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Your website loads a little slowly, the last coupon mailers you sent didn’t generate the calls it did five years ago and you aren’t sure whether you should be excited about how many likes your business has on Facebook. You would love to do everything yourself, but you’re beginning to suspect that it’s time to […]
A lot has changed in marketing in recent years. There’s been an even bigger shift to digital formats, and people no longer want to see ads as much as they want to experience your brand and build a trusted relationship. Keeping up with these changes is just one good reason why you may want to […]
Building trust is an important part of any B2B marketing strategy in a business environment where people are looking for authenticity and expertise in the brands they choose. You may be overlooking a great resource for establishing that trust. Your reviews can be mined for insights and also fashioned into testimonials to share. A testimonial […]
Just hearing the soundtrack of “Lean on Me,” probably takes you to another place. Maybe you swayed to it in a crowded gym as a teenager or dedicated it on the radio to your best friend. And maybe you hear it in every movie from that era in your head because really wasn’t it? (Not […]
You never saw it until your guests had already arrived. Despite trying to get things in order to have company, you missed the giant cobweb that came loose from the corner of your ceiling and is about to descend onto the head of one of your visitors. A single cobweb isn’t likely to tank your […]
The cocoon is a safe place, with everything necessary for survival tucked neatly inside. But nobody ever waxes poetic about the beauty of cocoons. It’s the butterfly that is the metaphor for beauty, for potential, for growth. Is your marketing strategy stuck in the cocoon stage? Are you always thinking about someday, but never taking […]
You’re proud of what your company does, the products/services you provide, which meets the needs of your target audience, but does your marketing content reflect that? There is a chance that the efforts you put toward marketing could be costing you time and money. When you outsource your marketing, you can avoid that issue while […]
Courting a customer isn’t so different than trying to attract a new love. You want to present your best self, while still being authentic. You want to make sure you’re attracting the right person, and not just anyone who’s bored and has a free minute. Your marketing strategy needs a bit of depth, so that […]
It’s almost second nature to add empathy to your B2C marketing. You know you need to engage emotionally, and thinking about the needs and pain points of your audience is an obvious way to do it. But when it comes to B2B marketing, it’s as if marketers forget that a person buying on behalf of […]
What you want your family picture to say: “We’ve got it together. We’re humble yet successful; we are effortlessly attractive and stylish, and we happen to be the rare family that never fights and has respectful teenagers.” What your family picture, year after year, actually says: “We don’t own an iron; our kids can’t sit […]