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GAIN 2020
Thursday, October 1st, 2020Brought 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:
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020Insights 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…
Elections 2020: What You Need to Know to Support Your Federal Client
Thursday, September 17th, 2020Unbelievably, we are less than 50 days away from this year’s elections. Like in many other big election years, our clients always ask us the same question, “How do you think the elections will affect the federal market?” We believe there are two parts to that question. The immediate one that comes to people’s minds…
Marketing Tips for End of Year Spending
Thursday, September 10th, 2020As we approach the end of the fiscal year, the discussion turns toward agency end-of-year spending. Should federal marketers and sales assume selling for the year is done and look toward 2021, or should they implement a final surge campaign with the hopes of capturing any last-minute spending from unspent budgets? According to Lou Anne…
Using Personas in Creating & Marketing Content for Your Federal IT Customer
Thursday, August 20th, 2020Guest 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
Wednesday, August 5th, 2020From 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
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020Guest 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…
Refining the Federal IT Persona
Wednesday, July 1st, 2020Guest Blogger: Chris Parente, StoryTech Consulting 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…
How Contractors Can Use Federal Personas for the Win: Part Two
Monday, June 29th, 2020Sales 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…
How Contractors Can Use Federal Personas for the Win: Part One
Thursday, June 25th, 2020Marketing Teams Our latest blog post “Beyond the C-level Suite” emphasized the importance of marketing to both federal IT decision-makers and influencers at agencies in different ways. Detailed personas for each federal influencer, from senior executive to procurement staff to end user can crystalize your approach and give you guidance as to the unique personal…