[WalterBright]

The old joke is the marketing manager saying: "Half of all our marketing expenditures are wasted. The problem is we don't know which half."

In my years in business, it's nearly impossible to draw an accurate cause and effect line between marketing and sales. Too many other factors at work.

[j0hnyl]

One thing I've noticed is that having competent and down to earth marketing folks also helps to boos overall morale at a company.