They ask you answer a revolutionary approach to inbound sales, content marketing, and today's digital consumer

A revolutionary marketing strategy proven to drive sales and growth They Ask You Answer is a straightforward guide to fixing your current marketing strategy. Regardless of your budget, you are almost certainly overspending on television, radio, and print ads, yet neglecting the number-one resource y...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sheridan, Marcus, author (author), Kotrla, Krista, writer of foreword (writer of foreword)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley 2017.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630335206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • PART I A Very Different Way of Looking at Business, Marketing, and Trust
  • Chapter 1 The Fall
  • How I Became a "Pool Guy"
  • 2001-2008: The False Economy
  • 2008: The Wheels Start to Fall Off
  • Chapter 2 A Massive Buying Shift and the Blur between Sales and Marketing
  • Chapter 3 This Book Won't Work for You If . . .
  • Chapter 4 The Discovery of They Ask, You Answer
  • Chapter 5 "They Ask, You Answer" Defined
  • Chapter 6 Brainstorming the Questions You Are Asked Every Day
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 7 The Ostrich Marketing Strategy
  • Chapter 8 The CarMax Effect
  • The Beginnings of CarMax and a New Way to Sell
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 9 The Discovery of the Big 5
  • Chapter 10 Content Subject 1 Pricing and Costs: Why We Must Talk about Money
  • 1. Every Solution Is Different
  • 2. Our Competitors Will Find Out What We Charge
  • 3. We'll Scare Customers Away
  • Chapter 11 How One Article about Money Generated More Than 3,000,000 in Sales
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 12 Case Study 1 High-End B2B Technology Company Generates More Than 8,000,000 in Additional Revenue
  • About Segue Technologies
  • The Snowball Begins
  • Segue Technology's Astounding Growth
  • Improving the System to Produce Content
  • Chapter 13 Content Subject 2 Problems: How to Turn Weaknesses into Strengths
  • Chapter 14 Addressing the Elephant in the Room
  • Chapter 15 How Talking about Our Problems Generated More Than 500,000 in Revenue
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 16 Case Study 2 An Equipment Financing Company Becomes a Digital David and Conquers the Industry Goliaths
  • About Smarter Finance USA
  • Smarter Finance USA Embraces They Ask, You Answer
  • Smarter Finance USA Focuses on Educating Small Business Owners Searching for Equipment Loans Online.
  • Smarter Finance USA's Educational Content Pays Off in a Big Way
  • Chapter 17 Content Subject 3 Versus and Comparisons
  • The Results
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 18 The Critical Need for Unbiased Content
  • Disarmament: The Quickest Way to Build Trust
  • Chapter 19 Content Subjects 4 and 5 Reviews and Best in Class
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 20 Using Reviews to Establish Yourself as an Expert
  • Chapter 21 The Impact of Discussing the Competition
  • Putting It Into Action
  • Chapter 22 Case Study 3 Small Retail Appliance Store Dominates Online and Makes Millions
  • About Yale Appliance
  • A CEO Becomes the Head of Business Development
  • Yale Appliance Tackles the Tougher Questions
  • Yale Appliance's Success with Inbound Marketing
  • Chapter 23 The Competition
  • The Bad Fits
  • The Customer
  • Chapter 24 How They Ask, You Answer Saved River Pools and Spas
  • PART II The Impact of They Ask, You Answer on Sales Teams
  • Chapter 25 How Great Content Is a Total Game-Changer for Sales Teams
  • Seven Major Benefits of Sales Teams Embracing They Ask, You Answer
  • Chapter 26 A Dramatic Discovery
  • Chapter 27 Assignment Selling
  • An Example of Assignment Selling in Action
  • The Special Rights of the Teacher
  • What Homework Can Tell Us about the Prospect
  • Chapter 28 How One Remarkable Couple Changed My Perspective on the Power of Content to Sell
  • Chapter 29 Content Never Sleeps
  • Chapter 30 Using Assignment Selling to Avoid Common Sales Pitfalls
  • Chapter 31 Using Assignment Selling to Determine Compatibility
  • Chapter 32 Case Study 4 How a Start-Up Company in the Health Care Space Became the Thought Leaders of an Entirely New Industry
  • Phase 1: Uniting the Marketing and Sales Silos
  • Phases 2 and 3: Live Webinars and Events
  • Success and Plans for the Future
  • PART III Implementation and Making It a Culture.
  • Chapter 33 The Power of Insourcing and Using Your Team to Create Incredible Content
  • Chapter 34 How Block Imaging Embraced a Culture of Insourcing
  • The Silos Must Be Eliminated
  • Understanding the What, How, and Why
  • Chapter 35 Starting Off They Ask, You Answer with a Bang Company Workshops
  • Principle 1: Consumer Expectations Have Changed
  • Principle 2: The Way Google and Other Search Engines Work
  • Principle 3: The Way Consumers Search and the Big 5
  • Principle 4: Group Brainstorm of Content Ideas
  • Principle 5: The Impact Content Can Have on the Sales Process and Closing Rates
  • Principle 6: The Reason Why Everyone's Voice, Talents, and Knowledge Are Critical for Success
  • Principle 7: The Editorial Guidelines Going Forward
  • Principle 8: A Look into the Future
  • Chapter 36 The Content Manager Qualities, Hiring, and More
  • Someone Must Own It
  • Duties of a Content Manager (per Week)
  • Choosing the Right Leader of Your Content Marketing Efforts
  • Ten Essential Qualities of Great Content Marketing Managers
  • Why a Trained Journalist May Be a Perfect Match for Your Content Marketing Needs
  • How Do You Ensure the Candidate Is  a Match for the Organization And Brand?
  • Chapter 37 On the Importance of Tools Measuring Return on Investment, the Power of HubSpot, and More
  • 1. The Continuous Ability to Measure ROI of Your Digital Marketing Efforts
  • 2. The Ability to Track Lead Behavior and Use This Advanced Intelligence throughout the Sales Process
  • 3. The Ability to Track SEO
  • 4. The Ability to Test Your Website
  • PART IV Your Questions Answered
  • Chapter 38 How Do I Find More Time to Make This Work within My Organization?
  • Every Single E-mail You Ever Send Out That Answers a Question Very Well May Be a Blog Post
  • Start Talking to Yourself Out Loud-a Lot
  • Participate in Blogathons or Videoathons with Employees.
  • Get a Content Manager . . . Yesterday
  • Insourcing Is Huge
  • Learn How Each Employee Best Communicates, and Then Run with It
  • Turn On the Camera and Hit "Record"
  • Stop Doing the Thing That Does Not Bring the Greatest Returns
  • Is It about Time, or Is There Something Else Really Going On Here?
  • Chapter 39 Just How Important Is Video to Inbound and Content Marketing? How Does It Relate to They Ask, You Answer?
  • Everyone Is a Media Company
  • If They Can't See It, It Doesn't Exist
  • We Must Show It
  • Chapter 40 How Long Will It Take They Ask, You Answer to Work?
  • Doing Content Marketing the "Right" Way
  • Five Stages of Content Marketing Success
  • Chapter 41 Is Content Marketing and They Ask, You Answer Just a Fad?
  • What Exactly Is Content Marketing?
  • Chapter 42 How Can I Keep My Team Engaged in the Content Production Process?
  • Ten Ways to Keep Your Employees Motivated to Participate in Content Marketing
  • Chapter 43 "I've Been Told If We're Not Adding Anything New to the Conversation, Then We Shouldn't Be Talking about It"
  • Chapter 44 A Revolutionary Marketing Strategy
  • Index
  • EULA.