What is Inbound Marketing? Inbound Marketing is an evolved marketing strategy based on the real-time habits and interests of your customers. TV ads and cold calls are less effective in today’s marketplace because clients are more educated and tech savvy. They can and do actively search and compare products and services. Basically, it boils down to this: you provide your …
Top 3 Live Streaming Apps to Humanize Your Organization [Part I]
Feeling overwhelmed with all this talk about the “next big things” in marketing and social media? First Facebook, then Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat popped up. Lately BigData and the Internet of Things has created a lot of buzz for marketers. But nothing has taken off with as much speed and intensity as Live Streaming apps. Recently, I’ve been watching …
7 Best Practices for Membership Marketing
©iStock Photos When I was finally ready to commit to a regular exercise routine in my schedule, I had lots of options. I could continue walking in the neighborhood on a regular basis but find a group to walk with regularly and hold me accountable for showing up. I could find a group exercise program that would have a strong …
Mobile Behavior: From Angry Birds to Your Landing Page
The mobile app, Angry Birds, is an occasional pastime of mine. There’s something indescribably satisfying about slinging kamikaze, frowning feather-balls at rickety structures on the other side of the screen. I love watching everything fall down. Why is this so much fun?! What can I say? Angry Birds is one of the most popular mobile games ever created, so I’m …
Video: THE Content Marketing Trend of 2014
“If one wants to reach younger people at an earlier age to shape their minds in a critical way, you really need to know how ideas and emotions are expressed visually.” ~ Martin Scorsese Do you have one of those “little, black dresses?” For a professional woman in any metropolitan area, that is an absolute must-have wardrobe basic. It’s …
Three Pak: Most Common Marketing Video Types
“A minute of video is worth 1.8 million words.” ~ Forrester Did you grow up in a family that shot home videos? Are you an avid fan of America’s Funniest Videos? Do you like to watch the added features available for movies now—the bloopers and outtakes? Or maybe you break up the tedium of your day with a quick …
9 Best Practices for Effective Calls to Action
© Wavebreak Media; used with permission Has this ever happened to you? Just last week I was looking up information about a particular author I wanted to know more about. Five clicks and 30 minutes later I was on a webpage describing the benefits of weight-training versus aerobic exercise. This is what Chris Brogan calls the “serendipity” of the internet. …
10 Takeaways from ASAE’s Membership, Marketing & Communications Conference
I LOVE the MMC Conference because it’s local and the topics are in my wheelhouse. I love the connecting piece too! As usual there was too much to do and not enough time! If you weren’t able to attend, I’ve compiled a post taking ONE key point from presentations uploaded for attendees. This should help whet your appetite for next …
Pinterest: “The Future of Marketing Is Visual!”
Who would have guessed that this would be our 100th blog post? When I saw the numbers in the 90’s a few months ago, I could hardly believe it. We decided to use this post to highlight the newest of our social networks—The unveiling of our Pinterest account! Why Pinterest? One of my own arguments AGAINST Pinterest initially was that …
Marketing: A Gardener’s Almanac
Do you spend much time in the garden? Is it a chore or therapy? I am an avid gardener. Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep at night, planning my gardening activities for the weekend. Or, I wake up EARLY Saturday morning and am unable to fall back asleep, anticipating the day ahead. This past weekend, I got to play in the …