It’s no secret that the digital marketing industry can and does change rapidly. As digital marketers, we need to be aware of it, embrace it, and learn how to thrive in this ever-changing landscape to stay competitive for the success of our audience. Google has been moving forward with more and more automation for Google […]
Advertising and Lead Generation
Stop Focusing on the Top of the Pipeline!
Virtually every sales person and organization have pipeline/funnel problems. Almost all the time, they are anemic. Virtually every pipeline has quality and integrity issues. Likewise, there are too many velocity issues. It seems the universal, go to solution for bad pipelines is to find more qualified opportunities. That is, we need to focus at the […]
How to Qualify Leads at Expos
Fairs and expos will bring you an unlimited supply of leads when you learn how to qualify leads! Your time is valuable! When you use this technique to qualify leads at the event, your time finding fairs and expos, setting them up and working them will be well-spent as you will bring home quality leads! […]
6 Easy Optical Marketing Tips That Won’t Break the Bank
One of the biggest challenges eyecare practices face is replenishing new clients. Getting new patients through the door can be a relentless struggle. Ironically, the focus on marketing often drops off when business is fairly busy. But in such a competitive market, marketing requires constant attention to bring new clients in. So how do you […]
Facebook is Releasing 3 New Metrics in Place of Ad Relevance: What It Means for Advertisers
Big changes on the Facebook horizon as they recently announced that starting April 30th, they are sunsetting the commonly used metric ‘Relevance Score,” replacing it with 3 new “more in-depth” diagnostic metrics. What is Relevance Score and why is it important? Relevance Score is a single metric calculated based on positive and negative attributes an ad receives […]
Who Generates the Leads: Marketing or Sales?
CSO Insights, the research division of Miller Heiman Group, the world leader in improving sales performance through research, training, and technology, today announced the official release of its “2018-2019 Sales Performance Report.” The study, based on a global survey of nearly 900 global sales leaders, looks at the four primary objectives driving performance improvement efforts […]
Stop Chasing Customers You Can’t Help!
I’m often asked the fastest way to improve sales productivity. The answer is simple and should be obvious: “Stop Chasing Customers/Prospects You Can’t Help!” That statement is likely to elicit a resounding “Dugghhhh!” The reality, however, is that sales people waste too much time chasing customers they can’t help or worst, customers that don’t want/need […]
Google Ads’ Average Position Metric is Going Away
In February, Google announced they plan to sunset the average position metric. While this change won’t take place until September 2019, it’s still a major announcement that has a lot of search marketers worried. After all, average position is one of the main metrics that advertisers look at when making manual bid adjustments and assessing visibility and […]
3 Ways to Raise ROI & Grow Your Business with Content Marketing
A friend recently asked if I could recommend any good books for learning SEO principles. And despite working as an SEO specialist and consultant, I didn’t have any recommendations for him. Why? The principles of SEO and content strategy are constantly evolving—so much so that books can be outdated by the time they’re published. And […]
4 Ways to Boost Your Company’s Growth Through Customer Referrals
Even though we live in a highly digitized world, word of mouth is still a powerful tool for companies. There is no asset more powerful than a happy customer who tells their friends and family about your product. According to Hubspot, word-of-mouth referrals make up 20-50% of most purchasing decisions. A majority of customers are […]
