Sales and Marketing
Is Marketing Dead?
I just finished a fascinating book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit, by Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose. Joe and Robert are the creators of the mega-conference Content Marketing World,…
A Guide to Algorithm-Proofing Your Online Marketing Strategy
Back in the day, online marketing didn’t have that much competition, and almost anyone who used it could achieve some success. However, once the Internet evolved into a sophisticated means, other companies, which were the…
How to Attract, Connect and Convert More Prospects into Customers
In 2017, digital ad spend has surpassed television ad spend. Brands are switching their ad spend focus from TV, radio and print to digital. If we want to get our message in front of the…
Infographics as Advertising: Grab ‘Em with a Story
Infographics are an extremely effective way of advertising for a business, product, or service. Since their emergence on the scene in 2008, they’ve flourished into one of the most popular forms of content on the…
8 Best Practice Techniques for Homerun SMS Marketing Campaigns
SMS marketing remains remarkably responsive. Despite being over 25 years old and incredibly basic compared to the host of other messaging apps, more and more companies are using SMS to communicate with their customers and…
What is Target CPA and How Does it Work?
Target CPA is a smart bidding strategy offered by both Google & Bing that optimizes data to get as many conversions as possible within the set goal of cost per acquisition. For example, if you…
How Texting Works to Increase Business Sales
Did you know in 2016, 31% of sales were on a mobile device… and in 2018 that number is expected to skyrocket! If that doesn’t give you a reason to focus on mobile marketing—specifically Text…
Features and Benefits
Somehow, we think features and benefits are important. Every beginning sales course talks about how we present Features And Benefits (When I first started, I learned how to present Features-Advantages-Benefits—FABs). Our product marketing and marketing…
Marketing Automation Doesn’t Mean Autopilot
Marketing automation is nothing new, but it is enjoying a renewed focus in conversations about how to stay connected to your prospects and customers. As brands get better about creating content and understanding that our…