When you hear “infomercial” you might picture a suburban mom on a fruitless quest through her cluttered kitchen cabinets to find a single matching container lid from her 10,000 piece Tupperware collection. Or a hapless man engaged in a heated but ultimately ill-fated wrestling match with his garden hose. What was once an ad format no self-respecting…
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By now, it’s clear that creating great visual content is critical for marketers — and that’s especially true on social media. It was recently announced that Instagram has doubled its monthly active user base since 2014, which means a lot more people are viewing and sharing photos. Plus, visual content is 40X more likely to…
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There’s something about the word “poster” that seems very … retro. I remember having a Metallica poster hanging in my room as an angstry teenager. Who knew that they might someday pertain to my line of work? As it turns out, posters aren’t as old-school as we might think. In fact, they’re still quite effective…
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If you’re reading this blog post, there’s a good chance you arrived here by clicking on a link in an email we sent to you. Email marketing is a powerful tool to encourage your audience to engage with content and to nurture leads in your database along the buyer’s journey. And despite what you may…
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It’s once again that time of year for taking a good look at the lessons we’ve learned from our marketing efforts and resolving what we will, or won’t, do again in 2017: 1) Less Bulk Email Your prospects want to know you see them. Personalized emails provide 6x the transaction rates as generic email. Yet…
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2016 saw a surge in the popularity of video as a content marketing format. From 360-degree videos to Facebook Live, marketers are responding to audiences’ shorter attention spans by making content more interactive and visual — and it’s paying off. Video is growing to dominate your audience’s online activity: 78% of people watch videos online…
DetailsThe best leaders seem to possess an elusive mix of qualities that resist precise categorization. It feels like every week there’s a new study or book discussing what the best leaders do and don’t do, but what if there was a more data-driven approach to identifying pivotal indicators of successful leadership? New data from Russell Reynolds Associates…
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You don’t know it yet, but you need Kelsey. She’s an ideal fit, the right mix of smarts and experience, temperament and personality. She’s the missing link your department has been looking for, needing. Thankfully, the need is mutual. Kelsey is looking for a job. Unfortunately, you don’t know Kelsey exists because she lives 1,691…
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To hit revenue and growth goals, your company needs customers. To get customers in an inbound world, your marketing team is responsible for generating leads and funneling them over to your sales team. The question is … how many leads? When your boss asks you what your lead goal is, don’t just pull an answer…
DetailsEstablishing credibility isn’t just about asserting your intelligence or expertise. Real credibility comes from a careful balance of trust, empathy, and good judgment. And it needs to be attentively nurtured throughout your client relationships. To help you avoid unintentionally damaging your credibility, we’ve compiled a list of six seemingly harmless phrases that can undermine your credibility and…
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