As technology progresses at a breakneck pace, we see buyer behavior evolving at the same rate. New buyer behavior requires new marketing techniques to optimize ROI and stay ahead of (or at least keep up with) the competition.
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Here is a statement we hear quite often: "We need more traffic to our website." Sound familiar? You've probably said that yourself at some point. The truth is, you don't necessarily need more traffic. What you really need is high quality traffic, and that's where you should place your goal posts. Your business is too important to settle for less.
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So you want to make your website an effective online marketing machine. You want it to have a noticeable impact on your sales and revenue, show significant ROI, and increase brand awareness. Right now, it's not doing any of those things very well. What's the problem?
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Improvement can come in the most unexpected forms. As a content strategist, I regularly deal with strange sources of inspiration. I've come up with new content topics from workout videos and watching my cat play with bugs on the floor. One time I drank two shots of espresso way too quickly and started spouting off new business ideas to my bosses (most of which, I realized after sobering up, made no sense). Maybe if I had more business sense they would've been good ideas.
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Whether you're just getting started in business, you've suddenly had marketing responsibilities dumped on your shoulders, or you've been struggling with marketing for a while, marketing effectively is an intimidating task. Even seasoned and successful marketers struggle to follow all of the modern marketing best practices - there are so many things to think about, so many different types of content to produce, and so many channels to manage. It's not easy, but it's worth it. Here are 10 tips from experts to help you stay on track and build confidence in your marketing strategies, your message, and in yourself.
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Visibility is an earned resource. You can earn visibility by writing valuable & high-quality content, actively sharing your content on social media and other outlets, and engaging with your followers and influencers. Feel like you're already doing all that and getting nowhere? Try these modern marketing tricks (read: best practices) to increase your visibility online.
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Let's take a step back from the theory and instruction and take a minute to appreciate progress. How far has marketing come in five years? The answer is: not quite as far as we've come in ten years (duh) but there are still notable shifts and advances that we can appreciate. We've put together a little commentary on a very popular 2011 infographic to highlight some of the major changes. So, without further ado...
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What does it take to make a GREAT content marketing strategy? (Hint: it takes more than content.) For beginners (and even for seasoned inbound marketing veterans) keeping track of all the necessary content marketing components can be overwhelming. We've come up with a simple anatomy graphic to help you be the best content marketer you can be.
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It sounds pretty ruthless, doesn't it? Inducing negative emotions to sell more stuff. In some ways, the way we play on each other's fears and insecurities to make money is absolutely deplorable (see: the weight loss industry). There's no denying that it works. However, there are morally responsible ways to induce anxiety in potential clients to increase the chance of conversion. You don't have to become a manipulative super villain, hiding in the shadows and dropping weird passive aggressive statements about your clients' hair to make sales. You don't have to undermine their self-esteem or insult them to influence their actions on your website. Anxiety in sales and marketing is created through three avenues: time the product is available, amount of product available, and social pressure to use the product. Here's how you can use these tactics to assist your lead generation efforts.
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, we're going to have you take a fun little quiz.
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If you are executing digital marketing, congratulations! You are most likely already one step ahead of your competition, and making strides to meaningfully connect with prospects online. But, how do you know if you’re seeing continual success year over year, and improving your metrics?
Without the tools in place to analyze and benchmark your efforts, it is impossible to scale your online marketing and ensure continuous success.
