How to Create the Most Effective Video Content

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Video content is the golden standard. Social media platforms give preference to videos and will show your videos to a larger audience. New data shows that video content results in more engagement, higher conversion rates, and a better customer experience. At this point, I don’t have to make a case for why creating video content…

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4 Steps to Game the Sales Cycle During & After COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted all aspects of our society. The traditional approach to sales has been broken by stay at home orders, social distancing, and widespread uncertainty. Without clarity on when things will normalize we must adapt to grow. The days of primarily face-to-face sales interactions are over for the foreseeable future, so what are you…

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How To Build A Successful Remote Working Team

In these new and unpredictable times, remote work arrangements are becoming the norm. Remote working teams are just as productive as traditional teams, if not more so. They’re also substantially cheaper and generally make workers much happier. Despite the allure of using a remote team to accomplish your commercial objectives, however, many entrepreneurs are refusing…

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How to Develop the Perfect Video Story

“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world.” Robert McKee In the not-so-distant past, we approached marketing and advertising much differently than we do today. Instead of appealing to the people searching for a solution, campaigns and ads tended to focus on the product or service instead. As competition increased and…

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Begin the Follow-Up and Follow-Through Process

So you’ve met this new person and established a terrific rapport with them, perhaps the beginning of fantastic, mutually-beneficial relationship. You still don’t know at this point, and that’s okay. But in Endless Referrals Action Tip #8 you’ll begin the follow-up and — just as importantly — follow-through process intended to niche you in that person’s…

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Elevate Your Video Ads with New YouTube Extensions

Video is an increasingly important component of a successful marketing campaign for any business. In fact, Google reports that more than half of consumers say online video has helped them decide which specific brand or product to buy. With new features announced at Advertising Week New York, Google is making it even easier to build engaging video…

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Why Video Explanations Are More Impactful Than Emails

Have you ever wished an email was shorter, easier to read, or maybe replaced by something more visual and easier to digest? Whether internal or client-facing, short videos can be incredibly impactful, hold your viewers’ attention and allow you to explain your work with more clarity. They’re not always the answer, but here are some examples for…

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Feel-Good Questions to Build Immediate Rapport

In Referrals Action Tip #4 we look at the first of what I call my Feel-Good Questions; questions that in no way come across as salesy, prospects, intrusive, or invasive (because…well, they’re not) but instead quickly develop a powerful rapport with the person you’ve just met. What you’ll notice about this first one is that…

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