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Consultants lean too heavily on inbound marketing and waiting for prospects to call. Even if you have a notable brand and an inbound marketing strategy, how does "waiting for them to contact you" lead to pipeline challenges? In what ways has the correlation between sales and marketing changed in business? How can we bring value into every conversation we’re having? On this episode, author and President of Heinz Marketing, Matt Heinz, talks about how to solve the pipeline issues that are so common in sales. He shares why waiting around for inbound leads isn’t enough to build an efficient ...

Many entrepreneurs get lost in trying to market themselves using only one method, when what’s actually needed is a combination of marketing techniques. What questions does our marketing need to answer in order to be effective? How do we build strong personal brands that actually contribute to our business results? What is the danger of becoming successful in one-to-one client work? On this episode, professional selling author, speaker and influencer, Tony Hughes shares on his latest book and how he’s solving some of the biggest challenges in selling. "Alignment in the marketplace is far more ...

The biggest game-changer in professional services is being profitable without staying on the hamster wheel. Why is it so common for agency leaders to throw themselves under the bus by not paying themselves a 6-figure salary? How do we optimize our FTE, and why is this a key metric in profitability? What does it take to get out of the implementation trap? On this episode, Karl Sakas shares the most common growing pains of digital agencies and how to overcome them. "Implementation is the lowest margin activity. It’s too easily commoditized." -Karl Sakas

On this episode, Steve Lishansky is back to share how we can focus on the thing that brings the most value to the people we partner with. What are the two biggest obstacles for professional service providers facilitating what’s really important to clients? How do we get to the real end result the client wants, which is where the value is? "If you do exactly what your clients ask you to do, 80-90% of the time you’re missing the opportunity to maximize value." -Steve Lishansky

One of the biggest problems with sales and marketing today is not being able to prove their value in relation to the KPIs that matter for the financials of a business. How can the use of relevant analytics help in translating the language of marketing KPIs to the language of the key KPIs of the business? What are some of the challenges faced in the execution of megadeals? On this episode, Christopher Engman shares insights on bringing consensus into megadeals, and the importance of looking at marketing in the right context and framework. "In the market, there’s an overemphasis on conversion ...