Help Please! What’s a good mission statement for a marketing team?

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Mission stmt

Well, it's that time of year again when we do annual plans.  This time around I'd like to clearly lay out the mission statement for my team so our role and contribution is super clear to all stakeholders [including my team].  

Toward that end, I'd like your thoughts and suggestions on my first draft. 

To create marketing programs, content and tools so engaging/educational/useful that “Premium SMBs” want to do business with us [leads], our Sales teams have an easier time turning prospects into clients, and we keep clients for a longer time. 

What do you think?  Is it clear? What is missing?

The World’s First Site Devoted to the Deplorable Problem of Lead Leaks

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DLL Home

Our goal is to make marketing so useful that people not only seek it out but stick around once they visit.  Toward that end I'm proud to announce our latest effort aimed at helpfing businesses solve the deplorable problem of lead leaks. What the heck are lead leaks? 
Essentially they are the places in your sales and marketing process where
you are losing potential customers to competitors because your marketing,
website, or follow-up isn’t up to par.  Or stated another way, the places where you are throwing away customers and revenue. 

Two quick examples of lead leaks:

  • What percent of your website
    visitors leave without contacting you? Not having a fresh, professional,
    conversion-friendly website is like turning away potential customers at your front door.
  • How many of your calls go to
    voicemail or are after hours? Waiting too long to follow up with new contacts
    (even just more than an hour) usually means they choose someone else.  

These are just a couple of common lead leaks, but there
are so many more.

Anyway, it was driving us crazy to see so many businesses
waste so many of the leads they’re working so hard to get – without even
knowing it. So, we created an entire website dedicated to educating the world
about lead leaks and helping businesses get more customers from their marketing.

Check out the site at www.dontleakleads.com for helpful info
like:

  • Candid “leaks on the street” videos with real
    consumers that will open your eyes to the problem
  • Ebooks, articles, infographics, and
    presentations explaining the most common ways businesses leak leads (and what
    to do about them)
  • A Marketing Math calculator that enables you to
    calculate the number of customers and amount of revenue you could get by fixing
    lead leaks
  • Other fun stuff like videos and memes you can share

What’s the Simplest Way to Differentiate Your Business?

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I couldn't resist sharing this Vine video my daughter made featuring our dog Carmel [funny what happens when we're not home during summer break].  

I know that video has nothing to do with business marketing, but 1. it's cute, and 2. it reminded me that you can convey a lot in just 6 seconds of video. So why don't more businesses use video to bring their stores/services/people to life and differentiate them from all the other boring competitors out there? Many I talk to think it's too hard, or takes too much time [scripting, lighting, editing, music, etc.] but that's just not the case.  Vine and Instagram make it so easy the Geico caveman could do it.  

Here's a handy guide to get you started and a list of 10 types of videos you can create in no time.