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The Marketing ROI Benchmark Cheatsheet You Never Knew You Needed

The Marketing ROI Benchmark Cheatsheet You Never Knew You Needed

Inbound marketing is a powerful tool for generating leads and growing business because it’s driven by data. Knowing what metrics to look at and how to analyze them makes the distinction between a successful and unsuccessful inbound strategy. Measurin…

Spin Sucks Question: Cultivating Customer Brand Ambassadors

Spin Sucks Question: Cultivating Customer Brand Ambassadors

This article was originally published in Spin Sucks by Laura Petrolino. It can be read in its entirety here. Spin Sucks' Laura Petrolino laid out a fantastic article about the future of brand ambassadors. This blog tackles customer brand ambassadors …

8 Steps to Adapt Your PR Strategy in a Digital Era

8 Steps to Adapt Your PR Strategy in a Digital Era

Are you one of "those people" who think Public Relations is a thing of the past? A tactic that doesn't bring in leads, is a waste of your investment, and can't be measured? If so, you are not alone. I run into this belief from customers quite often. …

What You Need to Know About LinkedIn Hashtags

What You Need to Know About LinkedIn Hashtags

Have you ever heard of the word “octothorpe?” Meriam-Webster defines it as another word for the pound (#) sign. And ever since Chris Messina invented the first hashtag in 2007 on Twitter, the # sign has taken the social media world by the handle with…

How to Repurpose Content Like a Badass Botanist

How to Repurpose Content Like a Badass Botanist

Raspberries from Hopkins, MN Over a decade ago, my neighbor and dear friend Andy transplanted some of his prized raspberry bushes alongside the fence that runs around the property in my backyard. When I say prized, I mean prized. Special-as-hell. The…

Writing for Emotional Impact (Even in Marketing Blogs)

Writing for Emotional Impact (Even in Marketing Blogs)

Have you ever read the book "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls? When you get to the end, I promise you'll be crying like a baby. My daughter just completed fifth grader and her class had wrapped this book up and she lamented over its ending, …