The Not-So-Dummies’ Guide to Video Marketing
Hammers were invented to pound nails; screwdrivers to drive screws; and wrenches to tighten bolts and nuts. If you open your tool box, or that overflowing junk drawer we all have in our kitchens, only to discover nothing but a hammer when you need to drive screws and tighten bolts, you’re in big trouble. And […]
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What is Email Marketing?
The options and resources available to marketers today are many and powerful, including video marketing, social media, blogging, search engine optimization, pay-per-click, referral marketing, and mobile marketing and analytics. But one marketing tactic continues to perform year after year as one of the best options out there: email marketing. It’s a solid, proven strategy that […]
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What You Need to Know About Digital Marketing
There’s a lot of talk about digital marketing right now, and you’ve probably used the term yourself, but what is it, exactly, and how can it help you grow your business? It’s helpful first to distinguish between traditional marketing and digital marketing. Traditional Marketing vs. Digital Marketing At their core, they’re both marketing: the act […]
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How to Measure Offline Marketing
As a small business owner, you likely allocate a large portion of your marketing budget to online methods such as Facebook, blogging, Google ads, email marketing and YouTube. And with the ability to track engagement, consumption, shares and sales, it’s easy to get an accurate picture of how effective your digital marketing efforts are. But […]
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Digital Marketing Trends for 2019
If you own a business, you cannot ignore digital marketing. Whether your company is strictly brick and mortar, completely online or a combination of both, digital marketing is likely the most effective means of connecting with your prospects, building an audience and creating revenue and referrals. But to stay competitive, you’ll need to be aware […]
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Are You Asking for Customer Feedback?
After you’ve created your product or service and have made sales, how do you know if your clients are satisfied with their experiences with your business? The only way your business can grow is by creating happy customers, and the only way to know if they are happy is to ask them. When you ask […]
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Writing Tips for Effective Content Marketing
Writing great copy is essential for any successful business. Even with the current emphasis on video and podcasting, the written word is still one of the most powerful ways to attract and engage your ideal prospects. And now, more than ever, marketing copy has to be compelling and carefully crafted, because we’re all experiencing ‘information […]
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Whether you’re writing a blog post, creating a social media post or putting together an email series, you need images. Why? Because we’re naturally drawn to visual content. Here are some interesting stats: 90% of the information sent to the human brain is visual, and we process images 60,000 times faster than we process text.1 […]
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Energize Your Business with These Tips
If you are like a lot of people, you may feel a renewed sense of energy and motivation during the end of summer/back-to-school season. It’s still hot outside, but fall is coming. It’s a great time to assess where you are with your business goals for the year, tweak any processes that aren’t working, and […]
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