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Just What the Teacher Ordered: The Business-Building Benefit Marketing Reports Provide
By the time most of us graduated from high school, we were well acquainted with researching, writing, and editing reports. College often meant more of the same. While few would list report writing as a “highlight” of their academic career, those hours spent compiling reports were not spent in vain. Sure, report writing helped many […]
Designing a Landing Page that Converts Customers
Landing pages are a fantastic way to convert leads into customers. A potential customer sees something that interests them. They click your call to action link or scan a QR code on an advertisement and end up on a page specifically designed to convert them. So how do you maximize the potential of your landing […]
3 Marketing Lessons Netflix Has Taught Us
Over the past few years, Netflix has revolutionized how people think about television and movies. As people have become increasingly disenchanted with cable options and the price of TV, Netflix has risen to become a major entertainment provider. Recently, the service has even begun producing movies and shows of its own. Whether you subscribe to […]
Never Underestimate the Importance of Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is essential to any company’s growth. When you meet or exceed a customer’s expectations, they can do wondrous things for your reputation and even give you free advertising by recommending you to others. However, if you fail to meet their expectations, you’ll likely never see them again. In fact, they might even complain […]
Improve Your Integrated Marketing Campaign in 3 Easy Steps
Integrated marketing campaigns give companies the chance to reach their potential customers on a number of different platforms. A well-orchestrated campaign branches out across several platforms to reach the target audience wherever they might be found. Not all integrated marketing campaigns are created equally, however. Here are three steps you can take to start maximizing […]
Maximizing Your Use 4 Top Social Media Platforms
If you don’t use social media personally, it can seem difficult to understand why it’s such an important aspect of digital marketing. You might be tempted to think, “Well, Facebook is the biggest of the social media platforms, so maybe I should just post everything on there in the hopes of reaching the most people.” […]
Finding Your Position on the Field
The 2002 movie The Rookie focuses on Jim Morris, a high school science teacher who managed to play major league baseball long after what most athletes would consider their prime. It’s an entertaining feature and stays impressively close to the real-life story of Morris, who pitched in the major leagues from 1999 to 2000. The […]
Keeping the Ship Afloat . . . In Business
We’ve all heard the expression “keeping the ship afloat.” Anyone who has ever spent time on an actual ship knows that keeping a boat afloat and getting it to the intended destination is no easy task. Ships of all sizes require a considerable amount of work from everyone on board, and we in business can […]
How Does Email Fit Into a Modern Marketing Strategy?
Given that most people despise spam email, it can be difficult to see how email can fit into a successful marketing strategy. Isn’t blasting potential customers with email part of the old, outdated marketing system that’s now viewed as ineffective? Yes, and no. Yes — when you send potential customers unsolicited emails, especially using email […]
Business Lessons From the Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is an exciting tale that has delighted people for several generations. When young Dorothy is magically transported from her home to the magical land of Oz, she and her companions must outsmart witches and other dangers in an effort to find the famed Wizard of Oz, who they believe can help […]