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Content Marketing
You Know You’re a Smippy When…
You know you’re a social media hippy (smippy), when: You start or sign a petition to stop Twitter auto-responses… which won’t actually do anything to stop Twitter auto-responses. You think outsourcing your company blog is some violation of the commandments of blogging. You think a company developing a character on social media sites in order to market their product is…
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Interspire Inspiring Sophisticated Email Marketing
This is a sponsored post. The folks at Interspire are raising the bar on Email Service Provider software with their newest upgrade, Interspire Email Marketer. Interspire offers a dynamic and robust email marketing solution that comes as an affordable server installed version or as a hosted web based solution. One of the most unique features in their latest version (5.5)…
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Recession is a REQUIRED Marketing Tactic
I’m a big fan of Andy Sernovitz’s blog, Damn! I Wish I’d Thought of That! Today, though, I’m not sure I agree with Andy. Marketers: Stop sending promotions that start with in these tough times, how to market in a recession, or any other bad economy-themed promotion. I Wish Andy would have thought of this: Perform a search on Recession…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
It’s Time to Put on Your War Face
There’s a difference between a sales person and a closer. I believe I’m a great salesman, but a terrible closer. I know I’ve sold many large engagements, but I was never the guy that pushed for ink (the contract signing). I don’t enjoy pushing back on contract size or applying the pressure for a prospect to sign earlier. Thankfully, I’m…
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Analytics & Testing
Engagement Is NOT A Marketing Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for Most Companies
Don’t believe me? How much money does your company make from comments? How much money does your company make from those people who comment? How much money does your company make from people that comment on your social media posts? Probably none. Engagement, as measured by comments or participation, is nonsense for the vast majority of businesses. Many experts will…
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Content Marketing
HD Video can be part of your Marketing Strategy
One of my clients was Widen Enterprises. Widen is a 60 year old company that started in prepress technologies. Unlike some print companies, Widen has not stood by and watched as startups scavenged their industry. Instead, Widen has transformed into an Internet digital asset powerhouse. Now they’re transforming the digital asset management industry. You may have read some posts in…
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Social Media and Happiness
Last year, I wrote a post Can Social Media Cure Depression?. It seems it can! Today I was happy when good friend and Indianapolis Mobile Marketing guru Adam Small sent me the following link: Happiness is contagious in social networks. An excerpt: New research shows that in a social network, happiness spreads among people up to three degrees removed from…
