5 Messaging Strategies to Create a Strong, Consistent Brand

Is your messaging consistent across all channels, all the time? With an exploding number of sales and marketing channels, most marketing directors would say “no” to this question. If you fall into this category, the good news is that there are simple strategies that can help build a consistent messaging across all your channels. Here are five proven ways to increase the consistency of your message and brand and rise above the often inconsistent, chaotic

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Simple Tips To Relieve The Stress Of Your Marketing Team This Winter

Stress can come from many different sources for marketing teams including poor goal setting, inadequate resources, or even a lack of training. But, if you’ve noticed that your marketing team is feeling the pressure more often this season, the problem could actually be the weather. While your entire team may not experience Seasonal Affective Disorder as a whole, the winter blues are a real thing that can take a toll on your team during this

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The Right Color Scheme Can Help You Create Great Visual Content

Three years ago, up to 72% of marketers said that the most effective SEO tactic was content creation. That’s still the case today and it will be tomorrow. But while text-based content is important when it comes to engaging with your consumers and answering questions, visual content is just as vital to the success of your marketing campaigns. Unfortunately, creating captivating visual content isn’t as simple as uploading a video onto your website’s main page.

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Yikes! Marketing Mistakes To Avoid With A Millennial Audience

According to Pew Research Center, millennials will outnumber the baby boomer generation by 2019. Every generation is different. It makes sense to shift your marketing tactics to target your next generation of buyers. But targeting millennial audiences requires businesses to unlearn traditional marketing practices. Instead, marketing directors have to adopt new marketing strategies altogether. This can be challenging and often leads to marketing directors making common mistakes. To help you make the generation shift, here are

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10 Commonly Overlooked (But Highly Important) Marketing Metrics

In the digital landscape, knowing how to market your brand can be a real challenge. You may not even know where to find confirmation that your efforts have been successful. Without this information, you won’t be able to discern the difference between a worthwhile endeavor and one that’s a waste of time and money. You can’t simply rely on your gut feeling or on anecdotal evidence; you need to definitively know whether you’re spending your

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A Step-By-Step Guide To Building A SWOT Analysis For Your Business

A SWOT analysis is a technique that’s used to evaluate a new objective or project. Standing for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, a SWOT analysis determines how your organization can move forward on a given project, what challenges may be worth tackling, and what opportunities you may be missing. SWOT analyses are considered helpful when deciding whether to lead with a given venture or strategy. It outlines the positives and negatives surrounding a project so

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10 Questions to Jumpstart Social Media Engagement

No one likes the guy at a cocktail party who talks endlessly about himself without letting anyone else get a word in edgewise. Not only is he annoying and rude, he’s usually not all that interesting to boot! Unfortunately, many businesses are guilty of the same lack of etiquette when it comes to social media. Perpetual self-promotion without any attempt of trying to encourage social media engagement or conversation is one of the most common

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4 Stress Relief Tips To Help Marketing Directors Avoid Burnout

Marketing can be a truly rewarding job where you get to see the fruits of your efforts almost immediately. For instance, B2B companies that blogged 11 times a month in 2015 were three times as likely to receive traffic compared to those who only blogged once. Yet, as a marketing director, that same job can be highly stressful and the potential for burnout is a real threat. To help avoid burnout, here are a few

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3 Tips To Help Your Business Improve Its Customer Reviews

Approximately 61% of marketers have said that improving their SEO and increasing their online presence was a top priority in 2017, according to HubSpot research. However, to truly thrive in the online space, it isn’t enough to simply increase your business’s online presence, which is a rather vague goal. The best online marketing agencies will help you set specific goals for your marketing campaign, such as earning more quality customer reviews or using content marketing

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Listening to Uncle Louie? How to Filter Digital Marketing Advice

When you’re in the position of making important digital marketing decisions that impact the success of your entire organization, it’s natural to seek out advice from those who can offer some guidance. And, a solid opinion can go a long way when it comes from someone who is knowledgeable and experienced. However, it’s important to carefully consider your sources for advice. Most people have an innate desire to help others, and many fancy themselves as

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