Spring has sprung, and "spring cleaning" is sure to be on the minds of many. Each year, several experts as well as the media share new statistics on the positive effects that tidying up and de-cluttering have on overall productivity. And if spring cleaning works in the home, why not try it at the office? Surely marketers have their share of clutter...
Success in today’s marketplace is dependent upon a strategic integration of various marketing approaches. In our last post, we explained 3 techniques that seem to stand out in regards to increasing sales and improving overall marketing efforts. In this post we will focus on perhaps the most effective of the 3: Email. If email isn’t on your list of...
Who doesn’t love infographics? They cleverly combine words and pictures to tell a story or present information in a concise and entertaining fashion. And, since visual content drives more engagement than plain text alone, infographics are incredibly valuable to marketers! While an infographic might not be the exact way you envisioned presenting yo...
With over 205 billion emails sent and received every day, email marketing remains one of the best ways to reach your customer. Despite the success of social media and mobile marketing during the past decade, email has not only survived, but it has managed to evolve and stand the test of time. To see for yourself, just read this report published by...
Although there are an abundance of lead generation methods available today, generating the kind of qualified leads that you want can be a challenge at times. As many marketers already know, no matter what methods you use, the foundation of your lead generation strategy should always be content. High-quality, engaging content is what will make leads...
What breakthrough trends are affecting the lead generation landscape today? A few blog posts ago, we shared some predictions for the lead generation trends marketers should start paying attention to. Collecting annual predictions from several bloggers, experts, and influencers in the industry, we curated a short list containing the trends that we t...
Consumers today may be increasingly tech-savvy, but that doesn't mean they aren't eager for an opportunity to tap into the past. Even in a never-ending sea of sophisticated technologies, nostalgia is still alive and well in the hearts of consumers. Everyone has sentimental feelings about certain things from the past - whether it involves food, fash...
How consumers spend their time online is something that has intrigued marketers since the dawn of the digital revolution. Their behavior, in regards to how and when they want to engage with a brand, is something that always seems to be changing. Because of this, businesses often struggle when it comes to continuously improving their customers' expe...
Think of your favorite story. Why did you like it? How did it make you feel? What was it about the story that made you want to find out what happens at the end? Answering these questions can help you see the power of storytelling. Nothing makes us feel more emotionally connected to something than a story. They grip our attention, and the really goo...
Do you ever feel like your company focuses too much on goals and metrics... too much on results? What ever happened to the creative side of the marketing industry? Isn't that why many of us were drawn to it in the first place? Sometimes we all just need a little time to focus more on our roles as content creators. This is how the freshest and most...