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Would You Trust Your Website Designer With The Future Of Your Cardiff Business?

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Is your website paying for itself? I believe that most websites are not. If that is the case then you really do need to get a hold of the problem as the simple fact is that the internet isn’t going away. The purpose of having a website is to make you money. This doesn’t mean that you have to sell products through it, it can be a brochure, explaining in more detail exactly what you can do for your customers. This isn’t a subject to run away from, however there are lots of sharks in the water and as always, you need to be very careful about where you get your advice from.

The How to Guide on Marketing Dashboards - Part 3

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

If you are a NRA enthusiast or have any general knowledge of guns or knowledge of physics, this analogy will hold true to marketing dashboards! Researches took the best marksman in the world and had them shoot at a still bulls-eye; the worlds greatest marksman were perfect. They the exact same target and placed it on a wagon moving 15 miles per hour not only were there no bulls-eyes, the target was never hit.

Marketing Software: Problems of Implementing a Marketing Dashboards - PART 2

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Thinking through all the issues when implementing a Marketing Software solution that has a Marketing Dashboard component is impossible. But having the right marketing dashboard is invaluable. So after the decision has been taken, a CMO / CIO must keep their eye on the ball. In the case of having a marketing dashboard the ball is what is my Return on Marketing Investment?

Marketing Software: Marketing Dashboards for Measuring Marketing’s ROI (ROMI) PART 1

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

There are innumerable companies that tout a Marketing Dashboard. The problem with all of them becomes obvious only after you begin to use their software; they are technology companies pushing a software application! What marketing needs is a marketing company that provides marketing technology solutions. Not something a CIO wants to hear.

Finance, Accounting, and Marketing Compliance with Sarbanes Oxley - Last of 5 Part Series

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Planning Ahead for Compliance: An Analytics Road-map for Sales & Marketing The best plan for harnessing analytics powerful predictive and explanatory capabilities in sales & marketing is a three-pronged approach: