Michele Nichols

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INBOUND 2017: Marketing Strategies that Keep Up with Changing Customer Behaviors

Members of the Launch team trekked to Boston recently for INBOUND 2017, HubSpot's annual conference on inbound marketing best practices. It was a few...

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Deep Dive into Emerging Markets: Opportunities for Optics in AR & VR

While virtual reality promised and failed to hit 2016 expectations, market projections still show that augmented reality and virtual reality will...

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Eating the Elephant: Marketing Tips for Product Managers

More than a Product Manager The role of the product manager is growing in scope and complexity, as companies look to accelerate product development,...

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The CEO as Sales Manager: Asking the Right Questions

In growing small and mid-sized companies, the CEO is often the company’s best salesperson. As the company grows, so does the sales team, but the CEO...

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What’s Next in Medical Devices, and What Does It Mean for Optics?

The medical device market continues its slow and steady growth—projected at 2.8% annually for the next five years—making it an attractive and...

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5 Questions to Consider When Planning Your Marketing Budget

There's a lot more to budget planning than deciding how much to spend where. For some, it's setting a right-sized investment in marketing to match...

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Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur: Scalable Sales & Marketing Models

At a recent panel discussion, I was asked to share experiences in sales and marketing with an audience of Entrepreneurs’ Organization accelerator...

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How to Sell to Medical Device Companies

Opportunities and Challenges For optics and other component manufacturers, medical devices represent a strong opportunity—especially for those who...

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Emerging Market Strategy: Market Positioning for UAV

Just back from SPIE’s Defense & Commercial Sensing (DCS) conference in Anaheim, and preparing for XPONENTIAL in Dallas next month, we’re noticing...

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