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The Inside Scoop on Using Twitter Lists for Profit and Sanityby Dave Wieneke
The dirty secret of Twitter is that as helpful as it can be, it's also a time sink. Learn how properly using and cleaning up your Twitter lists can help you save time—and generate leads for your business.
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Case Study: Why Targeting by Level of Engagement Worksby Becca Wright
The words "engagement" and "hypertargeting" are practically everywhere, but what happens when you combine the two? Learn how one company ran a diverse campaign that captured the interest of core, active, and casual fans.
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How Not to Craft a Professional Bioby Mike Russell
How effective is your professional bio at building reputation, gaining clients, and generating income? Here are five detailed critiques of real-life professional bios that'll help you avoid common pitfalls in your own bios.
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Are You 'Messaging It Great'?: Five Lessons From Malcolm Gladwell and Morton Grodzins (Who?)by Tim Riesterer
How did an author make millions writing about a stuffy academic concept someone else discovered? He messaged it great. Here are five key lessons on messaging your ideas, offerings, and strengths to appeal to customers.
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10 Ways to Make Your Blog Less Suckyby Danielle Rodabaugh
Blogging can be powerful and effective only when it's done well. Learn 10 essential tips for writing killer posts that will attract readers—and keep them coming back for more.
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10 Tips for Producing Tantalizing Business Video Toursby Cara Barineau
If the term "video tour" makes you think of something you'd find only on a real estate website, think again! Video tours are a great way to market a wide array of products and services—if you do it the right ...
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Three Things Marketers Can Learn From a Law Firm (Yes, a Law Firm) About Creating Awesome Contentby Ann Handley
What can you learn about content marketing from video vignettes of lawyers speaking candidly about their professional philosophies and personal viewpoints? For one, you can humanize your business and show off your personality in a creative, interesting, and wholly unexpected ...
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How to Write Hot-Button Sales Copy in a Recessionby Barry Densa
No matter who your customers are or what they desire, 13 human motivators, or "hot buttons," are ultimately responsible for driving sales. To boost sales, learn which motivators and human desires to tap into—and when.
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Eleven Tips for Crafting a Pitch That Wows Journalistsby Mary Reed
Writing the perfect pitch isn't easy. But knowing how to pitch your story idea to journalists can make the difference between their pursuing—and their flat out ignoring—your pitch. Earn their interest and attention with these 11 tips.
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Email Creative: Standing Out From the Crowdby Karen Talavera
With email inboxes more crowded than ever, your message's successful arrival in the recipient's inbox is half the battle. The second half of that battle is standing out from the crowd. Here are three tips that'll help you get noticed.
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Five Fundamentals for Productive Ideation Sessionsby Jeff Hirsch
What makes a great ideation session? The quality of the participants, the energy of the facilitator, and the range of creative exercises. But there are five guidelines that'll exponentially boost the odds of having a productive session.
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CMOs, Gain Power: Don't Let Chief Marketing Obstacles Stand in Your Wayby David Wenger
Where does the CMO fit in at your organization? How CMOs are positioned can affect the influence they have over major decisions. Here are four ways CMOs can gain the power needed to be effective.
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Seven Tips for More-Profitable Direct Mail in Today's Economyby Dean Rieck
If you create or manage direct mail programs, the current economy probably has you pulling your hair out. Now is the perfect time to get back to basics and remind yourself of the following seven core principles of direct marketing.
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Six Do's and Don'ts of Email Designby John Murphy
Without a well-crafted, clear, and consistent email design for your brand, your messages could be lost—or ignored—in the vast digital space. Here's how you should and shouldn't design your emails to get results.
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How to Find and Target Your Ideal Prospects on the Webby John Leavy
Wouldn't it be good to know who your ideal prospects are before sending out emails, newsletters, tweets, or Facebook fan-page invites? Learn how to identify, find, and market to the right customers.
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Tactics for Engaging Email Subscribers: Five Companies Getting It Rightby Kara Trivunovic
What's the use in crafting clever emails if they get relegated to the bulk folder? Engagement rates will determine whether or not your emails will make it to the inbox. Learn how to drive engagement and get your messages read.
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How a CMS Can Help Your SEO Effortsby Dave Ross
A content management system is not a search engine optimization (SEO) magic bullet, but it can make the SEO job less painful. Learn how today's tools make it easy to automate the important tasks of SEO management.
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Some Secrets of Successful Presentationsby Catherine M. Wolfe
Many people detest making presentations. Such angst is unfortunate, because with preparation and practice, delivering presentations can be a great way to advance a career and positively promote a company's message.
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Is Social Media a Waste of Time and Money for B2B?by Glenn Gow
Though no one can deny the explosive popularity of social media, some hard-core justifications for its B2B use have yet to be laid out. Consider these four points before leaving social media out of your B2B marketing strategy.
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Four Facets of Strategic Storytellingby Bill Baker
The corporate community has recently recognized the potency of using storytelling strategically—to position brands, transform business, and engage and align employees.
Here are four distinguishing facets of strategic storytelling that'll help you better understand what it is and how it ...