Comments on: Are PSF Marketing and Business Development Functions Stuck in a Rut? http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/03/19/are-psf-marketing-and-business-development-functions-stuck-in-a-rut/ Ford Harding's Blog on Rainmaking and Business Development Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Ford Harding http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/03/19/are-psf-marketing-and-business-development-functions-stuck-in-a-rut/#comment-5004 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:08:01 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/03/19/are-psf-marketing-and-business-development-functions-stuck-in-a-rut/#comment-5004 The internet adds a channel not previously available, so, yes, it helps. In many cases it has simply replaced older channels. It is quicker than old-fashioned mail and it requires less coodination of schedules than a phone call. But there ae many situations which still require the old media. The internet will never fully replace telephone and face-to-face communications which allow a conversation to meander in a way not easily replicated electronically. They also provide you with visual and oral information that the internet can't. But it's a key channel not much in use as recently as ten years ago. Ford The internet adds a channel not previously available, so, yes, it helps. In many cases it has simply replaced older channels. It is quicker than old-fashioned mail and it requires less coodination of schedules than a phone call. But there ae many situations which still require the old media.

The internet will never fully replace telephone and face-to-face communications which allow a conversation to meander in a way not easily replicated electronically. They also provide you with visual and oral information that the internet can’t.

But it’s a key channel not much in use as recently as ten years ago.

Ford

]]> by: business coaches http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/03/19/are-psf-marketing-and-business-development-functions-stuck-in-a-rut/#comment-5000 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:29:20 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2008/03/19/are-psf-marketing-and-business-development-functions-stuck-in-a-rut/#comment-5000 Many people told me that the Internet has simplified staying in contact with business relations as a business coach. Does this work for you? Many people told me that the Internet has simplified staying in contact with business relations as a business coach. Does this work for you?

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