- How Two Brands Found Their Social VoiceSocial Media
You've heard it said that who you are in social media is an extension of "who" your brand is. But how do you establish a voice on platforms where your ...
- Are Popover Forms Right for You?Email Marketing
Although improved browser technology has rendered the popup window nearly obsolete, most of us remember its intrusive horrors. "As a result," writes Mark Brownlow at Email Marketing Reports, "email marketers ...
- Why a Silent Customer Can Be DeadlySmall Business
Never assume a customer who doesn't complain is a happy customer. According to a Bain & Company survey, major companies typically lose half of their customers over a five-year ...
- Five Tips for Building Brand Fidelity With TumblrSocial Media
Tumblr has become a go-to spot for building social presence. Fashion brands and others are realizing it's a great medium for quickly and easily spreading content—particularly images.
Might Tumblr be the ...
- Social Media Trends With Benefits in 2012Social Media
The integration of social media and business has come of age: 38% of CEOs now label it a high priority, and 57% of businesses plan to hike their social media ...
- Three Tips for Effective Feedback-Loop ManagementEmail Marketing
"If you are a large-volume sender of email, you should be signed up for all the feedback loops that are available," writes Tom Sather in an article at MarketingProfs. "Why? ...
- Maximizing Your Brand Presence on Google+Social Media
Recently, Google+ granted companies the ability to launch brand pages. Its stated goal in doing so was to help users build relationships with any company they "care about."
As Google's ...
- The Importance of Relevance: A Cautionary TaleEmail Marketing
"Today I was sad," writes Tara Jacobsen at the Marketing Artfully blog. "I got a message from someone who I like a lot and have been 'friends' with on the ...
- Overcome the Status Quo Barrier Like Malcolm GladwellSmall Business
"Malcolm Gladwell sold millions of copies of his book The Tipping Point, and he made millions of dollars on the concept he wrote about," writes Tim Reisterer at MarketingProfs. "But, ...
- Some Do's and Don'ts of Social UpdatingSocial Media
It's hard to decide what's appropriate for posting on social networks without an etiquette road map—and harder still when you're doing it as a company, not just as yourself.
Amalia Agathou of ...
- Four Timeless Email Copywriting CommandmentsEmail Marketing
Any successful email campaign begins with a good offer. But you won't close the sale or earn the click-through if your copy doesn't do its job.
For instance: Are you ...
- How to Avoid Four Deadly Email Program SinsEmail Marketing
"There are a lot of things that can go wrong with email marketing—broken links, typos, unoptimized images—the list goes on," writes Magdalena Georgieva at the HubSpot blog. But on the ...
- Do Your Product Suggestions Delight or Alienate Subscribers?Email Marketing
We all know purchase confirmations are a great place to suggest complementary products and generate additional sales. But how well does your system work? In a post at the Bronto ...
- How to Nurture Brand Advocates and Keep Them LoyalSocial Media
John McTigue believes the number of brand advocates you have is more useful than more-easily-accessible metrics like "How many hits?" or "How many likes?" for online marketing. Advocates are those ...
- Why Targeting MattersEmail Marketing
In a post at her eponymous blog, Elaine Fogel asks how frequently you receive email with content that has no relevance. "I'll bet it's a lot," she says with certainty. ...
- 'Tis the Season for Holiday BrandingSocial Media
Bored with the usual "Seasons Greetings" client postcard? Use a bit of holiday spirit to warm up your social campaigns! Meghan Gargan has made a list of do's and don'ts ...
- How Would You Register Existing Subscribers for a New Newsletter?Email Marketing
When subscribers are receiving your general newsletter, what's the best way to get them registered for a newly launched supplement that focuses on a more specific topic?
In a post at ...
- Are You Ready for the Holidays?Small Business
"When the weather is warm, the sun is shining and kids are out of school, I think about … the winter holidays," writes Kelly Glass at the Affinity Express blog. ...
- Four Ways to Treat Your Email Subscribers Like FriendsEmail Marketing
According to the 60 Second Marketer blog, email marketing is powerful because it delivers your message to a subscriber's inner sanctum—alongside party evites from friends and photos from recent family ...
- Seven Ways to 'Gamify' Your Online Marketing OutreachSocial Media
We've talked up a storm about "gamification," and here's why:
As ShuffleBrain CEO Amy Kim says, "gamers are everywhere; everyone's a gamer." And the best way to engage these fun ...
- Three Ways to Avoid Email Marketing OblivionEmail Marketing
Are you enduring a steady decline in clickthrough rates? Having more difficulty proving ROI? Or seeing unsubscribe rates rise while the lifetime of an average opt-in falls? According to Michael ...
- Is Your Content Too Focused?Search Engine Marketing
Any SEO strategy hinges on offering relevant, valuable information. But that might not mean what you think it does.
According to the Todaymade blog, we content marketers gravitate toward discussions of ...
- Should You Change Your From Line?Email Marketing
Should you change the from line you use in email campaigns? According to Mark Brownlow, most people would advise against it—strenuously—on the grounds that messages might be ignored or marked ...
- Four Reasons to Reconsider Automated Content SharingSocial Media
We've emphasised multiple times the importance of sharing content and of being a good curator of the latest and greatest info out there. You've no doubt developed a list of ...
- The Importance of Variety in Email CampaignsEmail Marketing
Have your email campaigns gotten into a rut?
When you bombard subscribers with the same basic message over and over again, your offers start to lose their power—even when they ...