16
2013
4 Ways to Develop Solid Customer Relationships – Amanda Steeves
Posted by Amanda Steeves
Categories General Business, Marketing Tactics
It’s important to ensure you are building, nurturing and sustaining strong relationships with your customer base. Before you begin developing a process for collecting customer feedback, start by listing all of your customer touchpoints. There are many interactions that exist in your company’s supply chain,… more »
02
2013
Marketing Science: The Importance of Recalibrating – Amanda Steeves
Posted by Amanda Steeves
Categories Marketing Strategy & Planning
At Mezzanine, we are committed to practicing scientific marketing; that is, we develop marketing plans that drive significant business results. To do this successfully, every marketing program requires solid business objectives as a foundation. Each objective should be assessed on a regular basis in order… more »
02
2012
Need a New Website? Follow These 10 Steps! – Amanda Steeves
Posted by Amanda Steeves
Categories Marketing Tactics, Website
Ah, the joys of building a new website. While many of us love the thrill of a website launch – we don’t always get excited by the development process. And there is a process – or should be a process. Over the years, we have… more »
22
2012
3 Questions to Answer About Marketing Before 2013 – Amanda Steeves
Posted by Amanda Steeves
Categories Marketing Strategy & Planning
For businesses whose fiscal year runs on the calendar year, now is the time for planning and budgeting. Many B2B companies are in the midst of setting a marketing budget and thinking about tactics for 2013. There are 3 questions every company should ask while… more »
17
2012
How To Turn Your Distributors into Sales Powerhouses – Amanda Steeves
Posted by Amanda Steeves
Categories Marketing Strategy & Planning
For many B2B companies, an independent sales network (distributors) is often a key sales channel. Distributors provide B2B companies with the ability to broaden their sales reach, grow their customer base and penetrate new, untapped markets. It can be a highly effective model, especially for small-to-medium… more »
12
2012
How to Fight Perception Challenges with Marketing – Amanda Steeves
Posted by Amanda Steeves
Categories Market Assessment, Marketing Strategy & Planning, Marketing Tactics
Several weeks ago I provided some advice to a company dealing with perception issues in their marketplace. In The Challenge article in the Globe and Mail my advice focused on whether or not the company had a niche strategy. For small and medium-sized businesses, perception… more »
