Marketing Strategy
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Marketing Books
Agile Marketing is Evolution, Not Revolution, and Why You Must Adopt It
From building buildings to building software. In the 1950’s the Waterfall Development Model was introduced into software design and development. The system is a relic of the manufacturing industry where, by necessity, the right answer had to be devised before work started. And, in that world, the right answer makes sense! Could you imagine a scenario where you decided to…
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Analytics & Testing
How Are You Doing Compared to 400 Other Marketers?
We’ve been having some incredible meetings with an enterprise company recently. They have all the challenges you can think of – a small team, enterprise structure, franchises, ecommerce… the works. Over time, they’ve evolved with their small team to a hodge-podge of technology that’s becoming more and more difficult to manage. Our job is to map out their strategy and…
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Advertising Technology
How Pay-Per-Click Will Enhance Your Inbound Marketing Efforts
An important conversation that’s going on today is how to allocate your money with your inbound marketing efforts. Marketers, on average, are using over 13 different tactics in their strategies to attract new leads (source: Content Marketing Institute), including infographics, blogging, email campaigns, videos, etc. So, how do we figure out where to spend it and how much to spend?…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The Small Business Content Marketing Media Matrix
Content marketing strategies continue to change, especially with advancements in mobile technologies, and access to high bandwidth is becoming commonplace. Marketers need to be more resourceful in their approach to generating content. One thing we do is often work back in complexity… we design an animation and use the content for a webinar, we use that content for a presentation…
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Analytics & Testing
Ready, Fire, Aim
This evening was a great night spent with some very well-known sales, marketing and branding experts. We were invited to a very nice restaurant in a private room. The purpose of the meeting was to help a colleague who wanted to take his business to the next level… or a few levels beyond where it is now. There was a…
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Marketing Books
UnMarketing: Navigating Social Media Marketing with Adoption, Momentum, and Expansion
Scott Stratten’s unique approach to marketing is vividly captured in his influential work, aptly titled The Unbook. This piece breaks from conventional marketing wisdom, adopting a refreshingly conversational tone that makes the complex marketing world accessible and enjoyable. From the first footnote, Stratten ensures readers are not just informed but entertained, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in…
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Sales and Marketing Training
Navigating the Currents of Business Leadership
Rivers, like businesses, are constantly changing. Yet we often struggle to perceive this ongoing change, instead focusing on snapshots or isolated periods. This limitation in our perception can lead to misunderstandings about the true nature of rivers and organizations. Imagine a river’s journey from its source to the sea. It encounters various challenges and changes along its course – much…
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Content Marketing
The Ultimate Sales Machine: Mastering the Art and Science of Sales Success
In his groundbreaking book The Ultimate Sales Machine, the late Chet Holmes presents a masterful framework for sales excellence that has stood the test of time. Drawing from decades of experience working with companies of all sizes, Holmes distilled the essence of sales success into twelve core strategies that, when implemented with what he calls pigheaded discipline and determination, can…
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Content Marketing
5 Marketing Lessons Learned from Curse of the Golden Flower
My son and I rented this amazing movie, which got me thinking. The 2006 Chinese historical drama Curse of the Golden Flower, directed by Zhang Yimou, tells a story of palace intrigue, secrets, and betrayal within the imperial family during the Late Tang dynasty. While it may seem like the film has little to do with modern marketing, a closer…
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Content Marketing
Chasing The Tail: Harry Potter and The Long Tail
Saturday begins with my regular stop at the local bookstore. I happened to see the book If Harry Potter Ran General Electric. This isn’t a review of the book (which I would recommend); it’s an article about the utilization of Harry Potter to accelerate this book’s reach and sales. I’m reading The Long Tail, which speaks to the intriguing concept…