• Social Media Makeover: Facebook Facelift?

    As for now Facebook’s facelift seems permanent. Whether botched or not, that’s up to users to decide. The goal of email marketing should be to become a conversation medium like Facebook, but if marketers want to optimize their content strategies, do the opposite of Facebook and reduce the content clutter and confusion.

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  • Top Content Metrics: Zooming In On Consumers

    Content marketing is more important than ever before. To ensure that you are getting the most out of your marketing efforts, you must develop a content marketing strategy that is unique, relevant and measurable.
    “The goal of delivering exceptional content & stories to engage audiences in a company’s brand and value proposition is not new — [...]

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  • Optimize for the Long-Tail Keyword

    For a few years now, SEO practitioners and other online marketers have been stressing the importance of the long-tail keyword. If you have been focusing your efforts on trying to rank for one- or two-keyword phrases and haven’t seen your site budge in the results, it’s time to shift your focus to the long-tail.

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  • Email Marketing Campaigns: Best Practices

    As B2B marketers, we need to coordinate our interactive marketing initiatives to maintain consistency throughout several different channels. Social media enhances the value of email and in return, email maximizes social media efforts. Email campaigns give marketers the opportunity to expose their brands as much as possible. It is the most cost effective interactive tool and increasing in its effectiveness. Email allows marketers to deliver a valuable visualization of their message through the user experience.

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  • Storytelling: Memorable Marketing

    The goal of storytelling in marketing is to capture the heart and captivate the mind of your target audience. When we connect emotionally with consumers, we inspire and motivate them to spread our message. The idea of getting customers to reiterate our stories can be far more compelling than selling it to them.

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  • Email Marketing: Expanding Online Presence

    E-blasts and e-newsletters are a great way to monitor the content that is being viewed by your audience. Not everyone is able to check social media status updates and posts for brands as frequently as they like. A customer may “like” your brand on Facebook, but marketers must connect conversationally with consumers via comments or email feedback if they want measurable benchmarks.

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  • Web Content: Think Mobile First

    If you aren’t making mobile a priority, the time is now. This applies to all businesses. The shift to mobile will continue, and new opportunities to communicate with customers and prospects will expand. Now more than ever, marketers must give user experience top consideration. Start by understanding your users and design the experience to meet their desires.

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  • Miracle Whip Marketing: What You Can Learn

    Marketers connect with their customers on a personal level when they engage in casual conversation and encourage product feedback. Miracle Whip creates more meaningful relationships with their consumers because they go beyond traditional marketing. Their advertisements tell a story, about real things and real people. When people have experiences with a product, they relate to others who have gone through similar situations.

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  • Persuasion Optimization: Mobile Marketing

    Lead generation marketing experts want their brands to be part of their consumer’s everyday lives. People rely on mobile devices to make important and timely decisions. Our networking opportunities increase when we give consumers deliverable solutions. Consequently, our businesses earn attention and leverage influence.

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  • What’s the Right Media Mix?

    These three media types are defined primarily by the level of control a company has over the message or interaction channel. It’s easy to see why companies would be interested in having more control over their messages and interactions—and therefore allot a greater share of their budget to owned media. Meanwhile, earned media can be appealing thanks to the credibility it lends: Third-party endorsements (via trade journals and other new sources) are a crucial part of a comprehensive marketing plan. With such a longstanding focus on advertising and PR, companies might neglect the important third channel: owned media.

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