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
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
You don’t know it yet, but you need Kelsey. She’s an ideal fit, the right mix of smarts and experience, temperament and personality. She’s the missing link your department has been looking for, needing. Thankfully, the need is mutual. Kelsey is looking for a job. Unfortunately, you don’t know KelseyContinue Reading
You want to succeed, so you’re trying to figure out how. First, you’re told you need to run faster, sleep less! But then you find out you’re supposed to just see it done, and let go ~ So you try that, until something in the back of your mind screams, You’d better doContinue 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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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.
A lot of words have been added to the dictionary over the past few decades thanks to social media, but few have become so widely used and accepted as “hashtag.”
For a long time, the hashtag symbol (#) was known simply as the “pound” symbol. Now, I could swear that the only time I hear it referred to as a pound symbol is when I enter my PIN number to pay my cell phone bill.