Leveraging the “Messy Middle”

Leveraging the “Messy Middle”

Exposure surrounds the purchase decision-making process. Google defines exposure as  “…the sum total of all the advertising emanating from a category that you’ve seen or heard…is not a stage, or a phase or a step. It’s an always on, constantly...
Identifying the “Messy Middle”

Identifying the “Messy Middle”

Over time, we’ve evolved in terms of how we’ve used technology to assist us with our buying decisions.  The attributes we used to use to narrow down the range of brands we consider has changed. We don’t want any ‘product name’, we want the one that best meets our...
Welcome to the “Messy Middle”

Welcome to the “Messy Middle”

Gone are the days of receiving a call, a price is agreed and a sale made.  Yet so many salespeople are still living as if this is the case. To stand out, to be remarkable, we have to get comfortable in what Google’s terming the ‘messy middle’. They define it as...
We’re rethinking the spaces we live in

We’re rethinking the spaces we live in

Recent research, by Google, indicates we are rethinking the spaces we live in. It’s not surprising that with the time most of us have had to spend in our homes, many of us are rethinking what we’d like to have around us. We’ve moved from spending a few hours a...
Sales and Marketing Systems are worth your attention

Sales and Marketing Systems are worth your attention

We thoroughly enjoyed, “Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can Be Copied” by Howard Yu. (You can find our review here). Recently on Howard’s blog, we were intrigued! This paragraph in particular caught our attention: “Similarly, if you...