How to deal with online reviews

What to do with bad (& good) online reviews

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What to do with bad (& good) online reviews

One of the major goals of any marketing strategy should be to build a strong brand reputation by improving trust and loyalty. However, there's only so much you can do to convince your audience that your brand is trustworthy and reliable. This is because...read more

Marketing budget tips

How to Determine Your Marketing Budget

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How to Determine Your Marketing Budget

Nothing halts a conversation faster than mentioning the “b-word,” -- budget. It happens all of the time and while money talk can be uncomfortable, when it comes to planning your marketing and branding strategy, it is critical to know what you can...read more

Blog content is not the only content you need.

Do You *Really* Need a Blog?

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Do You *Really* Need a Blog?

Everyone.has.a.blog. Everyone. Dogs, babies, ornery cats, pet rocks--everyone. Wherever you go online you’re DROWNING in content and it’s out of hand and, honestly, consumers are starting to get really tired of it. Today we’re going to be talking...read more

Content strategy

Getting Serious About Your Social Media Content Strategy

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Getting Serious About Your Social Media Content Strategy

So you’ve got a Twitter account, a LinkedIn blog, and a Facebook page that you update every so often. Before you pat yourself on the back for a job well done, consider this: Most social media content strategies fail. If there’s no rhyme or reason...read more

Digital footprint

Are You Keeping Tabs on Your Company’s Digital Footprint?

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Are You Keeping Tabs on Your Company’s Digital Footprint?

A digital footprint is a compilation of the online “traces” that people and companies leave of themselves. Some footprint elements are deliberate - photos uploaded to social media, posted content, publicly listed email addresses, and information of...read more

Value proposition

Create a Value Proposition to Shoot Your Brand to the Top

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Create a Value Proposition to Shoot Your Brand to the Top

Your value proposition is the service you provide that makes you attractive to others. It’s the  promise of value to be delivered. It’s the primary reason a prospect should buy from you. It also describes your target customer and what you will offer...read more

Segmenting leads

Segmenting Leads: The Fastest Way You Can Gain ROI

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Segmenting Leads: The Fastest Way You Can Gain ROI

Let’s talk about segmenting your leads, which is really just schmancy-speak for grouping your customers and clients by their shared properties:  characteristics, needs, or interests.  The main reason you should be segmenting your leads is so that...read more

Email marketing engagement tips

5 Email Marketing Engagement Tips You Need to Use Right Now

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5 Email Marketing Engagement Tips You Need to Use Right Now

Email has been around for a long time, and yet email marketing shows no sign of aging. In fact, it’s Benjamin Button-ing its way through the world wide web, somehow becoming more effective, more dynamic, and stronger with time. With personalization...read more

Viral marketing for Night Hawk Frozen Foods

Payoff in Patience: Viral Marketing that’s Worth the Wait

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Payoff in Patience: Viral Marketing that’s Worth the Wait

Though our “Beer Friday” conversations may suggest otherwise, we’re pretty traditional over here—and yet we’re always challenging ourselves to push beyond the constraints of conventional marketing. Our most recent endeavor into more unconventional...read more

Content generation strategies

Your Content Generation Strategy Needs an Overhaul

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Your Content Generation Strategy Needs an Overhaul

“Content” has been a marketing buzzword for some time now, and it looks unlikely to recede any time soon. At its core, content marketing is simply showing the world why your company is the best, and why your potential customers should make a purchase...read more

Email marketing campaign

Build Your Best Email Marketing Campaign… Ever

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Build Your Best Email Marketing Campaign… Ever

In 2016, it can seem as if every company is focused solely on social and search advertising. Marketing tactics of the past appear to have fallen out of favor and out of use - in particular, the use of email. Countless different industry blogs utter the...read more

Digital marketing plan

Effective Digital Marketing Requires a Game Plan

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Effective Digital Marketing Requires a Game Plan

Digital marketing changes drastically from year to year (and for some industries, from week to week). Industry shifts, web trends, and ongoing marketing innovations present companies with new challenges and new opportunities around every corner. These...read more

Marketing design can help lead generation

Marketing Design: Pretty is Great, but Lead Generation is Better

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Marketing Design: Pretty is Great, but Lead Generation is Better

It’s well understood that marketing and design go hand-in-hand; indeed, it’s very difficult to succeed at one without giving consideration to the other. Design affects practically every part of the marketing process, from choosing brand colors to...read more