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Removing The “Technician” Hat To Become A “R. E. A. L.” Entrepreneur (Rewarding, Easy, Attractive and Lucrative)

Robin Robins May 7, 2020 Entrepreneurship, IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

Much of our society incorrectly describes small business owners as “entrepreneurs.” But as Gerber famously pointed out, most entrepreneurs are not entrepreneurs at all – they’re technicians suffering from an entrepreneurial seizure. Nothing is truer in our industry, where most (roughly 80%) are self-employed with helpers, generating under a couple million in sales, who are busy doing it, doing it, doing …

How To Differentiate When There’s So Little Unique About What You Do

Robin Robins April 30, 2020 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

Speaking of standing out from the crowd, below is a real cereal being sold on Amazon Prime called “Poop Like A Champion.” I’m not 100% sure it’s the best name, BUT it certainly does get the “don’t bury the benefit” award in advertising. At least they didn’t put a picture of the end result on the box (LOL). BUT it …

What Marketing Media Is ESSENTIAL To Your Audience?

Robin Robins April 9, 2020 IT Marketing, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

Here’s something to think about the next time you advertise on Facebook: It’s estimated there are over a BILLION fake accounts, meaning Facebook would have just over HALF of its proclaimed 2 billion users. TwitterAudit estimates that only 40% to no more than 60% of the users on Twitter are real, and AARP estimates that nearly half of all calls …

3 Simple Steps Every MSP And IT Service Business Needs To Take Online Right Now

Robin Robins April 2, 2020 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

So you’re super busy handling tickets that seem to multiply like rabbits. Add to this your clients are in full-blown panic mode…and to make matters even worse…you’re down to your last case of toilet paper! In all seriousness, we know this is a temporary situation but we don’t know how temporary. When this ends, (and it WILL end) the world …

The Dos And Don’ts Of Marketing Your MSP In An Unstable Economy

Robin Robins March 25, 2020 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

Right now, the economy is being upended and many of you are worried the COVID-19 pandemic will destroy your business. Unfortunately, this is not the first time I have faced this in business. NOTE: Before I go on, I’ve done a free webcast on “How To Avoid Losing Clients And Still Market Your MSP During The COVID-19 Crisis.” You can …

The Secret To Positioning Your MSP

Robin Robins March 18, 2020 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

While there certainly IS a play for simply stating who you want as a client (as in the photo here), successful lead generation requires an irresistible offer and GREAT PROMISE to work. Most businesses do NOT make such a promise in their marketing and selling activities and suffer from suppressed response rates and less-than-stellar results. Such a promise puts your …

How To Stand Out In A World Of Fake “Experts”

Robin Robins January 29, 2020 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

The other day a marketing publication featured an article titled “What To Do If Your E-mail’s Been Hacked.” These “experts” said that if your day was “disrupted” when you discovered you had infected all of your clients and friends with a virus due to them receiving an e-mail from you, you should “be proactive and send another e-mail to apologize …

10 Questions You Should Ask Of Any Sales Person You Interview

Robin Robins December 11, 2019 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

A question I get asked often: WHERE do I find a GREAT salesperson? FIRST and foremost: you hunt and constantly look. They are out there, although scarce; and when they DO start to look, you need to be present and findable. That means you ought to be running ads 24/7/365. You don’t have to hire everyone. BE selective. Only hire …

An Often Overlooked Marketing Method That Can Make You Millions

Robin Robins November 6, 2019 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

This week and next, we’re taking a look at a marketing topic I know really well AND have made millions from: direct mail. Yeah, I know. Pfui. I just lost about 80% of the readers who saw “direct mail” and went back to scrolling Facebook or Instagram. So sad. If only cat memes put money in the bank… I consider …

When Is It Good To Scare Your Customers And Prospects?

Robin Robins October 30, 2019 IT Managed Services, IT Marketing, IT Sales, Managed Services, MSP Marketing, Technology Marketing

Halloween is upon is, as is my final installment of scary business stories. This week is a lesson in spooking your own clients. Because the need for IT services can be easy to shrug off until you’re faced with disaster. A force of nature hits and they’re not properly backed up. A “ghost” clicks a link in a phishing e-mail …

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