Your customer's customer is the real revenue engine behind your business. The B2B companies who truly believe this are the ones who are already pulling ahead of the competition, even in this lukewarm recovery.
John Batelle, one of the gurus of Search, wrote as early as 2004 that the secret of Google's success was its understanding of the web as a database of intentions.
Google is late in providing its enhanced layout and more sophisticated tools. Much of what the company announced is already standard design for Bing, and is common in many professional search based applications.
Before you pick up the phone to hawk your wares to a prospect, ask yourself: What is the thing you are going to talk to them about that is about them, not about you?
I had the great pleasure of meeting Claudia Goffan about a year ago. I quickly realized that Claudia was an incredibly talented and driven person. Sh...