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Content Marketing

Inbound 2017: What the Heck is a T-shirt Bakery?

Tick-tock, tick-tock. That’s my awesome clock. It’s excitedly counting down to Inbound 2017, my very first marketing conference experience, Sept. 25-28 in Boston. Looking for inspi...

protocol 80 · Sep 2017
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Content Marketing

What Makes a Content Marketing Strategy Successful AND Fun?

Do you like clowns? I do. Truth be told, I work with a guy (above) who’s worked on the side as a birthday clown.

protocol 80 · Aug 2017
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Blogging

Copywriting Tips at Inbound 2017: Taking on Science and 'Sweatshops'

I was a newspaper guy for over a decade. Just old enough to be stuck in the print age, yet young enough to grasp the power of an internet-based message. Maybe, as a business owner ...

Adam Vosler · Aug 2017
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Inbound Marketing

Inbound 17 - 3 Sessions We're Most Looking Forward To - Josh C.

The annual Inbound conference is awesome for a variety of reasons. It covers marketing, sales, leadership, culture, growth, and more. There's a ton of great inspiration. The networ...

Josh Curcio · Aug 2017
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Strategy

How to Give Your Manufacturing Marketing a Much-Needed Facelift

Manufacturing marketing isn't pretty. Not because it's old-fashioned. No, old things can certainly be beautiful. The problem is it's butt ugly, with a personality to match.

protocol 80 · Jul 2017
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Inbound Marketing

Easy, Not Sleazy: Increase Your Website Traffic With Inbound Marketing

We like to call inbound marketing the feel-good way to getting people pumped about your product. Psyched about your services. Bonkers about your brand.

Adam Vosler · Jun 2017
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Buyer Persona

Can I Implement Inbound for Multiple Buyer Personas at the Same Time?

If your company works with a variety of buyer personas, you're not alone. Manufacturers often sell to professional buyers as well as design engineers. Two very different types of b...

Donny Kemick · May 2017
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Inbound Marketing

How to Avoid Spending All of Your Time With Your Inbound Marketing Agency

protocol 80 · Apr 2017
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Buyer Persona

How Much of My Time Will an Inbound Marketing Agency Need?

As an inbound marketing agency, this is a question we receive often. It comes up almost every time we’re hired, and we get it. You need to know how much time to give up each week s...

protocol 80 · Apr 2017
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Strategy

3 Ways to Improve Marketing Performance With Your Executive Superpowers

Q: Why do we do things like: Automate manufacturing processes Replace manual labor with machinery Use a calculator instead of long-form division Train our dogs to fetch beer so we ...

protocol 80 · Mar 2017
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