Marketing Questions

First of all I know that "sales and marketing" is my business it's not something to outsource. However I'm in a different situation: I don't have budget and the long-term commitment position to...

Marketing Sales Hiring Outsourcing

asked Mar 22 '10 at 19:17

The Dictator
2,305 points

I'm planning on putting together some marketing materials - some on the web, some printed. I would like to work with a 'professional' to help execute my vision, but don't want to hold the person's...

Marketing Outsourcing

asked Mar 25 '10 at 01:20

Ev Conrad
561 points

As much as we try to do good in and through business, I have a growing suspicion that behind every successful marketing strategies, there is a fair amount of black hat tactics (pick your own...

Marketing Tactics

asked Mar 25 '10 at 12:00

G Rex
683 points

I'd like your opinions on how I can use marketing to increase sales. I run a small business on the side (I also have a full-time job), selling a niche enterprise software application. Last year I...

Getting Started Marketing Advertising

asked Mar 25 '10 at 21:20

Cocowalla
327 points

I am looking for a hosted Quizzes and Polls platform that has following features Create customized Quizzes and Polls Be able to embed these Quizzes and Polls on my site The platform should...

Marketing Analytics Saas Platforms

asked Feb 20 '10 at 11:42

User2202
164 points

I'm Tom, one of the co-founders of oQuizo.com - a multiplayer trivia game. We opened the business two weeks ago in open beta. What we find difficult is to how to position our site. It seems our...

Marketing

asked Feb 21 '10 at 02:54

Tom
66 points

Hello all Does any one here know or working in the software libraries market? Developing network stacks, helpers, convertors, components and such?

Marketing Software

asked Feb 21 '10 at 07:50

Meir
238 points

I help book topic sessions for the annual Software Industry Conference which will be held this year in Dallas, TX. The conference targets both beginner and experienced Micro ISVs, and internet...

Marketing Software Website Conferences

asked Feb 22 '10 at 12:46

Gary E
12,510 points

I am cooking an idea for an online job board product. I'm thinking of using affiliate program as the primary marketing vehicle. I have no experience running an affiliate program (though I've...

Marketing Affiliate

asked Feb 23 '10 at 13:24

G Rex
683 points

Title says it all. Do you guys have some resources (slideshare, blogposts) on the marketing (+copywriting) part of homepage design to share? "standalone" advice in this thread is appreciated too :)

Marketing Website

asked Feb 23 '10 at 20:15

Tom Deleu
131 points

I have an idea in mind for a SaaS product in the health industry - specifically, for small clinics, optometrists and dentists. I'm slated to start development on this in the next few days and...

Marketing

asked Feb 24 '10 at 07:10

Gaga B.
49 points

I know it's dependent on the employer's background, but in general is more difficult to hire great marketing staff or product developers?

Marketing Hiring

asked Feb 24 '10 at 13:12

G Rex
683 points

Say I have a niche web app and need to raise awareness for it. The default route is to have a blog, ask around nicely for reviews, and buy Adwords. I am currently trying out Adwords with limited...

Marketing Adwords Promotion

asked Feb 24 '10 at 21:05

Tomas Kohl
276 points

I'm pretty new to twitter ( http://twitter.com/roadbud ). I'm hoping to build customer relationships, provide customer service, engage people with blog, and lead prospects towards our product...

Marketing Employees Twitter

asked Feb 25 '10 at 00:25

Mike Schoeffler
100 points

My partners and I are building a site which provides a unique way for merchants to acquire new customers. To guide the development of our initial pricing strategy, we are looking for some...

Marketing Advertising Costs

asked Feb 26 '10 at 12:02

Startup Guy
88 points

What are the methodologies you use to determine if a person would make a great marketer? For instance, I may be looking for someone who has great instinct about what the market wants and able to...

Marketing Recruiting Hiring

asked Feb 26 '10 at 13:58

G Rex
683 points

How do I find a sales person? I know a lot of people here think that you just put up Google Ads, wait for clicks, and then wait for sales, but I think sales is an important task. Following up with...

Marketing Sales

asked Mar 2 '10 at 07:14

Simon
165 points

As an engineer who study marketing (or attempt to), I wanna subscribe to the belief that we should strive to gain permission rather than actively interrupting people for attention. At the same...

Marketing Inbound Marketing

asked Mar 2 '10 at 14:45

G Rex
683 points

I'm about to experiment with Facebook ads and I'm wondering which performs better in terms of ROI: Facebook or Google? I've had some success with Google, so I'm looking forward to comparing. I'd...

Marketing Data Request Advertising

asked Mar 3 '10 at 05:09

Greg Digneo
86 points

As we've all learned, creating content is a great way to gain attention without resorting to advertising. The problem with creating content is time investment. Not everybody makes a good blogger...

Marketing

asked Mar 3 '10 at 17:35

G Rex
683 points