Strategy and measurement are often cited as the two biggest challenges facing social media marketers. They are also considered the two core elements to a successful social media strategy! To build a successful social media strategy, you need to focus on these three questions: what are you trying to achieve? who are your customers? what is your competition doing? Understanding …
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 …
The Marketing Communications Audit: Content Marketing Step 2
What is it that a sports coach and her/his team are looking for when they review past game tapes of next week’s opposing team? At first glance, that could seem like an incredible waste of time! The answer is holes. They’re looking for holes—holes in the opponent’s offense, holes in their defense. Where are the gaps, what are the weaknesses, …
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The Marketing Persona — A Deeper Look at Your Target Audience
Most of us in marketing communications use terms such as “target markets,” “stakeholders” or “members” to define our audiences. We think we know who they are, but how we connect with audiences has changed significantly in our mobile tech world and we may be struggling to reach them. One problem may be that we haven’t gone deep enough into figuring …