Outreach has a place in your MSP marketing strategy
As someone who has been in the MSP marketing game for years, I’ve seen trends come and go. Recently, I was on a call with a new client, discussing the shape of his marketing strategies moving forward. I’ve always believed...
When is it the right time to hire a lead generator?
As an MSP marketer who speaks to business owners on a regular basis, I tend to get a lot of prospects who contact me at different points along the larger journey that they’re taking. Some are just getting started, while...
Why core values play a bigger part in marketing your MSP than you think
I was on the phone with one of my MSP marketing clients the other day and at a certain point, the topic of conversation turned away from business and towards a topic of interest to both of us: TED Talks.
If you want to win more MSP clients, you need to surprise them
As an essential part of our onboarding process with any new client at Tech Pro Marketing, we always go through a phase of competitor research. It’s always a good idea to keep up-to-date with what is going on in the industry,...
Selling managed services to the modern small business owner
I recently took on a client who fits the description of an “old school” MSP business owner – someone who has been in this industry for years and has seen the landscape shift around them time and again. This particular...
Unsubscribes are actually a GOOD thing for email marketing
The other day, I was on a conference call with one of my regular MSP marketing clients. I consider them as someone who I’ve had a great relationship with over the past few years. We were preparing a new email...
In 2019, make your MSP’s website a lead generator, NOT just an IT services brochure
Years ago, I worked as an independent computer consultant — back when that was still a pretty novel idea. Computers weren’t ingrained into every small business the way they are now. Not every organization, large and small, was connected to...
Never offer a free technology audit when pitching MSP services
As a managed services provider, your “process” is more than just how you provide services to your clients every single day. It’s your key value differentiator — the rock-solid foundation upon which your competitive advantage is formed. Nobody does what...
As an MSP, you can’t just be a marketer. You also need to be a storyteller
According to a recent study, in the 1970s people were exposed to roughly 500 different ads per day. That was when you took into account television ads, ads you would see reading the newspaper or magazines, and other things of...
Need to increase your MSP sales? Look at Chris Rock
The other day, during a private consulting call with a client that I recently started working with, I was asked what I thought was, at first, a simple question. He wanted to know how he could better handle some of...