Tag: MSP Marketing
PR advice for IT service providers: How to make your words matter
We have all heard the phrase, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” And the truth is both are equally important. Yet, there’s another question that many ignore, and that’s the why behind the comments we make...
Robin Robins: Declare independence from random acts of marketing
One of the biggest reasons people fail in marketing is that they never get beyond random, episodic campaigns to marketing assets built on SYSTEMS and PROCESS. The other day a marketing manager asked if we had any “summer” campaigns she...
MSP marketing is an opportunity to have a conversation
People view marketing in a wide range of different ways and, unfortunately, almost all of them are wrong. Some see it as a proverbial megaphone — a chance to blast their message out into the ether to see how far...
How your MSP marketing can help you scale your business
As someone who spends his days, day in and day out, marketing for MSPs, there’s a mistake I see MSPs and other technology-related businesses make time and again that I’d like to shed a little light on. Scalability — that...
Robin Robins: 10 marketing MUSTS for every campaign
The other day, as we were talking, a client shared with me an e-mail campaign sent out to close to 400 prospects WITH phone follow-up that generated a big fat ZERO. To be clear, not one of MY campaigns, but...
4 Ways to escape the new business turtle position
Most MSP business owners desire growth. They want to bring in more MSP new business. They want new sources of referrals. They want to have a bigger impact and reach more people with their expertise. The challenge that we often...
Why security should be a pillar in your MSP marketing strategy
Looking back on my two decades of industry experience, one thing I can say for sure is that while the digital era has brought a huge number of benefits with it, it’s also brought a number of significant disadvantages, too....
Robin Robins: The Shiny-New-Penny Syndrome
One of the 1,100+ Boot Camp attendees wrote a rather extensive note, providing feedback that the sessions were worthless and nothing of value could be gained or learned. She mentioned the “lack of new campaigns” as one of her main...
Carrie Simpson: Thought leadership prospecting the right way
Thought leadership prospecting combines personalized interactions with automated marketing touches. It uses carefully curated content and intelligent one-on-one discussions to begin and nurture relationships with qualified prospects. The good news is that you can start thought leadership prospecting using the...
Angela Leavitt: 7 key marketing KPIs for MSPs
The beginning of any new year is an exciting time for MSPs, especially when it comes to your sales and marketing efforts. You have a blank slate and, hopefully, another full year of data from which to learn and move...
