There is no doubt that SPAM - unwanted commercial electronic messages - is a major problem. It consumes internet bandwidth, clogs our inboxes, and saps productivity. The solution - spam filters - often makes the problem worse by wrongly filtering legitimate communications into the junk mail folder. Another solution, legislation, [More]
How often do you read a blog post that was just not relevant? Or from the blog writer's perspective, how do you make sure that your content is relevant, makes a difference, and achieves its objectives? At a high level, there are three key steps that need to take place: [More]
How much spam do you get in your email box each day? Probably too much. How many Social Media "updates" do you read each day? Probably too many. And how relevant are they? Not. In the past, the challenge that marketers faced - cutting through the clutter - was solved [More]
Have you ever spent time staring at your blank screen, wondering what your next blog post should be about, then staring at the clock, stressing about the looming deadline. While it's tempting to think of this problem as writer's block, it is really a question of process gone wrong. (Or [More]
Nowadays, a white paper can be just about anything. In the olden days of the 1980s, it typically meant a definitive exploration of a specific topic, often 20 pages or more. The author (and their organization) would be recognized for this knowledge by the marketplace, resulting in queries, and eventually, [More]
Have you ever gone to a website, and for whatever reason, felt the need to actually contact the organization? You may have a product or service question, or you may have a technical issue that needs resolution. Or perhaps a billing error that needs to be fixed. Unfortunately, many organizations [More]
Does this sound familiar? You have a website (or two), a marketing budget, and more than likely, a desire to grow. It doesn't matter if growth is defined as more event registrations, newsletter sign-ups, leads, or transactions - the problem is that too often, a web initiative doesn't always pull [More]
One of the most important elements of a modern marketing strategy is Content Marketing. The idea is that if your "content" is everywhere, then would-be clients would be easily attracted to you as they begin looking for solutions to their problems. Unfortunately, many marketers miss a crucial aspect of this: [More]
Have you ever felt that something was missing with your digital communications? That your Tweets, Posts, and Status Updates were being disregarded - almost as if you are speaking to an empty auditorium? That you may have lots of "friends", but it seems that they are more absent than friendly. [More]
In business school years ago, I learned an important lesson. It's not just what you say, but how you say it that can make a difference. Back then, we were asked to hand in two copies of each major assignment. One copy went to the professor who would mark us [More]
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