How many emails do you get every day? Tons, right? And how many do you actually open? Let me guess: A tiny fraction of the relentless tsunami that floods your inbox. The ones that you do open probably have something to do with email subject lines. (And...
Last week, I met my friend Dave for coffee. Dave is a serial entrepreneur. He’s smart, funny, personable … and he has a great story. He’s been through the wringer – not once, but several times. And each time life has knocked him sideways, he’s...
I was just scrolling through my LinkedIn feed and stopped dead in my tracks (er, scroll). Someone in my network named Andrew left a comment on a sponsored post (aka, ad). In this comment, he helpfully pointed out to a big database marketing company that their...
Before we get into emails that increase sales, a story. Since I was a teenager, I’ve laced up my sneakers and headed out for a daily 30-minute walk. For me, it’s the ideal way to start the day. I let my mind wander, listen to the...
There are so many examples of amazing taglines out there. “Just do it” from Nike and “It’s everywhere you want to be” from Visa are two of my favorites. We could talk about awesome taglines all day. So let’s talk about a tagline that sucks...
Do you love your company’s about page? Does it help you close the sale and win new clients? Yes, no, maybe so? I started thinking about the importance of the about page on Monday. I was talking to my friend Brian about the sales process, and...
Yesterday I was talking to a prospective client about her blog – and it ended up turning into a brief tutorial on how to optimize your blog for search. It all started with an innocent question. “What would you do differently?” she asked. Oh my gosh,...
What are your business goals for 2017? Double revenue, open a second location, add a new service or product line? Whatever your goals are, this is the perfect time to start on some marketing projects that can help you find and convert leads and generally...
Want to know what marketing experts read? Below are the blogs my team and I rely on to keep up-to-date on trends, new social media platforms, and effective tactics. Think of this as your marketing reading list – I’m sure you’ll find it as useful...
Remember the show “Mythbusters”? It seems like they covered every single crazy topic out there, but as far as I know, they never covered social media marketing myths. Well, today I’m going to do some myth busting of my own. It might not involve a fake...