To hit revenue and growth goals, your company needs customers. To get customers in an inbound world, your marketing team is responsible for generating leads and funneling them over to your sales team. The question is … how many leads? When your boss asks you what your lead goal is,Continue Reading
Establishing credibility isn’t just about asserting your intelligence or expertise. Real credibility comes from a careful balance of trust, empathy, and good judgment. And it needs to be attentively nurtured throughout your client relationships. To help you avoid unintentionally damaging your credibility, we’ve compiled a list of six seemingly harmless phrases thatContinue Reading
At the end of every year, we like to read through some of the major reports on inbound marketing, content marketing, social media, and online behavior. It’s amazing how fast things can change in 12 short months — and 2016 was certainly no exception. This year, we’ve seen the importance ofContinue Reading
Most people don’t relish the thought of receiving negative feedback about their work, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be highly beneficial. In fact, in a survey of nearly 1,000 employees, Zenger/Folkman found that more than half preferred corrective feedback over praise, and 72% believed that their performance would improve with theContinue Reading
How much time do you spend on email each week? According to a recent survey from Adobe, the average American professional spends about six hours a day checking email — that’s 30 hours during the work week. That’s a lot of time spent on unbillable tasks that could be spentContinue Reading
Think about your favorite book for a moment. How did it make you feel when you read it? Is that part of what made it such a compelling story? My favorite book series is Harry Potter, and apart from the awesomeness that is a magical boarding school, the font inContinue Reading
2016 brought change the marketing industry in many ways — from powerful innovations to continuously evolving mediums. But digital marketers know that change happens frequently in our industry, and adaptability is key to continue driving results in the face of burgeoning trends, growing social networks, and new, advanced technology. NowContinue Reading
How many different productivity tools do you use? And how many hours have you spent searching for an email, assignment card, or document, simply because you have so many tools and systems? Maybe that’s why there are project managers — the person dedicated to managing these tasks. But guess what?Continue Reading
Over the past few years, video has become one of the most compelling ways for brands to tell their stories on social media.
From the instant popularity of Facebook Live videos to Instagram increasing their video length from 30 to 60 seconds, marketers are using the power of video to communicate their business’ personalities and brand stories, to express creativity, and to build emotional connections with fans and followers.
Designing your website can be a long and expensive process. To ensure the process goes smoothly and that your end product is the best it can be, test early and test often. By revealing flaws in competitors’ websites as well as flaws in your current website, you can save time and money during your redesign.
There have been plenty of predictions for the commerce industry in 2016. From drones and year round same-day delivery, to AI and wearable technology woven into our everyday fabrics. Google, Amazon and the like have all made strides in these arenas, but outside of those technology behemoths, 2016 has been a relatively slow shopping year from the point of view of retailers.
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Nowadays, social media is one of the main channels used by companies to reach their target audiences. But with so many different social networks available, how do you choose which will work best for you?
It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution.
Stress and anxiety — to some degree — are natural parts of everyday life. Think about it: You get that feeling when a driver cuts you off on your way to work, or when you have a looming deadline, or when you spill coffee on your shirt.
These stressful moments can range from uncomfortable and annoying (even motivational) to completely debilitating.
Ever catch yourself making a silly excuse to get out of doing something?
I do it all the time: I can’t go to the gym because I need to do the dishes. I can’t finish that book because I’m too busy. I can’t organize my closet because I’m too tired.
Trouble is, when you’ve got an excuse for every little thing, it’s really hard to make any progress.