Marketing and Sales

What does SEO have to do with Indianapolis big business?

Posted by agouty on December 31, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Swiss company with Indianapolis operations considers pullout
The Indianapolis operation of Roche Diagnostics Corp has likely seen healthier times. Despite unfettered growth internationally, where Roche has outpaced its competitors, its American operations have been troubled by diminished market share in diabetes related products.

A Unique Selling Proposition – the folks @betweeted_com have monetized Twitter.

Posted by agouty on June 19, 2009 at 1:26 pm

One of the strongest arguments against social media startups is the inability to monetize. Last night I listened to a great presentation from the guys at Sproutbox as they explained why they’re just not into a variety of startup companies. The reasons they give are a variety of misconceptions about what is going to make [...]

Marketing in a Recession and the Death of Newspapers

Posted by agouty on June 10, 2009 at 1:49 pm

How’s that for a bleeding lead?

Yesterday and today I attended two luncheons from the Indianapolis chapters of the American Marketing Assocation (AMA) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Sounds boring, but I geek on marketing, media and how everyone else is reacting to the supposedly doomsday circumstances of now.

What do you actually sell?

Posted by agouty on May 27, 2009 at 11:11 am

Recently I have been educated to the notion of the Unique Selling Proposition, (or USP) which is another of many important business concepts that I didn’t learn during my undergrad at a business school (hrmm). I have to give credit to CJ McClanahan at Reach More Strategies for bringing it to my attention. I recently [...]