Marketing questions, comments and snide remarks. Welcome to the creative water cooler.
My absolute hatred of email is very well known amongst my coworkers. Everyone knows the problems, right? You can’t always gauge the intent of the email. Too short? How rude. Too long? Too confusing. And don’t even attempt sarcasm with or without some stupid emoji. You’re always just going to come off as an asshole.…
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Not getting the email marketing results that you’d like? Trying to figure out how to measure the ROI on email marketing? You are not alone. Every company thinks they need a newsletter (and they do), but making sure it is going to be effective is even more important than just sending out communications. Ensuring there…
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I don’t know how to run a business. Yep, I said it. And it’s true. Back in 2005, my business partner came to me and said he was leaving. He was leaving to pursue a lifelong passion and a new career. At that time, he was the business manager, in charge of the books, the…
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Managing a Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram page is a more simplistic piece of implementing a marketing strategy – right? Wrong. Although sending out tweets and posting on Instagram might be as straightforward as hitting a button and waiting for the likes to roll in, what many companies struggle with is creating content that aligns…
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When people think of a Customer Relations Management (CRM) tool, they think “sales.” If that’s the case, then you’re doing it wrong. Yes, this is where they can manage and analyze all customer/prospect data – a repository for all the information that their sales team needs to be successful and a place where they can…
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