Category: *Lead Generation
7 Ways to Boost Brand Trust
October 1, 2020
At its core, brand trust is all about communication. Companies can gain a competitive advantage by embracing opportunities to share with honesty, empathy and transparency. Open communication can establish trust among consumers and employees, which makes brands more likely to: Win their business Earn their loyalty Retain top talent. How does your company build brand […]
5 Steps to Make Your Communications Strategic
April 20, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has forced companies to adapt to new global market realities. Now marketing, communications and sales teams have an urgent opportunity to support their C-suites. They can collaborate to ensure their approach to messaging aligns with corporate goals to help their company survive this crisis and reduce risk. This framework can help your […]
Save Time on Your Marketing in 2020
December 11, 2019
Delight your CEO (and make your competitors cry) by maximizing your marketing productivity in 2020. Create consumable content your audience craves by repurposing your existing detailed content. Keep it simple, save time and drive sales leads by working with what you’ve got.
Whole-Brain Content
November 18, 2019
The most effective content for sales balances left-brain logic (cold, objective facts) with right-brain emotion (warm, subjective feelings). Does your marketing appeal to your audience’s entire brain?
B2B Marketing for Lead Generation
October 1, 2019
Content marketing trends to include in your 2019 and 2020 marketing strategies to sell to B2B buyers.
B2B Strategic Communications Plan
September 4, 2019
Match your message to your big picture.
Strategic Content
August 7, 2019
Before you start drafting the content your next marketing campaign, make sure your message resonates and gets results. This handy resource for B2B and B2C marketing campaigns will help you ensure your content aligns with your strategy.
Let’s get visual
June 3, 2019
Meaty vs. Snackable Content
May 29, 2019
Create content your audience craves. Meaty content drives thought leadership; snackable content drives lead generation. How hungry is your audience for your message?
How to Create Irresistible B2B Content
May 21, 2019
Even the dullest B2B topics can transform into riveting content your audience will actually want to read and share. These 3 proven tips can help.
In-Demand Content
October 16, 2018
What your audience wants: Add these popular types of content to your 2019 content marketing strategy.
Know Your Audience
June 26, 2017
Know your audience: That’s the powerful marketing lesson from Irish rock band U2’s current Joshua Tree tour. Consider the contrast … 2014: – U2 freely gave away their album, Songs of Innocence, to 500 million (!) iTunes users in part to woo younger listeners – Millennials and Gen Zs rejected the strategically altruistic move as […]
B2B Marketing Musts
April 23, 2017
B2B content marketing can be riveting — even for relatively dull industries. Use these 3 tips to create content your audience actually wants to read (and share).
99 Ways to Score a Marketing Touchdown
February 5, 2017
Few companies can afford a $5 million TV ad during the Super Bowl. For the rest of us, here are 99 ways to tackle the competition and score a touchdown using simple marketing tactics. Marketing Planning 1. Revise or create a marketing plan for your business. 2. Revisit your market research. 3. Analyze your competition. […]
Grow your business (with a 1-Page Marketing Plan)
January 3, 2017
To achieve growth and profitability this year, keep your marketing plan simple. Align your marketing with your corporate priorities by creating a one-page, high-level marketing plan for the year. The rationale is persuasive. One activity that sets the most successful companies apart is their willingness to document their marketing strategy, according to the Content Marketing […]
Holiday Parties = Networking Goldmines
December 7, 2016
Looking to grow your business in 2017? Great. Start now. Successful executive and entrepreneurs recommend that you say yes to every invitation you receive for holiday parties, including professional and industry social events. These networking events are golden opportunities to connect with people, build relationships and strengthen your professional network. Even holiday events you attend […]
5 Essential B2B Marketing Tactics
October 31, 2016
For effective business-to-business (B2B) marketing, balance facts and feelings. When selling to a B2B audience, you need a slightly different approach to your content marketing than if you sell directly to consumers. That’s because more individuals may be involved in a B2B purchase decision. B2B buyers and decision makers also tend to expect efficiency, expertise […]
Win Big and Fast: 5 Strategic Sales Tips
August 3, 2016
Winning makes us euphoric. Just as the 2016 Rio Olympics will be the proudest moment of some elite athletes’ careers, winning a major new business deal could be the most exhilarating thing to happen to your company. Business development wins can give your company bigger accounts, new direction and greater credibility – and effective sales […]
Content = Marketing
March 3, 2016
Helping is the new selling …
February 4, 2016