Archives posted in: Communication

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From “Techno Message” to “Business Message”: Developing a Return-on-Investment Sales Tool Internally

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 7, 2002

“We can’t just state ‘our product will let you do more.’ Instead, we have to go the next step and say by…

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More on Website Design

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 7, 2002

While some design firms produce nice looking sites using Flash, these same techniques force limitations that call their value into doubt. Specifically,…

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Texture of a Site – Norman Inc.

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 1, 2002

Websites are an evolving creature. Initially, they were simple informational sites. They contained gobs of content describing the corporate venture, the principals,…

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Marketing Portfolio Management in New Ventures

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 23, 2002

The best practices in marketing hi-tech new-ventures more closely resemble that of a targeted portfolio management than that of a general portfolio…

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Selling Messages

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 22, 2002

During the last month, I have attended a number of trade shows with vendors selling business software and hardware to large corporations.…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 6: Conclusion: Driving Action

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 13, 2002

If corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions, how can they drive actions? In this…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 5: Employees

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 12, 2002

Corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions. In this fifth in a series discussing the…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 4: Partners

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 11, 2002

Corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions. In this fourth of a five part series…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 3: Customers

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 8, 2002

Corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions. In this third part of a five part…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 2: Investors

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 7, 2002

Corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions. In this second part of a five part…

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