With our increasingly busy schedules, it can feel as if the simple pleasures – like a few trivia questions – are harder and harder to come by. Of course, you can go through a few fun trivia questions using apps but there’s nothing like having a trivia night with friends and family. While I can’t help […]
A segmented market is valuable. Demographic segmentation is often the first step in creating customer profiles that help you make better products, messages, and close deals. Before we had things like Facebook and Google that let you target your customer’s interests, intent, and behaviors, – the things that make up psychographic segmentation – all we had was […]
Almost no one buys from your website on the first visit. It takes multiple interactions. The onus is on you to create an opportunity for your visitors to come back and interact with your brand. How do you do that? Blog into oblivion? Spam social media? Create awesome videos? No, not exactly. If you said […]
Marketese is your enemy. Marketese kills your conversions. Marketese is to be fought with extreme prejudice. If marketese were a living creature, we’d shoot it in the head, drag it back to its home, shoot all its offspring, burn everything to the ground, then dissolve the remains. Marketese is a disease. If left unchecked, it […]
When you’re communicating online or digitally, many acronyms are thrown around and you’re expected to understand what they mean. SMS, CTR, KPI, CC, and BCC are just a few of them. CC and BCC in email are important to understand because, like with other forms of communication, there are accepted norms around usage. If you […]
Brands use a plethora of digital marketing channels. For those that have the resources, tools like SEO, content, PPC, and email are common. For those that have a limited budget, one or two channels may suffice. Out of all the digital marketing channels available to brands, there is one particular channel they use more than […]
You may have seen it before – the statistic that says email generates $38 for every $1 spent. Facebook ads, social media ads, and search engine marketing can’t compete. As an Ecommerce brand, email marketing isn’t nice-to-have, it’s essential. Unfortunately, many brands don’t utilize ecommerce email marketing to its full potential. So why does your […]
Mailchimp is the 800-pound gorilla in the email marketing room. Scratch that, it’s the 8,000-pound gorilla in the email marketing neighborhood. There are many Mailchimp alternatives vying for the multi-billion dollar email marketing crown. Which one is worthy? This post will help you identify and choose the best Mailchimp alternatives available right now. What’s the […]
Understanding how to retain the customers that you have spent money acquiring is vital for any online business. Attracting a new customer can cost five times as much as keeping an existing one, so companies need to pay as much attention to retention as they do to acquisition. Here are 21 tactics ecommerce firms can […]
Email is still one of the best ways to stay connected with your audience and get a strong return on your marketing efforts. But a lot of companies are doing it wrong — they blast out generic messages instead of using email as the strategic tool it is. This guide provides a practical plan to […]
Love it or hate it, email is one of the most pervasive communications tool around. In fact, the average worker checks their email 74 times a day! Just how many emails do people get every day? How Many Emails Do People Get Every Day? In 2015, 205.6 billion emails were being sent and received every day. (We […]
User-generated content (UGC) has emerged as the new ‘must have’ marketing strategy. And for good reason: It improves performance on every digital marketing channel. What marketer wouldn’t want benefits like these? Visitors to websites that include UGC galleries spend 90% more time on the site, social campaigns that incorporate UGC see a 50% lift in […]
If no one sees your quiz then it might as well not exist. Quiz promotion is important so you get it in front of as many people as possible. If not, your meticulously crafted title and the painstaking effort you put into the questions is all for nothing. It’s a little bit more than pasting […]
Email marketing works incredibly well for photographers – when done right. The right message can turn inquiries into booked sessions, delight clients after their shoot, and keep them coming back year after year. After helping hundreds of photographers improve their email strategy, we’ve compiled the most effective templates that actually get results. These 15 email […]
Studies show that companies with robust lead generation strategies see 133% more revenue growth. While it’s clear that leads are crucial for growth, the path to attracting and converting them can be complex. What is lead generation? How to generate leads? Don’t stress! In this article, we’ll uncover practical methods for building a solid lead […]
It would be amazing if you could create a product or service and people started lining up to buy. Unfortunately, that rarely happens in the 21st century. There’s too much competition and choice for people to miraculously notice you. So what do you do? How do you bridge the gap between where you are and […]
Similar to other businesses, the success of blockchain ventures largely hinges on leads. Blockchain lead generation is a crucial aspect of marketing strategy within the industry, aimed at nurturing and guiding prospective clients through the sales funnel. The ultimate goal in this context is to cultivate a pool of qualified leads, both individuals and entities […]
Despite all the new marketing options available, cold email remains an effective way to generate leads and start business conversations. But there’s an important difference between sending emails and getting responses. Most people make the mistake of using generic templates and then wonder why their emails get ignored. These 10 courses, each part of a […]
