- Here's Why I'm Worth ItSmall Business
If you charge a bit more for your product or service, it's more important than ever to tell your customers why you offer a better value than competition that seems ...
- Peeling This Doesn't Make You CrySearch Engine Marketing
In an article at the MarketingProfs website, Mike Volpe explains that SEO is one of the most effective ways to help your customers find you. He compares SEO to a ...
- You Can Thank Your DVRMarketing Inspiration
"Television advertising is finally on the cusp of long-anticipated change," says Daniel Frankel in an article at The Wrap. "The popularity of digital video recorders is making that 60-year-old TV ...
- Take This Plan and Shove It!Email Marketing
"Lately," says Ken Magill in a post at DIRECT, "I regularly get messages from frustrated email managers whose bosses are trying to prod them into doing something self-destructive." It seems ...
- Clients Don't Buy Tech, They Buy YouHigh-Tech Mktg & Sales
Software and software as a service (SaaS) companies are often so enamored with the features of their technologies that they're prepared to shout them from the nearest rooftop, calling out ...
- Grab for That Brass Ring!Email Marketing
"I predicted back in January that 2009 would be the year of the email marketer," says Stephanie Miller in a post at the Daily Fix blog. "Times got rough mid-last ...
- Are You Socially Acceptable?Social Media
One reason social media sites have caught on like wildfire among users is that, by and large, they operate on basic principles of social decency. Now, be honest: Do your ...
- Fake It at Your Own RiskSmall Business
Let's say you visit a site like Yelp.com and discover scathingly negative reviews of your product or service. Making matters worse, only a few of your happy customers have balanced ...
- Navigate These Waters With CareMarketing in a Downturn
In an article at MarketingProfs, Christian Shea challenges the conventional wisdom that those who maintain a robust marketing budget are more likely to power their company through the recession. "Massive ...
- Mind if I Take a Peek?Email Marketing
In an article at MarketingProfs, Josh Nason suggests you might be letting valuable customer data go to waste. "In every campaign that you send out," he says, "you should have ...
- Brother, Can You Spare a Quote?Small Business
Becoming a source for journalists has gotten a little easier thanks to Peter Shankman's site Help a Reporter Out. "I built this list because a lot of my friends are ...
- When Bad Buzz Happens to Good CompaniesSearch Engine Marketing
It seems almost inevitable these days: You run a search on your company's name or product and a negative review, remark or blog post appears in the top listings. What do ...
- The Horror! The Horror!Email Marketing
Anyone who works in email marketing will have occasional nightmares about a campaign that goes horribly, horribly wrong. And in a post at Don't Drink the Kool-Aid, Jon Bailey tells ...
- Maximize Your Social-Networking InvestmentMarketing Inspiration
You don't get to be a social-networking superstar without paying your dues. "The way I look at it," says Jay Baer in a video at his blog, "you ought to ...
- Stop Repeating YourselfEmail Marketing
"In the world of multi-channel and [multi]-location opt-in and opt-out, how do you keep your lists in sync?" asks Dylan Boyd in a post at the Email Wars blog. "Can ...
- Stay and Play, OK?Social Media
OK. Quick fable: Prior to a trip to Nebraska, Dave Carroll checked his $3500 Taylor guitar with United Airlines. (If you've been online at all recently, you know where this ...
- OK, but What's My Takeaway?B2B Marketing
Lots of B2B marketers focus on including a great call-to-action in their copy. But in a recent post at the Marketing Interactions blog, Ardath Albee reminds us that the CTA ...
- So, How Are the Kids?Marketing in a Downturn
"Talking to your customers is a key strategy to weathering bad times," says Jennifer Berkley in a post at the Customer Experience Optimization blog. "It's a great way to keep ...
- Tweet Like You Mean ItCustomer Insight
Lots of companies are scrambling to see how they can use Twitter to promote their products and services. But a few good tweets can also provide great customer service. Glenn ...
- Yoo-Hoo! It's Me Again!Email Marketing
"Email programs tend to start with slow and cautious frequency, produce easy ROI, and become stars," says Karen Talavera in an article at MarketingProfs. The problems start, though, when management ...
- Feeling Left Out? Link Up at Home!Search Engine Marketing
Does your website feel like a wallflower these days—left out of the online marketing party?
Are you seeking in vain those "rich anchor text" links from other websites or blogs ...
- A-Poaching We Will GoMarketing Inspiration
Every once in a while you'll have one of those terrific retail experiences when an employee wows you with exceptional customer service. If you're impressed enough to wish she worked ...
- Just Wait for Me, OK?Email Marketing
You've probably heard the term emotionally unsubscribed to describe those who never seem to open your email messages, but continue to receive your campaigns because they never ask to be taken ...
- I'm Queued-up, and I Like ItEmail Marketing
If you use Netflix, you know it provides two ways to watch movies and television shows: DVDs sent through the mail, and streaming videos (sent to your PC or TV). ...
- Overlay the 'Tube, Dude!Social Media
YouTube recently launched a call-to-action overlay ad, which is exactly what it sounds like: a semi-transparent ad that appears over videos, and—get this—enables advertisers to send users to any website ...