{"id":1222,"date":"2013-03-19T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T10:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2013-03-19T10:16:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T10:16:38","slug":"the-it-marketing-crash-course-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/03\/19\/the-it-marketing-crash-course-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The IT Marketing Crash Course – book"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week I I got an email from Raj Khera<\/a> who asked if I\u2019d like to take a look at his new book which was due to launch and is aimed specifically at small technology companies and help them win new business by improving their marketing.<\/p>\n

Raj is the CEO of MailerMailer<\/a>, who are an email marketing company so he certainly knows a thing or two about getting people\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

The title very much describes the book in a nutshell. It\u2019s a starting point for owners and managers of IT companies who need a starting point when it comes to spreading the word about their own business and the services they provide.<\/p>\n

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This is an area that I know lots of people I speak to at AMITPRO<\/a> and similar groups have a problem with and this book is a broad overview of the things you should be doing to let people know about what it is you do.<\/p>\n

Each chapters covers a specific item and provides a check list of actions to complete so you can actually get something done straight away.<\/p>\n

Covering areas such as social media, blogging, in-person networking and newsletters the book helps to position yourself as an expert and stay in touch with potential clients.<\/p>\n

There are also several examples of how other companies have made changes to their marketing efforts and the results they have seen.<\/p>\n

At the end of the book is a master checklist you can use as your final take away to get started on putting renewed efforts into marketing.<\/p>\n

So what did I think after reading it?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not already doing some marketing for your business this book it\u2019s worth a read. It\u2019s an area I know I\u2019m not doing enough with at the moment and I enjoyed reading it. It\u2019s aimed at a very specific audience so if you\u2019re already doing some <\/strong>marketing it\u2019s probably not for you but if you don\u2019t really know where to start it\u2019s very much a crash course. It\u2019s jargon free and each chapter is short enough to read when you\u2019ve got a few minutes spare. I particularly liked the checklist at the end of each chapter as it meant you could go and do something straight away.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s available now Amazon<\/a> either as an eBook (for free – at the moment) or as a paperback (\u00a39.95)<\/p>\n

If you take a look let me know what you think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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