By elaine ball, ceo, ebtm Challenging the way you do things, its all about change. Change is hard. Business is becoming more and more challenging. Company directors have to think differently in order to grow their businesses. This is no exception to marketing and what I mean by marketing is the way you ‘market’ yourself. […]
A NEW full-service technical marketing business to help global manufacturers expand and increase exports has been launched by a Yorkshire entrepreneur. Former laser measurement technology entrepreneur, Elaine Ball, a chartered marketer and member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, has launched Elaine Ball Technical Marketing to support the UK’s technical manufacturing sector as part of […]
By Elaine Ball Sales follow-up, your friend or foe? With the dawn of Intergeo here and the hustle & bustle of the exhibitors getting ready for another year of excitement, a more serious note is on the horizon for the dozens of geoinformation companies wishing to entice new customers to grow their sales. “Sales follow-up” […]
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 Would like to export, but don’t know where to begin? As a business owner, director or marketer, its sometimes very daunting the thought of exporting your beloved product. However it doesn’t have to be. Here are 6 key things to check out! 1). Join a group on LinkedIn Yes its that’s easy! […]
by Elaine Ball The old PC will be non-existent by 2020 as more and more technical savvy kids adopt the mobile way. Just think about this: the next ‘generation social natives’ don’t know a world without the Internet! They don’t know a world without a mobile phone! “think about it” Google have announced that mobile […]
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?” […]
Surveying from the air by remote control vs marketing in a different light By Elaine Ball, CEO of Elaine Ball Technical Marketing (EBTM) Ltd The latest buz around the surveying industry is drones (UAV or Unmanned aerial vehicles). What does that mean? Well, flying machines, which scan the ground from the sky by remote […]
By Elaine Ball This is not a plug at anyone! BUT…. I’m now long enough in the tooth to release I know quite a bit about marketing! I’ve grown up through the sales and marketing pipeline and headed up a laser manufacturing business that exported 95% of its products. I’ve tested the water in lots […]
A quick step-by-step guide for Techy companies. Many Techy companies find it hard to market themselves. My recent blog article gives you a quick step-by-step guide to help you get the most out of technical marketing. I am a Techy Company with a great product but how do i sell it?
To the excitement and now disappointment of my fans; I published me on the front cover of @Forbes magazine.
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 […]