Tim Milburn

JANUARY 12, 2019

It’s important to build a network of partners, whether it’s customers that can help with providing market information or improving your relationship with suppliers or service providers. Where possible, incorporate market research as part of the sales process. On [link] there is a handy guide on building a partner network.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Online marketing is all the rage these days and for good reason. However, an effective brand marketing strategy should be multi-dimensional. Effective brand marketing involves not only making your business visible but also building trust in your brand. Promotional items have been a marketing mainstay for many years.

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Tim Milburn

MARCH 14, 2014

million around the concept and produced an infomercial aimed at the women’s fitness market. The product failed, largely because consumers found it too complicated to use, and because Alden had targeted too small a corner of the fitness market. Alden had raised $1.5

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Tim Milburn

MAY 7, 2012

He is also the co-author of the business best-seller Momentum: How Companies Become Unstoppable Market Forces (Harvard Business School Press, 2002). In addition, he has spent countless hours with hundreds of different organizations discussing the impact of collaboration.

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Tim Milburn

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

It is only a matter of time until your position as the one who is the best (at anything) will end as others catch up to your skill level, or your skills start to wane, or you become increasingly irrelevant in a changing market. Do not fall victim to the idea that your best level is the same as the highest level you can achieve!

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Tim Milburn

MARCH 22, 2013

It’s the new marketing machine of publishing. If you were to drop by my office right now, you would see stacks of books that have been given to me for review purposes. It’s become apparent that if you have a fairly successful blog and have written your own books, people are happy to share their work with you.

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Tim Milburn

AUGUST 3, 2012

There are many, many coaching manuals and books on the market today. Garret’s last guest post on timmilburn.com generated a lot of conversation. He will challenge your assumptions. Read this post with an open mind, then go out and pick up his book.

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