BUILDING YOUR SME PLATFORM TO FILL YOUR PIPELINE: Amtower 2020 Consultant Advisory Program If you are looking to establish, grow and fill the pipeline of your solo or small consulting practic...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2020/04/amtower-2020-consultant-advisory.html
The Coronavirus pandemic is unlike anything I’ve seen in my 36 years in government contracting. It is wreaking havoc across all aspects of society and it could bring about an economic recessi...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2020/03/social-selling-and-new-normal-bridging.html
AMTOWER SMALL BIZ GOVCON ADVISORY PROGRAM REMEMBER WHERE'S WALDO? CONTRACTING OFFICERS OFTEN FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LOOKING AT A WALDO GRAPHIC WHILE SORTING THROUGH RFPS. NOTHING SEE...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2020/02/the-2020-amtower-small-biz-govcon.html
OVER THE PAST DECADE, LINKEDIN HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (GOVCON) ECOSYSTEM. FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, DOD, MILITARY AND THE IC ARE HERE IN LARGE NUMBERS. IF ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2020/01/2020-linkedin-census-for-us-federal.html
Amtower LinkedIn/Social Selling TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS So you’ve been on LinkedIn for several years now and have built a pretty solid network of key players in your ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2019/12/amtower-linkedinsocial-selling-training.html
THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF MY APRIL, 2019 FEDERAL CENSUS FOR FEDERAL MEMBERSHIP ON LINKEDIN: 2,191,819 CIVILIAN AND DOD (INCLUDING UNIFORMED SERVICES) MEMBERS ON LINKEDIN. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2019/04/amtowers-2019-linkedin-federal-employee.html
Please pardon me while I reflect for a few minutes. I have three anniversaries in Q1 of the new year and they are making me think back, and think forward. 1/1/19 marks the beginning of my 35th ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2019/01/q1-2019-amtower-milestones.html
CAN LINKEDIN HELP YOU WIN MORE GOVERNMENT BUSINESS? YES, IN MORE WAYS THAT YOU MIGHT THINK. It can also hurt those that don't use it well. LinkedIn remains the most under-utilized marketing ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2019/01/linkedin-for-govcon-live-workshop.html
What’s on Your New Year’s Business To-Do List? Have you thought about your profession goals for in 2019? What do you want to do better? What things would you like to get done? Has somethin...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/12/2019-goals-and-happy-new-year.html
Building Your SME Platform to Fill Your Pipeline: Consultant Advisory Program IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ESTABLISH, GROW AND FILL THE PIPELINE OF YOUR SOLO OR SMALL CONSULTING PRACTICE, WE NEED T...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/12/building-your-subject-matter-expert.html
WITH OVER 2 MILLION FEDS ON LINKEDIN AND ALL MAJOR CONTRACTORS (SMALL AND LARGE ALIKE), LINKEDIN HAS BECOME UBIQUITOUS IN THE GOVERNMENT MARKET. It has become THE PLACE FOR VETTING COMP...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/10/5-reasons-you-need-to-attend-linkedin.html
I attended the 25th anniversary for the SEWP program last week at their offices in Greenbelt. The weather not great, but it did not stop most from attending. I drove 2 hours from Tysons...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/10/sewp-tops-5-billion-in-fy18-rob-coen.html
SEE UPDATED PROGRAM >> HERE: << AMTOWER SMALL BIZ GOVCON ADVISORY PROGRAM REMEMBER WHERE'S WALDO? CONTRACTING OFFICERS OFTEN FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LOOKING AT A WALDO GRAPHIC WHILE SORTS...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/10/2019-and-beyond-small-contractor.html
While I don't get out as much as I should, unlike Waldo, I don't hide in crowds or in seas of colors. In public I am easy to spot- all black attire, all the time. And I will be out this fall. ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/10/its-q1-fy-2019-wheres-mark-amtower.html
I attended Government Executive Media Group's Market Preview on September 20 to see what was coming next from the GovCon media property. I attend in part because the networking is always good...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/10/successful-self-promotion-govexecs.html
CAN LINKEDIN HELP YOU WIN MORE GOVERNMENT BUSINESS? YES, IN MORE WAYS THAT YOU MIGHT THINK. It can also hurt those that don't use it well. LinkedIn remains the most under-utilized marketi...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/09/linkedin-for-govcon-live-seminar.html
One of my favorite annual events, and my absolute favorite fall event, the Government IT Sales Summit , turns 5 on November 15. If you are one of the unfortunate few who has not attended ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/09/arrowimmixgroup-government-it-sales.html
The 6th annual 930Gov Conference is coming August 28 at the Washington DC Convention Center. 930Gov has five technology-focused tracks, each important to every federal agency: - Cyber and I...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/08/930gov-and-end-of-fy-2018.html
Let me start by picking a 16 year old scab. In 2002, PwC tried (briefly) to rename itself Monday. This is not, repeat NOT, a joke. The response was swift, merciless and came from all fronts...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/07/what-were-they-thinking.html
This past Tuesday I attended the briefing for Market Connection's latest study, 2018 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR STUDY . The study was co-sponsored by the Professional Services Council and ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/07/why-2018-federal-government-contractor.html
The upcoming July 26 AFCEA SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION SUMMIT follows on the heels of the AFCEA Innovation Shark Tank, where small contractors competed for the right to present at the Innovation ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/07/small-contractor-alert-networking-and.html
In the government market there have been lots of awards for as long as I can remember. But there has never been anything specific for the B2G marketing professional. UNTIL NOW. Government M...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/06/recognition-for-govcon-marketing.html
AMTOWER SMALL BIZ GOVCON ADVISORY PROGRAM Do you want deeper and better connections with your government clients and prospects? Do you need better relationships with system integrators (SI...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/05/2018-2019-small-govcon-advisory-program.html
These are the results of my 2018 Federal Census for federal membership on LinkedIn: 2,023,430 civilian and DOD (including uniformed services) members on LinkedIn. A couple of caveats: 1) I ...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/04/2018-federal-census-for-linkedin-nearly.html
LinkedIn has become become an integral part of the GovCon ecosystem, inserting itself seemlessly into our everyday activities. While nearly everyone uses LinkedIn to some degree, only a sm...
http://blog.federaldirect.net/2018/01/five-reasons-why-linkedin-should-be-one.html