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When you’re selling something that has a clear age bracket, such as arthritis treatments, birthing classes or college scholarship advising, you’re focused on messaging that is exactly right for a certain age range. But in a lot of marketing contexts, generational considerations may be overlooked. Maybe you sell a service, such as home renovation design, […]
Think about the last time you watched a YouTube video and the introductory ad popped up. What did you do, skip it? Or did you allow it to play? Thinking about what your action was and why you did it can be a good first step to breathing new life into your video marketing strategy. […]
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Why do you need content marketing in your strategy for reaching your marketing goals? Is it worth the effort? According to the “State of Content Marketing 2022,” 97% of organizations use content marketing. Why? Because it is what consumers want. Consumers don’t engage with brands that just produce sales ads. Instead, successful marketing focuses on […]
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Trying something new in your small business marketing doesn’t have to feel risky or make you feel like you’re going out on a limb. Pushing your strategy a bit outside your comfort zone can enable you to reach new segments of your market and more effectively engage with customers. Maybe trying something new has been […]
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The Content Marketing Institute just released its 2022 Content Marketing and Visual Storytelling Survey, and there’s clear information about the future of video content and its role in your marketing strategy: 73% of marketers say video is growing in importance. But 88% say they aren’t using video to its full potential. So, what’s needed? According […]
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If your company was established in the past decade, it’s possible that digital marketing has been the only paid advertising you’ve done. But should you be including direct marketing via mail as a part of a comprehensive marketing strategy? According to the “Sequel Direct Mail Trends Report: Q4 2021,” the use of direct mail has […]
If bread is just a vehicle for getting butter in your mouth, if you’re more addicted to caramel macchiato than you are caffeine, if the veggies are something you put up with to get the dip, then the latest marketing idea from Heinz is sure to hit the spot. This past July, Heinz celebrated National […]
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Want to make meaningful connections with potential customers? The key is providing them with quality content that does at least one of a few things: Answers a question Provides insights that solve a problem Discusses events that are affecting them, either personally or professionally Adding value in one or more of these ways is critical […]
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is a priority for any business wanting to be found online. You research keywords, make sure your content is being renewed and refreshed, post videos and make sure your meta descriptions are in place. And yet, even as you implement all the best practices for SEO, you’ve got to remember one […]
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It’s not always easy to grab the attention of your target market, and with the amount of information out there today, it can be hard to break through all the noise. With a few augmentations to your content marketing strategy, you can stand out in the crowd and see stronger engagement with consumers. The “When […]