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- Content Marketing
It’s Science: Audio Quality Dramatically Impacts Video Engagement. How To Improve Yours!
This may seem counterintuitive, but a great video with poor audio quality will drive down engagement more than a poor video with great audio quality. Audio quality plays a crucial role in the effectiveness of video content. Despite the visual nature of videos, audio is an integral component that significantly impacts viewer engagement and satisfaction. This can’t be understated. Poor…
- E-commerce and Retail
How Should You Sell Online
Choosing where to sell your items online can be a bit like buying your first car. What you choose depends on what you are looking for, and the list of choices can be overwhelming. Community e-commerce sites offer an opportunity to tap into a very wide network of customers but they take a larger cut of the profits. If you…
- Content Marketing
Blogs Versus Forums: Which One Is Right For Your Marketing Efforts
A frequent concern that is brought up when discussing corporate blogging as a business strategy is the fear of customers airing their complaints. When this question was posed in a class I did last week; I missed a critical point I usually discuss. At this core is the difference between a forum and a blog. What Distinguishes a Blog from…
- Content Marketing
WebSite X5: Build, Deploy and Update Sites from the Desktop
I’m a huge fan of content management systems online, but there are times when we just need to get a site up and running. Configuring the CMS, optimizing it, managing users, and then working around a clunky editor or limited template that needs customizations can slow progress to a crawl when you’ve got an urgent need to get a site…
- Content Marketing
Talks.co: Find Your Perfect Podcast Guest or Host Match in Minutes
Podcasting has emerged as one of the most powerful mediums for connection and communication in our digital age. Unlike traditional media, podcasts create an intimate, one-on-one experience where listeners feel personally engaged with the content. The long-form audio format allows for deep exploration of topics, fostering genuine understanding and connection. In our most recent election, the candidates’ visibility on long-form…
- Content Marketing
360 Stories: Create, Edit and Publish Your 360˚ Video Campaigns
Facebook partnered with Blend Media earlier this year to help bring more 360˚ video content to the platform, also launching a community hub for 360 video creators. The community offers access to video tutorials sourced from the worldwide creative community. Experienced professionals will offer tips including how to create 360˚ video when using a selfie stick, working in low-light conditions with different 360˚ cameras…
- Marketing Infographics
Small Business Social Media Usage and Results
CrowdSPRING has published this infographic on small business social media habits. When I first saw the stats on usage, I was a bit taken aback at how low usage stats are for small business. Take a deeper look and I suppose it’s no surprise, though. It’s very resource intensive to run a successful small business so sustaining a social media…
- Content Marketing
Judge Name Ideas From Audience’s Perspective
When judging naming ideas, keep in mind the real world experience, not the pseudo-experience of creative presentations. Here’s the thing, when you say or show a name idea to someone with the intention of getting her buy-in or feedback, she doesn’t have the same experience that the consumer in the field will have. When you present the name ideas, your…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Not Enough Agencies Tell Prospects to Take a Walk
One of my surprises in launching our agency 7 years ago was that I figured out the agency industry built more on relationships than it is the value of the services. I’d even go so far as to say it’s also largely contingent on benefits of the relationship as well. Has your client trusted you and have you been working…
- Paid and Organic Search Marketing
How to Optimize Your On-Page SEO for Periods of High Customer Activity
Whether you’re gearing up for Christmas or preparing for any other seasonal boost for sales, your website must be ready to experience greater traffic and purchase intent. With this in mind, on-page optimization for your search engine optimization (SEO) has never been more critical. Although it’s crucial to note that SEO should never be regarded as a short-term focus for…
