Advertising and Lead Generation

Create an Avatar of Your Ideal Customer

If you have taken the time to write your mission statement and created a direct sales marketing plan then the next step is to describe your ideal customer.

Online Ad Spend: Still Rising, Trending Mobile & Social

They just keep going up and up. That’s the takeaway from the recently released 2014 Internet Advertising Revenue Half-Year (HY) Report from IAB, which shows Internet advertising revenues in the US totaling $23.1 billion for the first six months of 2014, an increase of 15.1% over the first six months of 2013.

“Dear Occupant or Current Resident…” More Horrible Prospecting

I’ve decided to write a periodic series about bad prospecting letters. This series, will focus on bad prospecting letters from people who should know better.

How to Attract People Who Are Ready to Work with You

Nearly everyone I speak with has the same issues and more often than not they experience frustration around people approaching them only to tell them they aren’t ready to sign up yet.

Lights, Camera, Action! What Small Business Owners Can Learn from TV PR Stunts

The world of television PR is exciting and dynamic. Stunts are frequently large and elaborate, often involving a slew of celebrities and high-profile coverage. Even though their budgets are more modest, small business owners can take inspiration from these big-budget publicity events.

How to Help Your Business Stand Out at a Trade Show

Trade shows are a fantastic way for you to really make your business stand out from all the competition. That’s because here, you’re given a platform to put your marketing materials on display for potential clients.

Current Trends in Online Advertising

According to a recent study done by Forrester Research, online ad spending will surpass broadcast television with an estimated $77 billion allocated to marketing expenditures, amounting to 35% of overall ad spending in advertising.

Less is More with Some Content Marketing

Effective content marketing is less about volume than it is about the targeted alignment of content with a customer’s needs. Amazingly, those needs can be met without spending a lot of money.

A Beginner’s Guide to Inbound Marketing

You’ve seen the challenge. You may have been challenged or challenged others; but, what remains is a lasting impression of how one campaign raised over 3,500 times what the entire organization raised in the same timeframe last year.

15 Parallels Between Football and Content Marketing

It’s official—the 2014 football season has begun and I couldn’t be happier. After thinking about it, I realized there are a lot of similarities between football and content marketing. I’d like to share 15 of them with you today:

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