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Sales and Marketing Training
Designing for SaaS Success: Why UI/UX Is Critical
Think about the last time you used a confusing or clunky platform. Did you want to return? Perhaps not. Here, we will explore why UI/UX design is vital for SaaS platforms. SaaS, or software as a service, is a delivery model for software that enables customers and users to access apps through the Internet. While UI deals with the look, UX…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Why Silence Is Sometimes the Strongest Brand Strategy in a Divisive Digital World
In a digital environment where controversy drives clicks and algorithms reward outrage, brands face increasing pressure to weigh in on every politically or culturally charged topic. Yet not every brand is equipped—or even obligated—to speak publicly in these moments. Thoughtful silence is a valid and… sometimes the strongest choice. The modern attention economy, fueled by social media platforms and search…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Converge: Integrated Cloud CRM for SMB
Customer Relationship Management systems are one of those necessary evils… unless they’re developed well. If it’s a difficult system, it requires the company to inconvenience its employees, it requires too much time and energy, and doesn’t provide you with actionable advice. Newer CRM systems are now emerging that are closely tailoring them to the internal processes that sales and marketing…
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Analytics & Testing
Tracking Content Marketing ROI for Dummies
The folks at Uberflip have taken a comprehensive how-to on calculating your content marketing return on investment, and put it into this uber cool infographic. The popularity of content marketing is undeniable. According to the Content Marketing Institute, over 90% of brands are already investing in eBooks, videos, social media, blogging, and other channels. However, only less than half of…
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Content Marketing
Why Responsive Web Design? Here are 8 Reasons
We released a fantastic video on what responsive web design is and how you can test your own site to see whether it’s optimized for viewing on a mobile device or tablet. It’s not too late for you to get some help on this, and our friend Kevin Kennedy at Marketpath shared the infographic below. With the staggering growth of…
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Content Marketing
Yes, There Are Still Great Blogs Out There To Discover… Here’s How to Search for Them
Blogs? Am I really writing about blogging? Well, yes. While the official umbrella term we now apply in the industry is content marketing, blogging continues to be the most common format that companies are utilizing to reach their perspective and current clients. I never actually realized that the term blogging would grow to obselecense, but it’s used a lot less…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Share your Slides with Slideshare, Facebook and LinkedIn
One of the benefits of working with a company that specializes in blogging for SEO is that it gives us some inside connections to SEO experts who have accomplished quite a bit of testing and experimentation. Today I had a discussion with someone who recommended a couple social media sites that can actually assist with your Search Engine placement. Surprisingly,…
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Marketing Infographics
Why Your Business Needs an App
Colleague Ryan Cox shared this mobile consumer infographic, Optimize Your Business for the Connected Consumer. There are some supporting stats that I’d love more info on… like that 80% of a mobile user’s time is spent on an app. Does that include their email? I’m thinking yes. Either way, it’s a pretty impressive infographic that paints a clear picture. There…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Google Search Console Goofed And Sent False Alerts on WordPress
Sometimes I scratch my head where exactly Google is going with its search console. While I do believe it’s an amazing service to detect malware on sites and prevent those sites from being listed in search results, I’m not so sure I want Google actually scanning sites looking for issues. Case in point was a premature alert that went out…
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Content Marketing
Time to Rap About Your Business (Don’t Miss Mine)
It started with a Tweet… Douglas Karr Rap Tribute https://t.co/oPodYLEZnQ @martech_zone #rappitt http://t.co/gVR64opiLM — Rapp Itt (@rappittmusic) March 10, 2015 To say I was blown away is an understatement. I couldn’t stop laughing at how well this rap was written and I was researched by someone I had never met. That someone was Dan Stokes. Dan started Rappitt.com and being…
