Michele Nichols

Midyear Marketing Reset: 10 Considerations for Q3

As we near the halfway point in the year, it’s worth taking a fresh look at your current marketing plan to identify what’s working and what might...

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Building Quality Customer Relationships with Inbound Marketing

Trust in a Digital World I just spoke with a long-time customer whose company we helped to reposition years back. Dan’s business has grown and...

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Improving Internal Communication in Product Launch: 5 Tips for Product Managers

The product manager’s role has changed a lot in recent years for many tech companies. While many managers take the path of engineering into a...

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Sales & Marketing for Engineers & Scientists: MRS in Review

The Materials Research Society held their Spring Meeting in Phoenix last week. While we have attended in years past, this year the conference...

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What’s Next for Marketing — And What it Means for Small Tech Companies

What, exactly, is marketing’s role in an organization? Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has seen a continuing disconnect regarding this...

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Inbound Marketing Works When…

B2B inbound marketing is gaining in the percent of new sales as a part of an integrated marketing strategy. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it can...

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6 Post-Show Activities That Improve Trade Show ROI

As we gear up for Photonics West and the winter–spring trade show season, we’re sharing a variety of tips, tricks, and insights to help you improve...

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5 Times It's OK to Fire a Customer

“The customer is always right” is one of the most overused adages in business, and there is a significant degree of truth to it. However, there are...

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Avoid Trade Show Burnout — Get Off-Site at Photonics West

This year's Photonics West conference promises to be jam-packed with new product exhibits, technical presentations, business courses and meetings...

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