Last month I was a panelist for a public sector content marketing study conducted by Market Connections. Market Connections is a highly respected research firm focused on B2G and B2B markets and I was honored to be on their panel of experienced content creators. Market Connections polled over 600 government decision-makers at federal, state and […]
If you want to successfully market a product or service, you need to understand everything you can about who your targeted decision-makers are and what they care about. A way to increase your understanding is the development of marketing personas. Per Wikipedia, “a persona in user-design and marketing is a fictional character created to represent […]
Does you company know the kind of information prospects want to receive from you? According to a survey released last month by research firm Market Connections, many government contractors talk about themselves rather than share information government buyers are seeking. Titled the Federal Content Marketing Review 2015, the report is a good read and available […]
For years clients of mine have leveraged reports from the research firm Market Connections. For the past six years the firm has hosted an event to announce their latest federal media and marketing study. My former agency Strategic Communications was a sponsor of the 2011 event, during which research was released highlighting increased social media […]
Fifty percent of federal workers are considering leaving for the private sector due to pay freezes, political gridlock and better pay. That’s one of the findings from a recent poll conducted by research firm Market Connections and FierceGovIT. Many of these percentages are startling. The coming tsunami of senior level retirements in government has been […]
Yesterday morning Strategic Communications Group and research firm Market Connections hosted an event focused on social media use in the public sector. We briefed a room of about 150 attendees on the findings of our market survey. There was also a panel discussion with five government marketers who discussed how they have integrated social media […]