TIMELY Online Marketing INSIGHTS
Distributors Beware: Online Companies (Like Amazon) Are Changing the Rules
If you are a distribution company, I encourage you to read the article on CNBC.com, “Amazon juggernaut sets its sights on its next victim: The middleman”. It describes how distributors are being squeezed by companies like Amazon because “sales in general are going to...
The Very Real Impact of Online Reviews [Infographic]
Are you actively seeking out online reviews for your business? If not, you should be. People believe in the authenticity of reviews, and your prospective customers are forming opinions based on what others are saying on the internet – opinions that have a direct...
A Guide to Success with Google AdWords [Infographic]
Google AdWords is an important online advertising tool that can help your business get visibility and generate leads – even if you’re not organically ranking on the first page of Google! When you use AdWords, your ad will show up when people use keywords to search for...
Make Social Selling a Fundamental Part of Your Business Development Strategy
The importance of social media in influencing perceptions during the buying journey continues to increase, with 75% of B2B buyers using social media to research products or services they are interested in. Prospects are using their social networks in a range of ways...
6 Online Marketing Building Blocks
The age of digital disruption is rapidly changing the habits of both buyers and businesses – including how they interact with each other. Based on various studies, today’s typical buying journey has a significant online component – anywhere from 50% to 100% of the...
4 Ways Technology Will Enhance Your “Customer’s Journey”
The rapidly changing technological landscape is causing “digital disruption” and has changed the habits of buyers – compelling companies to adapt and shift the way we all do business. Studies show that up to 60% of a buyer’s decision-making journey occurs online,...
Why Your Business Needs to Think Mobile
Black Friday 2016 was the first ever billion-dollar online shopping day in North America. With mobile devices like smartphones and tablets driving more of these online searches and sales than ever before, your business needs to be prepared to make the most of the...
Death of a Salesman [Infographic]
I’m not referring to Arthur Miller’s 1949 play about Willy Loman’s shattered dreams. Rather, because of changing buyer behaviour, prospects are less willing to engage with salespeople – which according to a Forrester Research study, will result in “1 million US B2B...
7 Must-Read Tips for Online Marketing Success
The buying process has changed. Gone are the days of the deer-in-the-headlights prospect. In their place we have the savvy buyer – 94% of whom have done their research online, become familiar with your products or services, and now turn to you for validation. The...