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- E-commerce and Retail
A Solicited or Paid Review is a Risky Review
We had a solid discussion at a regional leadership event on collecting reviews from businesses and consumers online. Much of the discussion was around paid reviews or rewarding customers for reviews. I’m not an attorney, so I’d recommend you speak to yours before listening to me. My stance on this is simple… don’t pay or reward reviews. You may disagree…
- Customer Data Platforms
Marketing Needs Quality Data to be Data-Driven – Struggles & Solutions
Marketers are under extreme pressure to be data-driven. Yet, you won’t find marketers talking about poor data quality or questioning the lack of data management and data ownership within their organizations. Instead, they strive to be data-driven with bad data. Tragic irony! For most marketers, problems like incomplete data, typos, and duplicates are not even recognized as a problem. They’d…
- Advertising Technology
Shape: CRM, Lead Capture & Scoring, Sales Automation, and Pipeline Management
It’s amazing to see how advanced sales automation platforms are getting these days. I was just speaking with a colleague of mine where I mentioned that customer relationship management (CRM) was no longer a platform, it’s basically a feature. The platforms of old require often require massive implementation budgets that incorporate third-party integrations and tons of automation. I know… my…
- Content Marketing
What’s Your Social Media Impression?
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” my business professor, Marvin Recht, always reminds his students. Don’t make the mistakes that many have made before you. In today’s world, the first impression idea still holds true. However, digital consumers and social media allow us to connect in ways that we could never have in the past. And the…
- Content Marketing
EveryoneSocial: Turn Your Employees into a Social Amplifier
EveryoneSocial is the leading employee advocacy and social selling platform that provides its customers with an average of 1,750 connections per employee, 200% increase in sales pipelines, 48% bigger deal sizes, 4x increase in brand awareness, and at one-tenth the cost of paid social media programs. Why Employee Advocacy? Every company has a powerful, untapped resource with the potential to…
- Content Marketing
The Greatest Marketing Technology Ever
No, I have nothing to sell you. Rather, I want to remind you of a profound truth you may have forgotten: that the most powerful tool for marketing your business efficiently is one you already have. It’s the world’s most advanced computational engine – your own brain. The call to actually use your own noggin is one we hear all…
- Content Marketing
Why Use Drupal?
I recently ask What is Drupal? as a way to introduce Drupal. The next question that comes to mind is “Should I use Drupal?” This is a great question. Many times you see a technology and something about it prompts you to think about using it. In the case of Drupal you may have heard that some pretty mainstream websites are…
- Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
How to Polish Mobile App Store Product Pages in Pre-launch
Pre-launch phase is one of the most critical periods in the lifecycle of an app. Publishers have to deal with myriads of tasks which put their time management and priority setting skills to the test. However, an overwhelming majority of app marketers fail to realize that skillful A/B testing can smooth things down for them and assist in various pre-launch…
- Content Marketing
Abstract: Collaborate, Version, and Handoff Your Product Designs
Design teams face numerous challenges regarding collaboration, version control, and maintaining a streamlined workflow. The constant back-and-forth of file sharing, the struggle to keep track of the latest versions, and the need for seamless teamwork can often hinder creativity and productivity. As businesses increasingly rely on design to drive innovation and user experience, finding a solution to these pain points…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Sprout Social: Increase Engagement In Social Media With This AI-Driven Publishing, Listening, and Advocacy Platform
Have you ever followed a major corporation online only to be disappointed by the quality of content they’re sharing or their lack of engagement with their audience? For example, it’s a telltale sign to see a company with tens of thousands of employees and just a few shares or likes on its content. It’s evidence that they’re simply not listening…
