Deciding where to go in the social media space can be kind of confusing, especially for B2B clients. Most companies seem to think they need to be on Facebook, but do they really? Every business is different, so the deciding factor will be whether or not your audience is there. The best way to figure […]
I read an excellent post by James Chartrand over at Copyblogger recently, How to Turn Yourself Into a Damn Fine Writer. There are some real nuggets of wisdom in this post that I think every B2B marketer needs to revisit often, including yours truly. The one about motivation really struck me because I don’t consider myself […]
Cold calling. You’ve no doubt been on the receiving end of a cold call. They always seem to come when you’re in the middle of doing something. They come out of nowhere, which is probably why they’re so annoying. Chances are, you’re not thinking about whatever it is they’re selling, so you’re forced to switch […]
(Image via Gigaom) According to Mary Meeker, a top analyst at Morgan Stanley, more people will soon be accessing the Internet via mobile devices than from regular computers. If you take a look at the above graph, you can see that this is likely to happen in the very near future. More and more people […]
Getting started in social media can be confusing, but what can be even more confusing is trying to figure out whether or not it’s working. How do you know what to measure and how do you measure it? The answer to this question is going to be different for every business. We’ve gathered a few […]
Random marketing wastes time and money Why are so many businesses still using random marketing tactics? I can see why some business owners think marketing is expensive. It’s no surprise when so much time and money is wasted on random tactics. Random marketing is like throwing spaghetti at the wall. You throw as many ideas […]
The great thing about the past is that we can learn valuable lessons with 20/20 vision, especially if those past events are still fresh in our minds. So I want to share a great article written for MarketingProfs last year, Stronger Brands Recover From Recession Faster. A ton of marketers say they understand marketing and […]
When you hop into the world of social media, you start to hear this word everywhere. Engagement. It’s thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean and how do you do it? Last month, I helped my co-worker create her own Fendi bag via Bergdorf Goodman’s Facebook page. It was part of a […]
Most agencies feel that B2B sector creative has to be boring and academic. But why? I have been looking around at the majority of B2B marketing and I feel that it’s time to raise the bar. It’s typically strictly informational and not very sexy at all. I think it’s time to make B2B sexy too. […]
Content is King, right? Maybe not… Last week I had a good chat with a potential new client. She asked me two questions: “Do you guys develop content?” and, “How much does it cost?” The first one was easy to answer. The second one, not so much. When we Google, we look for websites […]
