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...
There are many different types of writing out there – fiction, nonfiction, investigative, opinion pieces, dissertations, legal briefs, scripts, screenplays – and then there’s the whole world of marketing writing. Copywriting is a pretty big catch-all term, but web writing falls into its own category. And...
I love an infographic. It forces a company to explain a topic simply and clearly. Combine that straightforward messaging with intentional design, and what do you get? A memorable piece of content marketing. Well, as long as it’s done right. An infographic is a premium marketing...
According to Envisage Digital, 4.4 million new blog posts are published every day across all platforms. That’s a lot of content, not to mention a lot of competition for eyeballs. If you’re going to stand out, you’ve got to shift your strategy from creating content...
I’ve had some head-scratching conversations about taglines over the years. It seems that when a company lacks a strong brand message and identity, they think a tagline will fix everything. Just as having a baby won’t fix a marriage, a pithy phrase will not fix...
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...
How to choose social media platforms for marketing is one of the more complex questions we get from our clients. I used to just say, “Go where your audience is.” But my answer has become more nuanced than that. Naturally, you want to be your audience...
Four months ago, I got insanely busy. New clients and projects began flooding in, which – not gonna lie – is a very good problem to have. At the time, I decided to cut back on blogging so I could focus a little more on...