Posts Tagged ‘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, and Joe has written other books like Content Inc, Epic Content Marketing, and Managing Content Marketing. Catching a theme? The…
Read MoreInvesting in Exposure is the Secret Ingredient for Business Success
When growing a business, having both capital and a goal are very important. However, in order to get the most out of your capital and for your business to reach the goals you have in mind, the best investment that you can have is exposure. Exposure is everything in a business because it gets you…
Read More7 Benefits of Promoting Your Dream Before Building It
It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. In my view, this paranoid…
Read MoreMarketing 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 potential customers watch and interact with us for a long time before they’re ready to buy, we have to be…
Read More5 Easier Ways to Create Better Promotional Videos
If you’ve realized that one of the best ways to promote your business is to make a video, then you are absolutely right. First, because they are highly visual and interesting to watch, and second, because videos are short and consume a very small portion of your audience’s time. Therefore, video promotion is mostly highly…
Read MoreThe Name Game: How the Right Name Can Revolutionize a Product
What’s in a name? Whether you are naming a company, a band, a product, a restaurant or anything, the name is the way that you are identified by your audience. This means it is one of the most difficult and important things to come up with. Whether you are about to launch a start-up or…
Read More8 Best Practices Every Text Marketer Should Follow
Do you wonder how often you should send a marketing text messenger or what to say? Read here to learn 8 of the best practices every text marketer should follow. Gone are the days of TV and print ads being the best forms of advertising. We’ve entered a new era. Marketing is going mobile. And what…
Read MoreIn-House vs. Agency: Where to Keep Your Marketing Tasks
Wouldn’t it be great if there were definitive guidance on whether you should keep marketing in-house or use an agency? In many cases, people take an all-or-nothing approach to debating in-house vs. agency marketing. But the reality is that context is everything—some tasks are candidates for outsourcing and some belong in-house. It all depends on…
Read MoreHow to Carry Out a Content Campaign in 10 Clear Steps
Creating and distributing high quality content is a reliable and cost-effective way of driving traffic to your site and building a positive image for your brand. It’s therefore little wonder that, according to the Content Marketing Institute’s recent report, 90% of B2C marketers currently invest in content campaigns, with 60% intending to increase the amount…
Read MoreCMOs: Are You Torn Between Storytelling and Driving Growth?
A new study from the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and Deloitte, surveying close to 200 chief marketers worldwide, revealed many CMOs are still focused on the traditional storytelling aspect of their position and are less comfortable with aspects associated with driving growth, including acting as revenue science practitioners and customer experience architects. According to…
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