Our digital and social world is commoditizing products and services in the minds of our prospects and customers. In order to distinguish ourselves, teams, and business offerings requires more than great products or services to stand out from the competition. I propose marketing and selling our products and services through highly moral and ethical behavior. Why? Because the formerly separate worlds…
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love to blog and how much I appreciate my readers. Blogging for me started as a passion project (not a business) and has really remained a passion – even though I’ve turned it into a business. Honestly, this is why I…
I’m a huge fan of organic marketing efforts and the amazing things they can do for your business. However, getting success organically calls for some real hard work, focus, dedication and, over all, patience. Incidentally, a few weeks ago, a client asked me this: “My inbound leads are falling in number in spite of all…
Lead Generation + Sales Funnel = Sales Your business thrives when the bottom line is producing a harvest. One of the most important ingredients to making a sale starts with successful lead generation strategies. Knowing how to do this well can mean the difference between going out of business or staying ahead of the competition.…
Pinterest for Business Pinterest is a great visual platform. It’s fun, functional and fast-paced. You brand can absolutely benefit from being on Pinterest, as long as your social media marketing goals include increased web traffic, brand recognition and online audience. Whether you decide to take on Pinterest for your brand depends on your current marketing…
By Brett RelanderSEO, social media, and content marketing all have their strong points. In order to achieve maximum results, each must work together effortlessly. Many companies do quite well with one of the three, but find it difficult to integrate them all into a cohesive marketing strategy. The tips below will help if your brand…
By Rob Peters Traditional B2B selling has died, long live social selling thought leadership. The information empowered and socially connected B2B decision-maker is not waiting for your cold call to educate them about their industry, company challenges and/or your product/services. Recent research has shown that B2B decision-makers want to talk and get their questions answered…
Visual content is expected to explode in the year 2015. From using visual images to promote a company’s products and services to posting visual content on a landing page, there are many ways and reasons to use visual content on a website. However, for those who are concerned about visual content’s overall place regarding social…
What is Psychographic Marketing? While demographics, age, career, and more are all essential data, your marketing is further enhanced by gaining insight into their emotions and needs which is called psychographics. Would you like to better understand your business’s target market? The age of psychographic research is upon us as social media has transformed the…
Most companies have a multi-channel online presence, with their websites, blogs and social networks. But that’s not enough! In 2015 the online arena has become so crowded, that brands must have an effective online strategy to be successful. They have to be: Properly positioned –> SEO-optimized in order to reach your target audience. Noticed –> conveying a unique and…
