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Energize Growth Now: The marketing guide to a wealthy company - Lisa Nirell   |  December 10, 2009  

By Reg Nordman

From the foreward by Guy Kawasaki to the appendix pages full of sample plans and templates, this book gives full value. Written in an easy style, it is very useful to those of you who may be starting to feel a bit overwhelmed and tired of the multi-year struggle that building a successful company entails. Yes you will start with an overview of the impact that marketing can make, but the author also goes into things that are very relevant today, for instance where social media marketing can help but what you have to decide first before you launch in. She gives you road maps, relevant examples and the pitfalls along the way. Pragmatic and a very useful book. Eg. In trying to identify the economic buyer:

■Who has the most to gain from this project
■Who has the most to lose if it is canceled or fails
■Which exec will sponsor this
■Who will report your results and succcess back to the board
■Who budget will support this project
■Which dept or div will be most supportive
■Who in the org tried to solve this in the past and with what results
■Whose bonus and performance will be most affected by the success of this project?

Check out more at http://blog.energizegrowth.com 


Energize Growth Now
The marketing guide to a wealthy company
Lisa Nirell
2009
ISBN 9780470413920
 
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