lead generation

How to Use Lead Magnets that Convert on Your Consulting Web Site

Ahmed Munawar, host of the Forecast podcast for consultants, invited me on to discuss how to use Lead Magnets to convert visitors into clients.     How to Create a Lead Magnet that Converts with Reuben Swartz

Pipeline Planning

2018 Sales and Marketing Pipeline Planning

We’ve all done our 2018 sales and marketing pipeline planning already, right? He he. If you’re a bit behind, like some people I’ve heard about, you can use this quick pipeline planner to get a sense of how many leads … Read More

Mimiran MailChimp Integration Setup

Mimiran Support Connect Mimiran to your MailChimp account so new Mimiran leads automatically join your MailChimp List(s). Create MailChimp API Key   Navigate to API Keys Log in to your MailChimp account and go to your Account settings > Extras … Read More

The Ultimate Guide to Getting More Sales Referrals

We all love sales referrals. They make the easiest sales, the most successful customers, and generally make everyone happy. Last week, we talked about how to make it easy to track referrals not just quantity, but the dollar value of … Read More

Mimiran Referring Contact Sales Referral

Referrals in the Internet Age… Let Me Introduce You

Referrals are the best leads. That’s why some of our favorite words to hear as business owners are, “let me introduce you to someone who might need your help.” Depending on who you ask, they are 2x, 5x, or infinitely … Read More

ROI Calculators

Now you can embed ROI calculators in your lead magnets (or proposals). ROI Calculators are popular online because they promise to help your prospects discover just how valuable your offerings are. However, this promise is often unrealized because: Online calculators … Read More

Will the end of the movie business end your business?

In my last post, I made the seemingly preposterous claim that every business is a media business. Some people agreed, some people disagreed, but the hypothesis definitely caught people’s attention. So, it might be worth asking, what’s happening with the … Read More

Every Company Is a Media Company

Congratulations! In addition to your regular job, you also run a media company because every company is a media company. “That’s ridiculous!” We’re a consulting company, or a software company, or a law firm. Or we manufacture widgets. “We’re the … Read More

The Hardest Advice to Follow

Is usually your own. Last week I wrote about how to multiply the value of your content, because this is a problem I face along with many of you. I knew I needed to do a better job with this. … Read More

multiply the value of your content

How to Multiply the Value of Your Content

Great content is great. It’s also really hard to produce and who has time for that, anyway? You can take a page from Oprah’s book and multiply the value of your content creation efforts by spreading their impact, or repurposing. … Read More