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Content Marketing
Do Longer Posts Get More Views? A Data-Driven Analysis
Years ago, I analyzed Martech Zone and tried to identify whether my word count impacted the number of post views. The result was a minimal correlation, which encouraged me that the correct word count is the number of words necessary to explain your topic to your audience… and no more. Of course, this contradicts the advice of many SEO experts…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Should You Leverage Awards in Your Marketing Strategy?
Winning an industry award can be a significant victory for companies, products, or individual professionals. But beyond the trophy and press release, business owners often ask: Do awards really move the needle in marketing? Let’s examine whether pursuing awards is a viable marketing strategy, backed by data and expert insights, and how to navigate the world of accolades without falling…
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Marketing Infographics
The Super Powers of Lead Scoring
We’ve had this infographic in the works for a while, and we’re really excited about the illustration and the content. Thanks to the collaboration with our team at DK New Media, our marketing automation software sponsors at Right On Interactive (ROI), and the amazing talent of Ryan Howe at Henchmen Comic, we are happy to reveal The Super Powers of…
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Analytics & Testing
How BoomTown Completed Its Martech Stack With Call Intelligence
Conversations, and particularly phone calls, continue to be among the most effective methods for connecting with people and turning them into loyal customers. Smartphones have closed the gap between browsing online and making calls — and when it comes to complex, high-value purchases, people want to get on the phone and speak with a human. Today, technology is available to…
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Content Marketing
Writing Engaging Content that Converts for Business
I’m often surprised when I read an amazing article on someone’s business site or blog, but then I have no clue who they are, why I’d want to work with them, who they serve, or what they expect me to do next on the site. As you invest Content that’s done well requires a significant investment in research, article design,…
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E-commerce and Retail
Rewind: How to Automatically Backup Your Shopify or Shopify Plus Store
The last couple of weeks has been quite productive with a fashion industry client that we’re launching a direct-to-consumer site for. This is the second client we’ve assisted with Shopify, the first was a delivery service. We helped this client build and brand a company, developed their product and marketing strategy, built their Shopify Plus site, integrated it to their…
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Sys-Con: The Most Annoying Web Site, Ever?
A few minutes ago, I received a Google Alert on an article about why Ajax had overtaken Java. Sounds like a great article, doesn’t it? I couldn’t tell you because I never read it. This is what I was met with when I got there: What makes this page ridiculously annoying: When the page launches, a div pop-up hits me…
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Content Marketing
Speaking Your Audience’s Language
It’s only fitting that I write a post about communication sitting in a conference room in France. Last night we had dinner scheduled for 8 PM with a company at Le Procope, the oldest restaurant in Paris (est 1686). We were excited – this restaurant had patrons like Danton, Voltaire, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. We’ve been…
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Marketing Infographics
Marketing Projects versus Processes
Many of our clients require a bit of re-education when we onboard them. They’re used to working with their marketing vendors like they shop for groceries. They want to itemize, price and checkout. We’ve done marketing projects in the past and we really shy away from them now. Unless we can price a project to accomodate several iterations, we typically…
