The Worst Thing You Can Do Right Now? Cut Marketing.

We've all heard it. "We gotta cut somewhere!" "We need to hit our margins. Cut marketing!" "Marketing's just an expense anyway. If we need to cut somewhere, let's cut marketing." Do any of these sound familiar?  Even if you haven't been the one making the decision, you've likely heard someone else say this.  And what happened during the recession and AFTER the recession? I haven't heard or read any positive stories about 'Hey Company ABC cut their marketing budget and hit record breaking sales numbers during the recession!" Have you?  If you have, please share it with me. I need to a new perspective on this constant cookie cutter response anyway. Anyway....this week is a short episode so go ahead and click play, enjoy and if we aren't connected on LinkedIn, let's change that - and start a debate or conversation on this topic.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickioneill

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Video is an integral part of the marketing, sales and retention journey. When you add video into your marketing and sales, it's a more comprehensive way to Connect the Dots between your customer's problem and your solution - faster, easier and in a more engaging way. Vicki O'Neill 25 year marketing and sales veteran is host of the Connect the Dots Video Marketing Podcast. Vicki launched this podcast in 2018 as a way for business leaders to learn on the go different marketing strategies they might consider using to enhance their marketing and make sales easier to influence. Jump ahead to 2020 when Vicki noticed the video usage - from a consumer and business standpoint - was only increasing. That's when it's time to make changes. In addition to the weekly podcast show, Vicki also launched a weekly YouTube show called The Marketing Stream, uploaded weekly YouTube videos. Since then, Vicki has launched a video presence on all social media channels and helps business leaders create videos, get more comfortable on camera, develop video strategies and edit videos so they are engaging and increase conversions. Do you want to start creating videos for your business but don't know where to begin? Discover what type of videos you should be creating 👉 https://www.vickioneill.com/quiz Follow Vicki on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube @vickioneill and on TikTok @vickioneill4