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 […]
Email remains one of the most marketing strategies business owners can use to foster meaningful customer experiences and drive conversions. With first-party data email marketing, you can create personalized campaigns that build trust and strengthen long-term customer relationships. When crafted intentionally, personalized campaigns emails can help prospects learn more about your products and discover tailored […]
For most businesses, the key to increasing revenue will depend on how well they can retain their current customers. While most businesses concentrate on customer acquisition, customer retention is the difference between a successful business and a failed one. In this article, we learn what customer retention is. We will also see how to calculate […]
Let’s get one thing straight: email marketing is far from dead. It’s just evolved. While everyone’s been distracted by flashy social media trends, email has quietly become the most reliable workhorse in digital marketing, delivering an insane $36 return for every single dollar spent. Email marketing now operates in a new paradigm shaped by strict […]
The structured framework provided by presentation templates helps marketers simplify their content delivery while maintaining both clarity and persuasive impact. The use of frameworks helps marketers simplify complex information together with multiple messaging goals into smaller understandable parts. The implementation of frameworks across your funnel system produces consistent communication while delivering stage-specific information to prospects. […]
Keeping customers is more valuable for businesses than constantly finding new ones. It costs less to retain existing customers, and they bring greater long-term value. Even a small improvement in customer retention can significantly increase profits. Email marketing remains one of the most effective tools for building loyalty and keeping customers engaged. In this guide, […]
Website optimization mistakes are everywhere. The internet is an unforgiving place. It’s also interesting in that there’s a lot of information freely available. Your public library makes you pay for a card (and late fees) You have to buy physical books You need to pay for the good shows (HBO and Netflix) People on the […]
When you interact with any given product or service, you might find that a lot of attention to detail has been paid to the visual design of the product or the marketing, but the service itself is lacking. Maybe you bought the product thinking “I suppose this will do” rather than “wow, this is what […]
Voice of the Customer (VoC) and market research are often discussed as separate disciplines but in reality, they are two sides of the same coin. Both create a holistic view of how people see your brand from the inside out. How do you know if your brand is really being heard? What does this mean […]
Last Updated October 5, 2019 Behavioral segmentation is an interesting concept that, when used properly, empowers you to take action at the right time and increase your sales. It’s the aspect of market segmentation that takes into consideration what people are doing at a specific point in their lives. Combined with demographic and psychographic segmentation, […]
Every sale missed or lost eventually hurts your bottom line. Unfortunately, it happens—more often than you’d think. Despite weeks of demos, pitches, and follow-up emails, your lead may decide to drop out of the sales funnel without ever hitting the buy button. Reportedly, only 33% of reps claimed to have attained their quotas in 2023. […]
