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- E-commerce and Retail
Video: Launch Your E-commerce Store in Half an Hour
We’ve worked with the majority of e-commerce platforms – from WooCommerce for WordPress to Magento’s enterprise e-commerce platform. Every platform has it’s strengths and weaknesses, but the easiest e-commerce platform on the planet that’s sprinting ahead of its competition is Shopify. This video from Shopify walks you through setting up an E-commerce site for your business in half an hour.…
- Content Marketing
PERIODS: Maximize Your Home or Landing Page with these 7 Pieces of Content
Over the last decade, we’ve really seen visitors on websites behave quite differently. Years ago, we built sites that listed out products, features, and company information… all of which were centered around what companies did. Now, consumers and businesses alike are landing on home pages and landing pages to research their next purchase. But they’re not seeking a list of…
- Email Marketing & Automation
Don’t Let Your Drip Campaign Become Chinese Water Torture
One of the most effective techniques to move Random Strangers to Raving Fans is to use a “drip campaign”. In this process you identify a select group of people who fit a particular demographic, or better yet, share a common interest and send them messages. These messages can be email, voice mail, direct mail, or face to face. A truely…
- Content Marketing
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
In preparation for our interview with Guy Kawasaki, I purchased a copy of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book. I’ve read the majority of Guy Kawasaki’s books and have been a fan for quite some time (be sure to tune into the interview for the first time he tweeted to me… funny story!). This book is quite different,…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
X Marketing Strategies in 2024
With the advent of social media, businesses were forced to adapt their marketing strategies to stay ahead of the curve and effectively reach their target audiences. X (formerly Twitter) continues to evolve as a powerful platform for businesses to build brand awareness, engage with customers, and drive growth. With its unique features and vast user base, X offers numerous opportunities…
- Sales and Marketing Training
Application Service Providers (ASPs) in the Era of Cloud Computing
Companies constantly seek ways to streamline operations, reduce costs, and stay competitive. One solution that has gained significant traction in recent years is using Application Service Providers (ASPs). ASPs are third-party entities that manage and distribute software-based services and solutions to customers across a wide area network, typically the Internet. Some well-known ASPs include Salesforce, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and…
- Analytics & Testing
Aw, Heck. I Guess I’ll Start A Marketing Business!
What do you get when you mix a high unemployment rate with a highly educated (some say over-educated) society? Consultants, of course. Lots of them. After all, if you’ve been in corporate marketing for 25 years where you were fortunate enough to have your employer pay for you to become a “master of business administration” just before they stopped paying you altogether… who…
- Paid and Organic Search Marketing
5 Questions to Ask Your SEO Consultant
A client for whom we’ve developed an annual infographic strategy was in our office this week. Like many businesses, they had gone through the roller coaster of having a underpeforming SEO consultant and now hired a new SEO consulting firm to assist them in fixing the damage. And there was damage. Backlighting on many risky sites was central to the…
- Email Marketing & Automation
We All Hate Spam and Cold-Calling… Until We Don’t
On May 15th, I received an unsolicited email (aka SPAM) from an agency in Atlanta telling me what an explainer video was. I knew what it was, we’ve written about explainer videos extensively and published quite a few of our own. I didn’t respond to the email. A week later, I get another email with a similar note. A week…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
PriceGuide: Unlock More Website Leads with AI-Driven Pricing Estimators
Navigating generating leads in a competitive service-based industry can feel overwhelming. Customers demand transparency, and businesses must provide accurate, upfront pricing to gain trust and stand out from competitors. Yet, traditional methods are often slow, costly, and fail to meet customer expectations. PriceGuide PriceGuide is transforming the pricing landscape. This innovative platform empowers service providers to create AI-driven pricing estimators…
