Okay, marketers, here’s your content marketing challenge for the day. Your target audience includes the following: Small business owners Gamers Teachers Lifestyle bloggers Young professionals/Entrepreneurs All you have to do is come up with messaging that will resonate with each of these groups, while repurposing as much content as possible for maximum efficiency
I’m not here to lie to you: Sheltering in place is getting pretty old. I do count my blessings, of course. My family and I are healthy. My wife and I both can work from home; our kids are pretty great; we actually enjoy each others’ company. Still.
Here’s a wild new idea: Consumers expect immediate, consistent, on-brand experiences across channels. Just kidding about the “wild” and “new” parts. Most marketers likely have the phrase embroidered on a pillowcase by now.
You know what they call a shortcut that actually saves time? The route. That was the wisdom my dad gave me the first time we went hiking together.
Have you heard the good news about quality content? It’s the latest innovation that’s sweeping the nation. It’s going to revolutionize your content marketing efforts
In the first post I ever wrote for the TopRank Marketing Blog, I reflected on the marketing lessons I’d picked up through my baseball blogging hobby. Helping build an online community at Twins Daily has instilled many important fundamentals that, I feel, make me better at my day job.
Ask any marketer if they’ve ever had to contend with the shrinking or deep cutting of their budgets, odds are you’ll get a deep sigh and a “more than once” response. Organizations are always looking for efficiencies and ways to tighten their financial belt, and marketing departments are among the first to be placed on the chopping block because it all comes down to ROI —something many modern marketers find hard to prove In fact, according to a recent report from Demand Gen Report and BrightFunnel, 58% of B2B organizations surveyed said their current ability to measure and analyze marketing performance “needs improvement” or worse. So, if you’re staring down a budget reduction, don’t panic.
We’re all in this together. Granted, it might not always feel that way. The current environment we operate in as marketers is a competitive one
Halloween is objectively the best holiday of the fall-winter season. You don’t have to go broke buying people gifts. You don’t have to cook an enormous meal (then pass out after gorging on turkey).
Social media marketing has become an important part of any brand’s digital marketing mix, helping brands of all sizes foster customer connections and engagement. But as more consumers use social media to “ring the bell” and gain access to the person who can help solve their problems, many find the social bell is out of order when it comes to customer service. For social media wiz Dan Gingiss , McDonald’s Corporation’s Senior Director of Global Social Media, customer service is arguably one of the most important pieces of social media marketing.