Monthly Archives: November 2008

It is a sad day for demand generation

Two weeks ago I received a telemarketing call from a telecommunications provider (the offender shall remain nameless as the organization is a former client of my firm). The caller spoke in fractured English and his intonation was flat. At times I was unsure if he was asking me a question or making a rhetorical comment. [...]

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Speech today at Chicago B2B Event

Today I spoke to a group of B2B marketers at the Chicago Association of Direct Marketers (CADM) on the topic of B2B Online Lead Generation and Management. After presenting here a year ago at the MarketingProfs B2B Forum, I welcomed the opportunity to return to Chicago (see my photo below). The timing was good: the [...]

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This is not about marketing

This blog has been quiet of late as my family took a break to tour London, Belgium and France. Who could ask for a better tonic to a hectic lifestyle than two weeks in Europe? With the surprisingly good weather and the wonderful hospitality heaped on us by our Belgian hosts in Ghent, the economic [...]

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