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Web Strategy Statistics To Guide Your Decision-Making (infographic)

September 04,2020 | BY: Scott Muff

Well before the world moved even more online than it had ever been before as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, marketing decision-makers globally acknowledged the need for their websites to keep up with changes and consumer needs.

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Topics: Website, Statistics, Audits, Infographics

Why Now Is the Right Time For A Marketing Content Audit

September 01,2020 | BY: Kristin Jones

When times are lean—and 2020 and 2021 are turning into lean times for many marketing programs—it is essential to make the most of what you already have.

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Topics: Sales Funnel, Content, Audits

5 Marketing Projects To Work Into Your Remaining 2020 Budget

August 25,2020 | BY: Scott Muff

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that 2020 has thrown a few wrenches into the marketing plans you carefully crafted 10-12 months ago—not to mention how your staff functions and potentially the budget you have to work with.

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Topics: Planning, Audits, Video, Surveys, Management

How To Audit Your Existing Website (free template)

April 07,2020 | BY: Scott Muff

Chances are that your business website today serves as your advertising, front door, sales floor, customer service desk, and human resources and recruitment office—and needs to answer the same questions and often perform the same functions as the individuals who work in all of those areas. That is the expectation today’s consumers have of business websites.

But if your website was built 10 years ago, it may not meet all of those expectations.

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Topics: Website, Audits, Design, Templates

Lessons From 15 Years: Telecom Industry Marketing Means Staying On Top Of Everchanging Trends

January 07,2020 | BY: Kristin Jones

Allow me to date myself a bit. Obviously, if I’m offering insights into 15 years of owning my own marketing firm (plus my years with other agencies and in-house before that), I’ve been around a little while, though 20 years, or even a bit more, truly doesn’t feel like all that long.

Until, that is, I think about the changes in how we do, well, almost everything, as it relates to telecommunications.

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Topics: Content, Audits, Marketing Lessons, Client Success Stories, Telecom Marketing

What Do You Know About Your Marketing Content?

January 01,2020 | BY: Kristin Jones

No marketing or public relations campaign is completed when the last of the content is published and promoted. There is still one important step to undertake in order to maximize the results of your next campaign: analysis.

It is important to know as much as you can about your content and campaign, and the results it yields, in order to improve the next time around. That means monitoring key metrics, digging through the data, and uncovering what Spiralytics calls content intelligence in this infographic.

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Topics: Content, Analytics, Audits

Lessons From 15 Years: First, You Have To Do The Data Work

October 10,2019 | BY: Kristin Jones

In some professions, you have to do the dirty work to set up a project for success. Building the tallest skyscraper begins with making sure the ground is prepped and a solid foundation in place. Creating the most delectable dessert begins with making a mess in the kitchen. It takes some dirty work before the genius can be seen.

In marketing, it’s not so much dirty work as it is data work.

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Topics: Goal Setting, Analytics, Metrics, Audits, Marketing Lessons

Lessons From 15 Years: Marketing SaaS Relies On Analyst Relations, Case Studies & References

June 11,2019 | BY: Kristin Jones

While marketing as a science and art may rely on a few universal rules and standard tactics, each industry presents nuanced needs and challenges. B2B marketing, particularly in the enterprise software industry, is a unique environment where gimmicks just don’t work.

How do I know? I’ve been deeply involved in the software and technology industries most of my career as a corporate communications team member, an agency representative and as an agency owner. I’ve learned a lot about enterprise software and how to effectively market it (or to market a technology company by positioning it for acquisition) along the way.

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Topics: Content, Audits, Marketing Lessons, Analyst relations, Enterprise Software, Client Success Stories

Quick Marketing Tip: Take Time To Analyze 2018 Results

January 23,2019 | BY: Kristin Jones

What was your greatest success in 2018? What didn’t work? And how are you going to change your strategy and approach in 2019 to improve on your results?

If you haven’t already taken time to review last year’s results, now is the time to do it, before you get any farther into the new year. Even if you don’t have time for a deep dive into all of the metrics from every content distribution channel, every individual campaign or piece of content, or each press release and bylined article pitched to the media, DO choose a few specific areas to review and analyze.

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Topics: Analytics, Audits

When You Need Someone Else to Make Sense of the Numbers

November 15,2018 | BY: Kristin Jones

 

Some see marketing and communications as an art. And it definitely can be: crafting creative text and images that elicit emotion and drive action requires creativity, vision, and an understanding of how words and visual elements work together. That’s the art.

But, it is also a science. Marketing success relies on data, as well. That includes both the data that help tell your brand’s stories (see more on using data in marketing content here: 5 Ways To Use Survey Data) and analyzing your own performance data to find ways to improve future campaigns.

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Topics: Analytics, Metrics, Audits, Agency Partners

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