CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media | ELEMENT: Plan

Your company probably has some social media presence. But if you're not incorporating it into your strategy for marketing to customers, you're missing out. to expand your customer base, keep current customers engaged, and increase profits, take steps to build a social media marketing plan.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Branding | ELEMENT: Strategy

Baffled. Enthralled. Amused. Maybe insulted. Those are just a few reactions you might experience when encountering a nail polish name. Whatever the emotion, top marketing executives agree the name is nearly as important as the color. That can be true for other products as well. Here's a high-level look at a naming project—along with naming tips and techniques that might prove useful for brand managers and marketing execs.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Search | ELEMENT: Create

You have a business that specializes in providing a B2B service or product. But all your keyword search terms return results that are B2C. The unpleasant outcome? High bounce rates, irrelevant traffic, and low conversion percentages. So, how can you attract the right kind of audience via search?

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Writing | ELEMENT: Strategy

The beloved American children's classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was published in 1939 by the Montgomery Ward department store. So it's tempting to think of it as yet another lasting piece of seasonal content marketing. Except Rudolph is so much more than that. It's also a handy framework for telling our own brand stories.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Search | ELEMENT: Strategy

Dear SEO professionals: Clients don't simply want our SEO recommendations... they want guaranteed results. Why should you offer SEO guarantees? When should you offer SEO guarantees? And what kind of SEO guarantees should you offer? Read on to find out.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Strategy | ELEMENT: Management

Here's the hard truth: Most CMOs will never be able to get all their work done. Yet, Marketing is critical to the success or failure of organizations. The solution? A rigorous focus on the things that matter most. So here are three areas for CMOs to prioritize, and three to let go of.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Technology | ELEMENT: Strategy

Why is online marketing poised to be heavily influenced by AI? Because many marketing processes are already automated—and so can be managed by AI technologies relatively easily. And because AI can improve the performance of marketing campaigns and drive revenue. These three areas of marketing will likely be affected first.