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Using data the right way can help your company engage with your target audience in a highly effective way. Data-driven marketing is key to making vital connections that can turn into loyal customers. You may find that you have more data than you know what to do with, but when used intentionally, data-driven marketing can […]
Human sentiment: It’s the bottom line, isn’t it, of all our communications? Whether it’s joy, sadness, love, friendship, gratitude or appreciation … Everything we do as humans when it comes to reaching out to one another is about sharing a sentiment. It’s also true in marketing. The campaigns, concepts, platforms and evaluations we do are […]
Most functional business websites have an “about us” section, but every great business website has something more: a well-thought-out and enticing “about us” page. This part of the website is more important than most business leaders know. When consumers develop a sense of loyalty to a brand it is because they feel like the brand […]
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Have you ever had to wipe away tears after a commercial? You feel sort of silly. It’s just marketing, after all. You quickly reach for a tissue and wipe away the evidence. Whether it’s Folgers’ “Peter Comes Home for Christmas” or the famous “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” commercial, there are brands […]
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An old-fashioned American summertime tradition can be found right here in St. Joseph, Missouri. Phil Welch Stadium has seen generation after generation play ball since 1939. Originally home of the St. Joseph Saints, the stadium was named in honor of and dedicated to United States Senator and local mayor Phil Welch. In those days, the […]
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You’ve likely heard some buzz about user-generated content but maybe you haven’t really figured out the best way to utilize it for your brand. Here are three tips to take your user-generated content to the next level, as well as a couple of examples of brands that are exceptionally great at user-generated content: Think Beyond […]
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You’ve been working at your content marketing for a while, posting regular blogs and producing video content, even throwing in an infographic here and there. But it’s not producing the results you anticipated, and you’re wondering why. Here are four steps you can take to update your content marketing strategy: Change Your Voice: In this […]
Ahhhh… chocolate! Just the word makes us all crave a bite of the delicious sweet treat. Perhaps writer Wayne Gerard Trotman said it best when describing the effect chocolate has when he mused, “As long as there is chocolate, there will be happiness.” Chocolate has been around for thousands of years, and it is a […]
Marketing trends move fast and change quickly, and if you’re finding yourself needing to stop and catch your breath, you can do so while getting some fresh perspective on your video marketing campaign. Sure, you’ve got a stitch in your side and you’ve discovered a new pain where you didn’t even know you had a […]
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It’s expected that we’ll see a data increase to 163 zettabytes by 2025, which is 10 times as much as what existed in 2016. Despite the massive amounts of data companies generate, too many are failing to capitalize on the benefits of analysis to build a strong marketing strategy. Since the early 1990s, the amount […]
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