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Marketing for the Public Sector Part 2: Content Marketing – Presentation/Networking Event

Join Market Connections and GovExec as we present the findings from the spring iteration of our Marketing 4 the Public Sector (M4PS) study (formerly brought to you as the Content Marketing Review study)

Whether you are interested in a broad awareness campaign or a more focused agency-based marketing effort, you can expect to leave this information session with pertinent, actionable information to inform your marketing plans and strategies.

Federal Events: Are We Finally Ready for Face-to-face?

COVID-19 upended the way we do business, including in-person events. For over two years now, government contractors have wondered when and how federal events will get back to “normal”— shaking hands; networking; and seeing clients, vendors and colleagues face-to-face. In the past year, attempts to have in-person events have happened in fits and starts. Surges…

GAIN 2021

Brought to you by Market Connections’ strategic partner, Government Marketing University, GAIN 2021 is the premier government marketing conference where you will learn along with the brightest minds in the government marketing community. GAIN 2021 will have all the hottest content and speakers to ensure you’re “In the Know”. Hear the latest tips and techniques…

Agency-Based Marketing: Targeting Your Customer on a Deeper Level

In our last blog post, Should You Reconsider Your 2021 Federal Media Strategy in Light of COVID?, we touched on how to use agency-based marketing (ABM) for media purchasing when space in general federal publications are limited. Federal marketers are oftentimes challenged with tight budgets and high expectations to produce strong ROIs. Simply, they are…

GAIN 2020

Brought to you by Market Connections’ strategic partner, Government Marketing University, GAIN 2020 is the premier government marketing conference where you will learn along with the brightest minds in the government marketing community. This year’s conference will be virtual over the course of four days in November with two-hour segments each day focused on the…

A Decline in Trust and Confidence:

Insights Pulled from a Sneak Peek of the 2020 Federal Media & Marketing Study From the desk of Laurie Morrow, Vice President of Research Strategy, Market Connections Inc. Over the twelve years my team has conducted the Federal Media & Marketing Study, we have looked at how federal audiences are engaging with different media properties…

Using Personas in Creating & Marketing Content for Your Federal IT Customer

Guest blogger: Mark Amtower, Amtower & Company  Market Connections’ Federal IT (FIT) Persona Study should resonate with everyone selling IT products or services to the government. The always evolving IT landscape shortens the cycle of Moore’s Law every day, making it critical for the savvy IT product or services contractor to educate federal buyers  on…

Federal Marketing in a Post-COVID World: Developing a Plan of Action

From the Desk of Aaron Heffron, President Market Connections, Inc. While many of us remember fondly as a kid hearing, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” we all need to remember, “yes, folks, there will be a federal market after COVID.” Setting aside the debate of when the “after” is a reality, it is…

#1 Misconception of Doing Business With The Federal Government

Guest blogger: Kris Brinker, Ocean 5 Strategies There‌ ‌is‌ ‌no‌ ‌such‌ ‌thing‌ ‌as‌ ‌doing‌ ‌business‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌federal‌ ‌government.‌ ‌‌We‌ ‌do‌ ‌business‌ ‌with‌ ‌people—government‌ ‌decision-makers,‌ ‌federal‌ ‌humans—who‌ ‌all‌ ‌have‌ ‌goals, ‌‌fears,‌ ‌needs,‌ ‌priorities,‌ ‌and‌ ‌pain‌ ‌points.‌ ‌ The‌ ‌US‌ ‌government‌ ‌continues‌ ‌to‌ ‌offer‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌largest‌ ‌public‌ ‌procurement‌ ‌marketplace.‌ ‌Just‌ ‌a‌ ‌small‌ ‌piece‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌federal‌ ‌pie‌ ‌would‌…

How Contractors Can Use Federal Personas for the Win: Part Two

Sales and BD Teams In part one of our blog series “How Contractors Can Use Federal Personas for the Win,” we shared the importance of getting internal team buy-in from leadership to marketing to sales. In addition to ways federal marketers can benefit from the use of personas, we noted the importance of collaboration between…