April 20th 2018 SOMETHING BIG IS HAPPENING! It involves National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) but you will have to wait! We’ve purchased a new camera! Today we’re shooting this VLOG on the Canon EOS 750, it’s taken some getting used to but we love it so far. This week Elaine talks about the importance of […]
In our latest VLOG we talk about the, Get Kids into Survey campaign where we will be introducing the ALL NEW Smart Cities, the latest feature in our new poster which will go to production in time for the TopoDOT User Conference TUC! This time the poster will have new characters, including the TopoDOT sponsored dog, Piggle Wiggle. With more detail included […]
Marketing Articles not to forget A GROWING list of great articles. I come across some amazing reads… and while I post a lot of these on our dedicated Geospatial Sales & Marketing Support Group on LinkedIn I’ve decided to add them to this page…. So keep you eye ball’s peeled…. Strategy & Marketing […]
What company isn’t looking to turn a profit? Yep, no doubt about it; these days the geospatial industry is a hot-mess of companies all searching for the holy grail…real life paying customers. But so many people don’t invest in one crucial revenue source: the humble website. Yes you know who you are!! Sure, you can […]
Fly high with a UAV? Should I invest in a UAV? At University I learnt about ‘Porters 5 Forces’, we have all been there and bought the management t-shirt! Blah blah blah My eyes glaze over! However…….. reading Valerie King’s latest news piece on UAVs in geodatapoint (February 2016) the subject is […]
How do I develop strategy? Where do I start? Have you been wondering ‘where’ to start with strategy development? Need to realign your business or just get ‘things’ moving? Your strategy depends on ‘what you and/ or your board want for the business’. Ask yourself the following: What do I want […]
By Elaine Ball Learning the sales game. You either have it or you don’t? This was the topic of conversation at last weeks training session given by sales gurus Huthwaite International at the Radisson near London’s Heathrow T5. Being in the world of Geomatics and selling technical type products or services to other technical type […]
By Elaine Ball The survey industry is transforming yet again with the hype about drones or should I say UAVs. Michael Maes of @Trimble Survey (a survey company) commented, “drones are a dirty word”. He prefers the term UAS (unmanned aerial system). So, what’s the connection with “I am a survey company, why do I need Facebook?” […]
By Elaine ball, a marketing perspective, 3D laser scanning market The 3D laser scanning market is changing rapidly. We have all seen the decline is pricing with the hustle and bussell of the Faro Focus ‘frightening’ all the other manufacturers around the globe. (The impact was phenomenal and a great change in direction). 3D Laser […]
Getting the basics right! This seems to be quite a hot topic for many technical B2B organisations. Getting the basics right! Techy people, like yourselves love technology. Seeing a vision for the beloved product is wonderful. However… the hardest thing for technical boffins is getting it out into the marketplace. Here are some basic tips […]