Reaching Decision Makers

Join me on May 18th at 12 noon, EST for a FREE webinar (sponsored by Cisco Systems):  Sign up here (CLICK).  There is no cost, just a few items to fill in on Cisco registration web page.  I’ll be continuing a series on leveraging security assessments to grow your business.  Last month we covered educational […]

More Points from Wednesday’s Effective Demand Gen Webex

Based on some of the follow up questions I received following Wednesday’s Webex on Effective Demand Generation I thought it might be helpful to add these points: 0. Don’t let the irritated, over-worked executive frustrate you or stifle your marketing plans… 1. Marketing, while considered to be very artsy, is very scientific.  Learn what motivates […]

Moore’s Model Revisited

In 1995 Geoffrey Moore brought us ground-breaking information in his book entitled, Inside the Tornado.  This book was required reading for many technology manufacturers, including HP, a strategic partner of my employer at the time.  Using a standard marketing normal distribution curve, Moore showed us how market adoption changes when you start talking about technology.  […]

The Var and the Vendor

When I first entered the technology consulting business, my new manager referred to our firm as a VAR (value added reseller).  VAR!  He said it with pride as though it meant something special.  Coming from a large bank where we referred to our services providers as vendors and VARs, I knew this was no complement.  […]

RSA 2011 – San Francisco; Day Two

Day two of the RSA conference – what a great day.  I started off with breakfast in the Consierge lounge, meeting with RSA’s US Sales manager.  From there I navigated through a 5 minute hail storm on my way to deliver a keynote address to Cisco partners on ways to apply the concepts of educational […]