Tips, thoughts and topics on marketing for small to medium-sized businesses in Michigan and
throughout the world. Contributions by Chris Slocumb, Casey Frushour, as well as other members of the Clarity Quest team.
Here's my prediction...big ad agencies and PR firms are history.
Seth Godin is dead-on about specialization in his new book, Meatball Sundae. Firms that start as exciting, different, and specialized and stay that way prosper. Our firm is a perfect example - we handle only technology companies.
However, as companies focus and specialize, they cannot service clients within one agency. Successful marketing and advertising firms are building a web of contractors and partnerships on which to rely. Most already do have a "virtual network".
How many "partners" does your company have? Are they all inside your normal channels? Why?
Oh, and sorry Hillary for plagiarizing your title. Labels: better marketing presentations, channel marketing, marketing specialization, meatball sundae, parternships, partners, seth godin, technology marketing