Sales and Marketing

10 Digital Marketing Predictions for 2014

It’s that time again to publish digital marketing predictions for the new year. Some of the below predictions were easy to make, while others weren’t so obvious. It will take us over a year to know which predictions will be spot-on and which won’t, but in the meantime let’s prognosticate together.

Why a Trade Show is Just Like Living Life

I have been attending a lot of trade shows and vendor fairs lately, so this topic has been on my mind. It seems as though what works on the trade show floor also works in life and vice versa.

What a Nasty Rash Taught Me About Marketing

Empathy is probably one of the most effective yet under-employed “ingredients” in successful marketing. If you can genuinely empathize with your customers, they’re going to feel it.

Selling to Whole Foods: 6 Steps to Success

Getting your product into national chains is never easy, but the rewards are big if you are persistent. The following steps will put you on the road to success.

Direct Mail is the Hot New Media

Who would have thought it? People have been predicting the death of direct mail for over a decade. And yet, here we stand in 2013 and have to admit—direct mail is the hot new media.

Combining Email and Video Marketing: Yay or Nay?

The fact that you’re contemplating incorporating an online video platform into your company’s marketing strategy is proof that video has already appeared on your radar screen. It’s not just your imagination. Video is shouldering a much broader role in turning interested browsers into paying customers.

Retargeting 101 for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

Simply put, “Retargeting” is the action of displaying a banner ad to a user online that has either been to your website, or has shown intent on your type of product of service.

Email Marketing or Social Media Marketing?

The whole world seems to have been bewitched by the power of social media. However, as a startup business entrepreneur or a small business owner you are more concerned about a marketing tool and system that will fetch you high revenue for minimum costs.

What is Deal Loyalty?

True loyalty programs are built on the basis of establishing a long-term positive relationship between the company and the customer and is not accomplished with a single “deal” or even multiple “deals.”

What’s Your Situational Awareness?

Talk to anyone in the military about tactics, and a topic that comes up very quickly is situational awareness. There are a lot of technical definitions, but in it’s simplest form, situational awareness is about “paying attention to what’s happening around you.”

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