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 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

Corporate blogs and how to write them

How to Write Corporate Blogs People Actually Want to Read

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How to Write Corporate Blogs People Actually Want to Read

Does that headline sound like an oxymoron? Tack ‘corporate’ onto anything and it can suck the air out of the room. Corporate + blog lends an image of dry, formal, sterile information that people skim over. There seems to be a general consensus that...read more

marketing trends you should avoid

6 Outdated Marketing Trends That Should be Tossed Away for Good

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6 Outdated Marketing Trends That Should be Tossed Away for Good

When it comes to marketing, you don’t have to be good at EVERYTHING to succeed, but you should know what to prioritize. Here are some pointers to help you get ahead for the second half of 2016 and into 2017. Outdated Marketing Trends and Their Improved...read more

closed-loop analytics

Closed-Loop Analytics: Share Some Love With Your Sales Team

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Closed-Loop Analytics: Share Some Love With Your Sales Team

Analytics are some of the most powerful tools available to marketers today. Between Google Analytics and Salesforce, companies have more information about themselves and their customers than ever before. Furthermore, ongoing experimentation with analytic...read more

Drip marketing

How Drip Marketing Will Make Your Job Frighteningly Easy

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How Drip Marketing Will Make Your Job Frighteningly Easy

Email marketing has long been a go-to strategy for marketers trying to directly reach their audience - and, contrary to some reports from the ad industry, it remains a very effective way of showcasing your products to your customers. The rise of suites...read more

SEO for business

SEO for Business: Mistakes You’re Making At This Very Moment

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SEO for Business: Mistakes You’re Making At This Very Moment

It’s not me, it’s you. Well, it might be you. There’s a chance you’re doing everything perfectly when it comes to SEO for your business website/blog, but it’s more likely that you could use some, shall we say, tweaking. A bowtie straightened....read more