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Marketing Infographics
How Are We (vs You) Using Social Media?
I’m not sure when Heat designed this inforgraphic, but it’s so good that I had to share it. The reason why it’s good is because it’s an honest look and comparison of how marketing professionals utilize social media versus the average, non-marketing person. I don’t believe enough leaders in this industry paint an honest picture of social media usage. Many…
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Marketing Books
The 7 Traits of the Social Employee: Building Culture, Productivity, and Brand Eminence from Within
As the digital economy reshapes how companies communicate and compete, the role of the employee has evolved. No longer just a participant in the workflow, today’s employee has the potential to be the face—and voice—of the brand. In The Social Employee: How Great Companies Make Social Media Work by Cheryl Burgess and Mark Burgess, the authors outline a transformative framework…
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Content Marketing
How to Grow Your Business Using Content Marketing
This is a fantastic analogy that Dendrite Park has provided that I couldn’t agree with more. They present a multi-faceted approach to your content marketing strategy that requires a great base and grows from there! This is a wisdom tree of content marketing for your business. The solid roots (IT infrastructure, SEO and analytics) are necessary to sustain the trunk…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Movable Ink: Real-Time, Personalized and Tested Email Marketing
The majority of email platforms are static… once the email leaves the provider there is no way to change the content. That’s unfortunate, though, since actionable events can happen in that gap. Perhaps you’re an e-commerce company and you’re now out of stock of the sale item. Do you want folks to open and click through only to find the…
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Marketing Infographics
Using Social Media for Lead Generation
This infographic has some great stats but I don’t think it’s a deep evaluation of the total impact of social media. One example is the impact of social media on search engine results. If you have great content that’s shared a ton socially, the chances of more folks citing your content within their relevant content increases and; as a result,…
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Content Marketing
This is How You Share Content in Social Media
If you truly want to maximize your reach on Facebook and Google+ when you share content, look no further than our client, Angie’s List. Many folks (like us) push our content to social media utilizing a host of publishing applications like Hootsuite or Buffer. The problem is that our articles are seen on Facebook and Google+ with minimal reach. Not…
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Marketing Infographics
Post Your Way To Facebook Success
Really appreciate that this infographic from Pagemodo, Post Your Way to Facebook Success, focuses on great content, consistency and concludes by discussing the opportunity to post when others are not. I grow weary of best time to post nonsense. If businesses would stop chasing number of eyeballs and begin to focus where there is more potential, they would find better…
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E-commerce and Retail
Social Commerce Breakdown
I’m not sure why there are naysayers on social commerce… I believe folks (B2B or B2C) will make a purchase anywhere online. As long as the person wants or needs the product – and they trust the vendor – they’ll click the purchase button. I even used to say that folks didn’t go into Facebook wanting to make a purchase,…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How Consumers Use Social Media to Find Local Businesses
People use social media to find and engage with local businesses in various ways, leveraging the platforms’ features like search and discovery tools, user-generated content (UGC), and influencer recommendations. Social media platforms have become essential for regional companies to connect with their audience, increase brand awareness, and drive sales. Statistics highlight the importance of social media for local businesses: Facebook…
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Content Marketing
How Not To Freak Out About Content Marketing
So your business has a blog and a presence on all the major social platforms, and maybe a few industry-specific ones too — great! Now what? How do you fill these channels, and more importantly, in this 24/7 news cycle, how do you get your content to cut through the noise and stand out? It’s a tall order. Everyone has…
