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While I can't leap over tall buildings in a single bound. I do very much care about providing you with great services and support at cost levels that make sense.

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While I can't leap over tall buildings in a single bound. I do very much care about providing you with great services and support at cost levels that make sense.

If I can help you with providing a hosting service designed for your website, assist you with the right software for your application needs, help you with the visibility of your site or answer a question that will help you and your company, please feel free to contact me. My toll free number is 1-888-458-3530.

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April 8, 2012

Wally Gross recommends this answer by Barry Schaeffer

Will inside sales continue to replace field sales?

Having spent a couple of decades selling software solutions for problems that prospective clients often hadn't fully described going in, I am prejudiced, but here is my take.
If you are selling "things' (fully describable, discrete, packagable and interchangable) then inside sales will continue to ... more

Inside Sales Tactics

April 8, 2012

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April 8, 2012

Wally Gross recommends this answer by Pierre-Loic Assayag

What are your views on social influence scores?

Disclosure: I'm a little biased on the topic because my startup, Traackr.com, is one of the influence scoring platforms.
We decided to stay away from scoring people outside of the context of specific searches ran by our users because we found that the notion of ... more

March 18, 2012

Wally Gross and 7 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Social Media Tips and Tactics for Events [3/14 @ 1 pm]

What type of content is found to be most effective when it is shared via social media?

I love interviews with thought leaders and other experts, many of these use a hybrid approach combining infographics for proof of concept. Twitter also provides a continuous stream of how-to's, lists and product reviews. Are all these things so different than what was available 10 ... more

March 11, 2012

Wally Gross and 26 other people answered this question

Browser debate: What browser do you use and why?

Chrome since October 2011 when Firefox became slower than a herd of turtles on a sheet of ice. Use Adobe online browser service to view web pages in various browsers. Have Firefox and Chrome loaded on my PC. IE 8.0 as well but I never ... more

Information Technology

Dec. 4, 2011

Wally Gross recommends this answer by Tom Barnes

Content is still king, or is it? What are the fundamentals of producing content online?

Hi Wendy
Pat makes excellent points.
To extend on them, I think the key is optimizing content to align it to key points is in the sales cycle. There is a very interesting correlation between content depth and readiness-to-buy that's quite useful and intuitive. The closer the ... more

Content Creation

Dec. 3, 2011

Wally Gross and 6 other people answered this question

What's the best way to tell clients/ business partners "thank you" when you're on a budget?

For clients I sometimes provide them with a discount coupon or a price reduction on their next bill. I know all my customers birth dates so I regularly send them a "Tim Horton's" $10 coffee pre-paid card on their birthday. For those clients who have ... more

Business Development

Dec. 3, 2011

Wally Gross and 6 other people answered this question

In 2011 "social" was the hottest prefix buzzword. Will "social" continue to be the buzzword of 2012?

To me "Social Proof" will be looked at more and more. Those that build trust and credibility and just not "likes" and "followers" will rule the Social Sphere. more

Online Marketing

July 28, 2011

Wally Gross and 10 other people answered this question

What must be in place before a company implements its social media strategy?

Thanks for your answer! Very helpful indeed.

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July 27, 2011

Wally Gross and 20 other people answered this question

Should a small business blog or just set up a Facebook page?

Thanks for your very genuine advice. I truly believe you have given valuable insight here.

July 27, 2011

Wally Gross recommends this answer by Candyce Edelen

How do you use blogs and social media to find ideal customers?

We're a specialist marketing content consultancy with a very specific niche market. But the niche is hard to identify by SIC or other typical approach. Here is what's working for us:
1. We publish thought leadership content and blog about topics relevant to our target ... more

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