
6 Insanely Effective Tactics to Engage Email Subscribers
Marketing Automation is noted as a top marketing trend for 2019. But how to do it well? There are a few proven tips and tricks to increasing engagement and therefore customers via email marketing. It all comes down to list segmentation, telling the right story at the right time to each individual, and powerful design. While these may seem challenging, when you break each down and have a good plan, it really is achievable.

What Is Personalized Marketing?
Personalized marketing is tailoring your marketing message to an individual. Personalization ranges from personalized video to personalized emails to customized product recommendations and everything in between! With the advancement of technology, customers now expected personalized or customized marketing messages. Read on to learn how to do it right.

Your Marketing Launch Plan Is Missing a Critical Component: Strategy
It seems obvious that developing a clear marketing strategy – one embraced by all internal groups – before deploying a slew of marketing tactics can drastically improve the success of your marketing program. However, many new product marketing launches don’t reach their full potential because of a breakdown in communication and a lack of focus. The most effective path to a successful launch includes identifying clear goals and objectives, and zeroing in on consistent positioning and messaging.

Video SEO: 5 Ways to Optimize Your Videos for Search Engines
Video marketing has been steadily on the rise among businesses as videos are typically met with a large number of views, conversions and are shared more frequently. They have proven to be a beneficial way to help consumers understand brands, products and services in a more personal way. However, before spending time and resources on creating a video, it’s important to be aware of how you can optimize it to be indexed and outrank your competitors for the target keywords on search engines.

How to Create an Email Marketing Campaign That Gets Results
Is email marketing dead? Not if it’s done right! The key is doing your homework before you even start: identify the goals of the campaign, define your audience, determine how you will engage that audience, and build the best possible target list. Many businesses struggle with email marketing, but a well thought out plan often leads to success. Obviously, the email should look good, but more important are an effective subject line and engaging copy. The call-to-action should be prominent and unambiguous and spell out exactly what you want your audience to do. Whether it’s a one-time eblast or a longer-term lead nurturing campaign, make your emails timely, relevant, interesting and valuable, and your audience will begin to look forward to your next mailing!

Brand Strategies are Changing – 8 New Rules
This article posits that there has been a fundamental shift in the way brands are perceived and the value they provide. But why? Blame increased consumer skepticism, the “millennial mindset”, the importance of value over status, or the increasing power of community to provide help and insights, but whatever the cause, brands must understand what is changing so they can adapt. The author proposes some new guidelines brands should follow when shaping their strategies, communications and behaviors to face this new reality. While some may already be part of your brand strategy, others are worth calling out, specifically: a) be sure to find and communicate your brand’s meaning and purpose, b) participate in communities; they are critical to brand acceptance, and c) customer service can be a brand-defining attribute. Read the article for more fascinating insights.

Everyone Is Not Your Customer: That’s OK
Have you found your niche customer segment? Being able to find the “right” customer for your business is critical to your success and will help you focus on the right marketing mix. The first step is to create a buyer persona – a fictional ideal customer. Armed with this information, you can make informed decisions.

Differentiate Your B2B Copy With This One “Weird” Trick
This one “weird” trick in copywriting can help you distinguish your brand from your competitors. All businesses want to stand out and differentiate themselves to their prospects, so go ahead and be different, write copy so you’ll start to distinguish your brand.

What Is Influencer Marketing and How Can It Help My Business?
Influencer marketing is a very powerful strategy when done right! This article explains the do’s and don’ts of effective influencer marketing and describes its impressive potential; 92% on consumers have made a purchase after reading about a product on a blog they follow. Read on to see how you can incorporate influencer marketing into your marketing mix.

More Than 90% of Small Businesses Will Increase Advertising Spending in 2019
Is your business part of the 91% of small businesses that plan on increasing their advertising spend in 2019? Not surprising, digital advertising is the channel which is expected to see the greatest increase in advertising spend. Read why small businesses are turning to digital advertising.