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Tasko: It’s Time to Outsource Your Marketing Tasks
Over the years, we’ve noticed that expectations often increase with our clients while the cost of the engagement has not. In fact, last year we spent about 15% year over year on additional work for our clients. That would have been great had we had the resources, but we simply didn’t. We had to make some drastic changes if we…
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Leveraging TV to Lift Brands
Pulling in new customers while improving the overall brand image is a persistent challenge for marketers. With a fragmented media landscape and the distractions of multi-screening, it’s difficult to adjust to the desires of consumers with targeted messaging. Marketers confronted with this challenge often turn to the “throw it at the wall to see if it sticks” approach, instead of…
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The Ultimate Sales Machine: Mastering the Art and Science of Sales Success
In his groundbreaking book The Ultimate Sales Machine, the late Chet Holmes presents a masterful framework for sales excellence that has stood the test of time. Drawing from decades of experience working with companies of all sizes, Holmes distilled the essence of sales success into twelve core strategies that, when implemented with what he calls pigheaded discipline and determination, can…
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Pantheon: Serious WordPress or Drupal Hosting with New Relic
We have 47 active plugins on our WordPress installation. That’s a lot of plugins, many of which may slow down the performance of WordPress. We do some comprehensive speed tests before deploying plugins, or we may even use some of the logic to simply update our theme so it runs faster and is less taxing on our servers. Speed is…
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GrowSurf: Effortlessly Launch A Fully Automated Referral Marketing Program
No matter how much sales, marketing, and advertising we do, our primary lead generation source continues to be our own customers. Sometimes it’s a peer that’s moved on to a new company and brings us along, other times it’s a client that introduces us to another business that has similar needs. Either way, these continue to be our highest closing…
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The Data Points to a Surprise Super Bowl Commercial Winner
The most effective Super Bowl commercials may not be the ones you think. While our ability to collect data is growing, our ability to understand data is still catching up. At Perscio, our team of data scientists did a deeper analysis of Twitter activity during the Super Bowl and found that the most popular commercials aren’t necessarily the ones getting…
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Why A Social Media Hire Is Not Entry-Level
Social media has become an indispensable tool for businesses to connect with their audience, build brand awareness, and drive growth. However, managing social media effectively requires more than just posting content regularly. It demands a deep understanding of each platform’s unique characteristics, algorithms, and best practices. I’ve seen a dramatic increase in companies that have abandoned a robust social media…
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Proverbs and Product Management
It’s not often that I look to scripture for inspiration for product management and the development of software, but today, a friend sent me some great words of advice: He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray. Proverbs 10:17 This proverb underscores the value of being open to learning and the…
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Clearbit’s Weekly Visitor Report: Know Who’s Visiting Your Website, Convert The Ones That Matter
Having a detailed, qualitative understanding of your website traffic is essential to building effective, data-driven B2B marketing campaigns. Knowing who your visitors are, where they are on the campaign journey, and how likely they are to buy makes it possible to provide more personalized experiences — and ultimately increase conversions. Potential customers won’t always raise their hands when they visit…
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Shell Script: Append And Minify Your Code Into Files for AI to Analyze
If you’re a developer, you’re likely getting a lot of assistance from generative AI (GenAI). However, all AI platforms have maximum file size and limit the number of files you can upload. This can be frustrating if you’re working with a directory that may have dozens of small files that are organized well. I have encountered this issue repeatedly when…
