B2B Relationship Marketing

How to use PR in a B2B marketing-for-leads program

Help potential customers realize what you can do for them, via editorial coverage of your company and its products and services in the publications they read and websites they visit. When it comes to marketing for business-to-business sales leads, the most relevant public relations (PR) activities are those that create qualified leads. Your public relations […]

M. H. "Mac" McIntosh is described by many as one of America's leading business-to-business sales and marketing consultants and marketing speakers. He is president of Mac McIntosh Incorporated, a marketing consulting firm specializing in helping companies get more high-quality sales leads and turn them into sales.

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Ten tips for using postcards to build your business

Maximize results using postcards for your direct marketing and relationship marketing programs with these ten tips. As marketing costs continue to climb you need to find ways to maximize your results without blowing your budget. With that in mind, here are 10 tips for using postcards as part of your direct marketing and relationship marketing […]

M. H. "Mac" McIntosh is described by many as one of America's leading business-to-business sales and marketing consultants and marketing speakers. He is president of Mac McIntosh Incorporated, a marketing consulting firm specializing in helping companies get more high-quality sales leads and turn them into sales.

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How much to budget for database marketing vs. sales lead generation programs?

Companies with mature database marketing programs budget less than half of their funding towards image, awareness and sales lead generation programs. By M. H. “Mac” McIntosh, CBC Most b-to-b marketers appear to spend 90-95% of their budget on image, awareness and sales lead generation programs, and only 5-10% on database marketing. I think this budgeting […]

M. H. "Mac" McIntosh is described by many as one of America's leading business-to-business sales and marketing consultants and marketing speakers. He is president of Mac McIntosh Incorporated, a marketing consulting firm specializing in helping companies get more high-quality sales leads and turn them into sales.

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