. This White Paper addresses topics such as:Budgeting realisticallyTraining employeesManaging the implementation Follow these 10 steps to help ensure that your CRM implementation is a success, from the…

Love is in the Air

OK Guys (and gals)… if you’re over spent, over worked, over committed, and you simply forgot about Valentine’s day, then here’s your reminder, “Tomorrow is Valentines day!”. According to the National Retail Federation Valentine’s Day spending is expected to be about $14.7 billion. All of this spent to communicate love and commitment. I’ve read that…

Caught in Strong Winds

The shingles are flapping, my dog is unsettled, and I just heard that my recycling bin vanished from my driveway… All of this forces me to think about how businesses and organizations react when they face tumultuous winds. Like the stranded boat caught in the perfect storm, how we react will make all the difference.…

6 Reasons For Having a Company Website

Years ago there used to be a Yellow Pages commercial showing a man selfishly hoarding toys in his own store called, “Mike’s Toys.” And the commercial ended by saying the only businesses that aren’t in the Yellow Pages are businesses like Mike’s Toys, because Mike doesn’t want anybody to know about his toys. The basic…