The Internet is a noisy, overcrowded place. Building momentum for your brand is often an uphill battle, and getting your audience to buy in can be daunting. So, how do you get people to take you seriously? How can you go from being just a little fish in a vast ocean to becoming a recognizable brand or [click to continue…]
Numbers don’t lie. When it comes to the popularity and overall value of your business, it’s important to have a solid Alexa Ranking. Why? It’s a common metric that potential business partners, investors, etc. will use to determine the state of your business. They’ll use it to gauge your business’s health and whether it’s trending [click to continue…]
Blogging sucks. Okay that’s a bit extreme. In fact, there’s a lot that I enjoy about blogging—mainly connecting with you guys. But what does suck is having to constantly come up with new ideas for blog posts. It’s a grind that can be quite exhausting, especially if you’re simply coming up with ideas off the [click to continue…]
You don’t need me to tell you how potent content marketing is. I could spout off a laundry list of stats, e.g., “conversion rates are nearly 6x higher for content marketing adopters than non-adopters” or “content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and generates about 3 times as many leads.” You get it. But [click to continue…]
Ever feel as if you’re the only person reading your blog? It’s possible it’s not just a feeling. In today’s digital marketing landscape, it’s difficult to get users to read blogs if they’re not relevant to them. Even if the blog is relevant and the content is great, in a world of rapid-fire of competing [click to continue…]
Emotions guide nearly every facet of our lives. And it’s no different when it comes to what we choose to buy. Our purchasing decisions are largely guided by emotions rather than cold logic or stark objectivity. Some experts even suggest that “90 percent of all purchasing decisions are made subconsciously.” In other words, they’re based [click to continue…]
Customer acquisition is arguably the most important aspect of business operations. Before you can even think about retention and having loyal, long-term customers, you need that initial acquisition to take place. But the process of turning leads into paying customers comes with a lot of twists and turns. What looks great on paper doesn’t necessarily [click to continue…]
Online trolls are an unfortunate part of life. While the Internet connects us, it also enables people to spew hate for no apparent reason. A survey from The Daily Mail, a leading UK news agency, provides insight into some of the platforms that attract the most trolls, with Facebook taking a commanding lead. I’ll be upfront [click to continue…]
One of the greatest struggles content marketers face right now is creating engaging content. More than 70% of marketers have made it a top priority this year to address that and make stronger connections with their audiences. I think a primary cause for that struggle is that we’re only just a few years past search engine updates [click to continue…]
How to Create a Killer SEO Plan for 20172017 is here! I get excited with the changing of each year because it always presents new opportunities and new ways to improve both in marketing and in life in general. It also gives me motivation to make any adjustments I need to be a better marketer. [click to continue…]
How to Make Your Content Marketing Impossible for Competitors to CopyThe more advancements in digital marketing we make and the more information on how to spy on competitors we share, the more those things are being adopted in various industries around the world. That means you’re more likely to be the target of a spying [click to continue…]
How SEO Has Changed with the Possum Update Google is totally unpredictable. SEO practitioners know full well that things can change in an instant, and search engine dominance today means nothing tomorrow. Or as Babe Ruth put it, Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games. One of the more significant updates Google made in 2016 [click to continue…]
8 Content Marketing Tricks That Helped Dollar Shave Club Go ViralAsk any North-American male aged 17-30 whether he’s heard of Dollar Shave Club (DSC). He’ll probably say, “Yeah.” And it’s not just dudes who know about DSC. A lot of women know about it too because they’ve bought subscriptions for the men in their lives. [click to continue…]
How to Become a Marketer Who Thinks StrategicallyOne of the greatest challenges a new marketer will face is getting into, and staying, in the right mindsight. By its very nature, marketing is highly tactical. There are countless ways to engage your audience. Unfortunately, most of the tactics tend to be done in a vacuum without [click to continue…]
How to Get Your Boss to Invest More Money in Content Marketing This YearContent marketing has come a long way over the last 10 years. More and more companies have come to realize the tremendous return and savings from investing in inbound marketing like blogs, white papers, and video. Still, there’s a surprising number of [click to continue…]
