For some reason, there is air of mystery about how to create an email drip campaign. They’re really easy to create, so here’s how to set up your first one. How to create an email drip campaign Before you get started, it’s important to understand the process....
Content marketing is notoriously difficult to measure. When you are using a variety of channels, tactics and campaigns, how do you know which one lead to an increase in brand awareness? Or leads? Or sales? I wrote a blog post earlier this year on how to...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … for B2C companies. For those of us who don’t own a hip boutique, trendy restaurant or see-and-be-seen bar, B2B holiday marketing can feel forced. It doesn’t have to. 5 B2B holiday marketing ideas There are really easy ways to...
Email marketing remains one of the most effective marketing tactics. With an average ROI of 4,400% - a number that hasn’t budged in years – it’s time to get serious and improve email marketing efforts. 1. Want to greatly improve email marketing? These 10 tips are basically...
From what to put in your newsletter to how to grow your list, I get questions about email all the time. Today, let’s talk about one crazy-easy way to get better email marketing results. It’s not a big secret. You don’t need to be an expert...
If you’re like me, you want high-quality, free stock photos to use in your blogs, email newsletters and on social media. Unfortunately, stock photos sites – both free and paid – have proliferated in the past five years. There used to be a handful; now there...
You know an email newsletter is a great way to stay top-of-mind with clients. But when it comes time to put one together, you freeze. Writer’s block sets in and you draw a blank – never mind that you know your clients inside and out. The...
If you’re a Mailchimp user, you got an email last week about their new Mailchimp Marketing Platform. I dug into the details to see what it means for our clients and for us (we use Mailchimp, too). I’m pretty stoked about it. Here’s why. Why we’re excited...
It’s truly depressing to create great content that gets zero attention. Here are some questions to ask if no one is reading your blog – and what to do about it. If no one is reading your blog … are you sharing them? To paraphrase that famous...
A few of our clients want to grow their email lists, so this topic has been very top-of-mind for me. Once you know the basic rule to grow an email marketing list, it’s a pretty straightforward process. Here’s what I’ve been telling them: One easy rule to...