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Content Marketing, Inspire, Social Media
3 Ways to Build Your Business with LinkedIn
Social media news is often centered on Facebook data collection or Instagram influencers, but some of the most important brand engagement is happening on a different, fast-growing platform. LinkedIn has become much more than a tool for job searching and recruiting. Content from thought leaders and meaningful conversations between all kinds of professionals have made […]
Content Marketing, Inspire, Technical Communications
5 Principles of Technical Communications
At the heart of manufacturing, technical documentation is the foundation for every step, every stage, and every process. What is technical documentation? In its most basic definition, it is tech-related content and form. In reality, it’s a little more complicated than that. Technical documentation can take many forms – from computer-aided design (CAD) documentation packages […]
Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Inspire
Top 10 Ways to Increase the Open Rates of Your Marketing Emails
Email marketing is not a new concept. But it is also far from being an outdated concept. It still produces one of the highest engagement rates and returns on investment of any marketing strategy. Measuring the effectiveness of an email marketing campaign can be extremely difficult. However, one way to determine success is to track […]
Is Content the Key to Conversion?
Truth: This isn’t the article I set out to write. My original idea was to create a written masterpiece that discusses the variety of media types that go into a successful marketing campaign. However, as I searched for numbers and facts to back up my claims, one central idea became crystal clear – Everything centers […]
Content Marketing, Creative Design, Digital Marketing, Inspire, Visual Marketing
3 Reasons Why the Mighty Infographic is King
“Content is King” has been a prevailing statement about online marketing ever since the days when people referred to the Internet as the “information superhighway.” Those days are long gone (along with dial-up modems, flip phones, and Geocities web pages) but the “content is king” concept still rings true for marketers because the main reason […]
Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Inspire, Marketing Automation, Web
3 Steps to Developing Keywords for Better SEO Results
When it comes to optimizing your website to develop better search engine optimization (SEO) results, the key to success might come down to making a few small modifications to your website’s content. While these changes might seem like incremental improvements, when combined with other optimizations, they can have a noticeable impact on your website’s performance […]
Content Marketing, Inspire, Strategic Marketing
8 Things A Long-Term Content Strategy Can Do For You
You’ve most likely heard of the phrase, “Good things come to those who wait.” And when it comes to content marketing, that phrase is especially accurate. Content marketing can produce short-term results, but its true value is achieved over weeks, months, and even years. It’ll take some patience, but planning ahead is key to maximizing […]
Content Marketing, Inspire, Strategic Marketing
Clarity, Not Content, Is King
Whenever somebody says they want to ameliorate a situation, it usually means one thing. They really hope you don’t know what ameliorate means. Instead of trying to appear smart to your audience, be clear with them. Clarity is important in any form of communication, whether that’s marketing, public speaking or trying to win an argument with a […]
Content Marketing, Inspire, Printing, Visual Marketing
From Fresh Off the Press to Their Hands
What says getting in front of your audience more than getting physical? Physical mail that is. With the world on its head and many people working from home, there is no better time to utilize direct mail marketing!
Content Marketing, Inspire, Strategic Marketing
4 Reasons Why Marketing is Like Hockey
I’ve been struggling with thinking bigger while the world is so crazy, and I’m quite certain I’m not alone. 2020 has brought us a pandemic, an election year, societal unrest, and economic upheaval – and for crying out loud, we’re just midway through. Every day I fight a wait-and-see attitude, and find myself focusing on […]
Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media,
The Next B2B Marketing Gold Rush – Winning the LinkedIn Marketing Long Game
From the jump, let’s not sugar coat it. Winning big on LinkedIn – or any marketing channel, for that matter – requires a serious commitment of time and/or resources…maybe even both.
Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Strategic Marketing,
The Next B2B Marketing Gold Rush – Stake Proper Claim To Your LinkedIn Real Estate
There’s a good chance, if you’re here, that your company already has a company page, and it’s probably pretty good. But, if not, it’ll take a little – but not too much – work to get up and running.