FOUR YEARS AGO, I was sitting at my desk in the Vendasta marketing department—which, back then, consisted of myself, my CMO, and an overworked-yet-surprisingly-mellow designer—when our CEO, Brendan King, whirled into the room and declared,...
Vendasta's customer churn study gets to the core issues of why clients leave their marketing service providers and what you can do to retain them. Key factors analyzed include sales approach, number of products sold, vertical vs horizontal... Read More
Collecting and qualifying leads for your business is easy with the right email funnel strategy. So how do you create the perfect email funnel to crunch leads and drive new deals? Here's your in-depth how-to with content offers, nurture strategies,... Read More
Marketing agencies can learn a lot from the viral appearance of halfpipe athlete Elizabeth Swaney at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. A one-trick strategy may get you business, but you need more than a mediocre performance to win loyal fans and... Read More
Every agency, media company, broadcast station, and reseller faces a growing list of challenges that keeps them from selling products and services to local businesses successfully. One of the chief problems is the high cost of acquiring new...
Are your landing pages conversion machines, or bounce-rate rockets? No matter how valuable your content offer, or how well-crafted your ad copy is, it's your landing page that sits between you and new leads. That means that if your landing pages...
I’m sure you’ve all heard of the sales pipeline—I mean it’s the spine of sales leads management—but if you haven’t, here’s the basic rundown. A sales lead is a sales prospect, or in TechTarget’s terms, an “individual or organization that expresses...
If you want to reach your target markets with compelling, hyper-focused ads that amplify your lead gen efforts and increase your sales, then I have two words for you—buyer persona. Here’s the what, why, how (and who) of building your business’...
Buyer personas are a must for any business. Knowing your customers is the foundation of building lasting customer relationships, just like getting to know a co-worker or a friend better. The more you know about somebody, the more likely you are to...
After many months at Vendasta, I’ve added many “weapons” to my sales skill arsenal. From working as a Sales Development Representative at Vendasta for several months, to my current role as a Partner Success Manager, it’s fair to say I’ve learned a...
To grow your digital revenue, you'll need to partner with a growing list of vendors. How do you manage all those Vendors? How do you give instant access to your entire sales team? Hellooooooo Vendasta Marketplace! Vendasta’s growing Marketplace...
Are you pairing the right products and solutions together? Throwing "free" digital products into your package can devalue what you're offering and make the dream of generating MRR slip further away. Retaining customers and reducing churn is one of...
After watching the Masters golf tournament this past weekend, I learnt how quickly everything can fall apart. It is reminiscent of the life of a salesperson with difficult to obtain sales goals. All sales representatives have an annual budget that...