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Tim Freestone Marketing with what you have … and how to get more

November 15th, 2009 - Posted by Tim Freestone

iStock_000005140774SmallIn every business, one fundamental constraint always exists: resources. I’ve never met anyone who couldn’t use more budget, bodies or time. More, more, more! You can get more, but it starts with making the most of what you have now. Resources don’t materialize out of thin air; you have to earn them. You can do this by maximizing the value of what’s already at your disposal, driving more sales and increasing the budget available to invest in marketing as a result.

The key is optimization. Take a look at your team and your budget. Then, measure everything. How much does it cost to get a lead? How about a sale? Which techniques are most effective? Figure out where your winners are – and note the gaps. The second part, in particular, is where enter:marketing differs from the rest of the IT marketing community. We’ll help you build a marketing program that plays to your capabilities and addresses your needs, all within your budget.

As your marketing program delivers a return on your marketing investment, you’ll see two important outcomes: (a) the wins and growing pipeline will warrant more resources for productive marketing and (b) you’ll see where to invest those newly allocated resources.

Sales growth, if mapped against a clear, well-executed marketing plan, can deliver more tools for you to deploy. Growth leads to more growth. Demonstrate that you can win with the resources already at your disposal, and you’ll be able to make the case for “more.”

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