austin b2b marketing
How to waste money on advertising

What can I say? I saw a good sized print ad in the local paper. It was totally wrong headed. It was fluffy. Its voluminous size dwarfed by its sheer misunderstanding of how to make advertising work.
How could I not make fun of it?
Read More »How to Create a $10 Million Company

Start with a $45 million dollar company and make a lot of bad decisions. Ba-ding! I’ll be here all week. Try the veal!
Read More »Ideas are a Dime a Dozen. It’s Execution that Counts.

I have an idea that will change the world. But I’m not telling anyone about it. But you should still buy it.
Read More »Download Referral One Sheet Template

When I hear someone say that referrals are what drives their business, I often ask if they use “Networking” as a business development tactic. Often they are fairly active in some form of networking but not seeing any real business impact unless you are measuring in waistline diameter from hundreds of coffee shop meetings.
Read More »Your Brand Should Be Putting Bread In Your Pocket MOC #023

In this Moment of Clarity I share some of the secrets of creating brand equity – actual dollars from your brand. I’ll also reveal the hidden secrets of white bread.
Read More »Get out of the bubble. Look outside the company to set an effective marketing plan.

The frog sitting in the well sees only the well while the frog sitting on top of the well sees the entire world.
Read More »It’s Not the Plan. It’s the Journey.

Forget about those binders full of data. Focus on the journey to get the real value of planning. In this video I talk about the real reason you need a marketing execution plan. This week’s Moment of Clarity is a humdinger if I do say so myself.
Read More »Nobody cares about you.

In this Smash Podcast I tell you the cold hard truth about prospects that you need to accept so you can start reaching them with more relevant messages and calls to action that actually work.
Read More »The Secret Marketing Voodoo Behind the Austin Blues Revue

How do you create a serious buzz in a town full of buzz? The answer might surprise you. In this installment of A Moment of Clarity I show you how you can do the same for your business.
Read More »I Love it When a Plan Comes Together

I received a very interesting call last week from a friend and client I worked with almost two decades ago. You’ll love this story of success and I’m super proud to be a small part of his success.
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