Do you ever wonder whether your audiences read your digital content? The content for which you painstakingly brainstorm, research, write, and edit? Sure, you can track email open and click-through rates, unique and returning website visitors, session duration, bounce rates, and other metrics. But do your audiences really read it? One way to find out is […]
Elaine Fogel
How to Build a Purpose-Driven Organization
As we learned in How to Inspire Brand Loyalty with Purpose, “People want to buy from companies that stand for a purpose with which they personally identify and reflect their values and beliefs.” A recent research paper by Quartz Insights and WE entitled, Leading with Purpose in an Age Defined by It, gives us additional statistics and reasons […]
How to Inspire Brand Loyalty with Purpose
Do you want your customers to love your brand? Would you like to break through the marketing clutter and inspire brand loyalty? Over the past few years, Americans have been making purchase decisions based on several factors, one of which has been gaining more ground. Many terms have been used to describe it such as, […]
How to Make Your Brand Culturally Relevant
Brands are becoming more culturally relevant today. Even small-medium businesses have joined the corporate giants in this endeavor. What does “culturally relevant” mean? In a new study report from Magna and IPG Media Lab, “Brands that are culturally relevant are brands that align well with cultural events, promote trends that define today’s culture, and support […]
How to Produce the Perfect Testimonial Video
Never underestimate the power of a loyal, happy customer. Whether you are an established business or a fledgling two-person startup, happy customers bring trust and excellent references to your brand. Two valuable assets that can’t be oversold. By the same token, leaving your client base unattended and generating unsatisfied reviews can have an equally profound, […]
Top Study Results on Social Media Marketing
Social media is one of the most popular marketing channels existing today. Yet, some business and organization leaders have questioned how effective it is in reaching their marketing objectives. Is it worth the financial and human resources investment? The newly released 2019 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from Social Media Examiner provides us with some insight on […]
4 Common Misconceptions About Creative Content You’ll Want to Avoid
When we think of the words ‘creative content,’ we may immediately picture global campaigns from huge well-known brands: innovators like Walmart, Spotify, and Netflix that shake up the industry and change the game. These juggernauts continue to create iconic content that is justly celebrated and pulls in prestigious awards. You might be thinking: these campaigns […]
Should You Pay for Social Media Ads?
This is an important question for small-midsized businesses and nonprofits* with limited marketing budgets. Are paid social media ads worth the investment? According to an article on Medium by Shivam Verma, there are seven benefits to using paid social media advertising: Amplify your reach Fit any budget Enhance your targeting Boost brand awareness Maximize your content marketing […]
When Did You Last Check Your Website for Glitches?
Do you regularly check your website and test all the processes? Otherwise, how will you know how many visitors are leaving without following through on your calls to action? If you want visitors to “convert,” i.e. purchase, complete a form, upgrade products or services, sign up for emails, donate, etc., you must be vigilant and […]
Top (10) 8 Articles on Marketing to Women
In honor of International Women’s Day last week, I scoured the Internet to create my list of top articles on marketing to women. Even though women as purchase decision makers has come a long way (baby), there’s still quite a road ahead in getting things “right.” To underscore the problem, information and studies on marketing […]
