A few weeks ago, my friend Brad asked how to reach people who are unreachable – the busy business owners, the principals in large firms, the leaders who run multi-million dollar organizations. Marketing to the C-suite can seem like a mission impossible, I told him....
This year has been busy, both personally and professionally, and at times, I’ve struggled with how to make time for marketing. I’ll look at my project and task lists, and I’m overcome with a sense of urgency. As a result, I’ll push aside some of...
Over the summer, I was starting to feel a little FOMO. My kids were constantly sending me really funny video clips from TikTok. I’m funny, and I like to laugh. So I kept asking myself, should I be using TikTok for marketing? I finally came the...
Earlier this summer, I was talking to a client about his marketing efforts versus results. The conversation quickly became about how much marketing he actually needs to do. I finally said to him, “You know, you might not need to do any marketing.” (Yes, I’m honest...
For as long as I can remember, email marketing has had a ridiculous ROI – 4,200%. (For every dollar you put it into email, you get $42 back in sales.) If you want to improve email marketing ROI to get to that level – or...
Yes, I know it’s only August. Heck, I’m writing this out on my deck on a gorgeous sunny day. But it’s time to start prepping for the new year and tackling the best, most effective marketing projects that will position you for a strong year...
It’s been a while since I wrote about easy marketing projects with a big payoff. Six years, to be exact. So much has changed in six years, including what I know works for clients and my own agency. Before you take on any marketing project, be...
As we gaze down the road towards Q4 and a successful close to 2021, it’s a great time to audit your marketing strategy and start making plans for an even better 2022. And while I know “audit” is a scary word, it doesn’t have to be....
During a client call today, the web designer and I realized something: Our mutual client’s website content is not speaking to all their target markets. This is something that happens very often to companies of all shapes and sizes. You grow quickly – and you...
I don’t know why, but somehow some people still believe that social media marketing can be turned on and off like a light switch. Exhibit A: Last week, I got a frantic email from – let’s call her Abby – asking for help with social media...