What’s the correct time to post on social media?
Developing a content and social media schedule of blogs, posts, and YouTube videos is important, especially as your audience continues to grow. Many brands put out a weekly or daily YouTube show, podcast, or live-stream project, creating an audience of anticipation as people come to expect certain content from a publisher.
How Starbucks uses content marketing to promote brand integrity
There probably isn’t another brand on the planet that people love to hate as much as Starbucks. From Reddit forums to newspaper editorials, so-called “true coffee aficionados” claim that, among other things, the coffee is overpriced, the grounds are over-roasted, and...
What brands can learn from Starbucks’ use of UGC
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How Starbucks is winning the social media marketing game
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Snapchat For Business Denver And Beyond
And the Live Video Revolution in Social Media Marketing Snapchat’s epic rise in popularity is only just the beginning of an era dominated by visual media. As with any other emerging social media platform that has taken the world by storm, marketers have jumped on...
Instagram’s Impending Algorithm and How it Changes Your Social Media Marketing
Following Facebook and Twitter’s lead, Instagram recently announced that they would be releasing an algorithmic update to users’ feeds based on their interests and interactions. Previously, the photo sharing social platform’s feed showed content in the chronological...
Why TAGS Are The Most Important Tool In INFUSIONSOFT
Most fledgling marketers don’t understand that search engines scan each webpage for three vital pieces of information: the page’s Title, Description, and Keywords. Collectively, these pieces of information are known as meta tags, but they hold different weights in search engine optimization
Ten Sales Touches With Inbound Marketing
Studies show that most clients need 5-10 ‘touches’ in order to do business with us. (see: Why it Takes 7-13 Touches from OMI and “It Takes 6-8 Touches.. from Salesforce) So the big question becomes, how do we create relationships that create those 5-10 touches? I...
Should Our Company Outsource Our Content Marketing?
Should I outsource my blog writing and Content Marketing? I met a woman once who was in marketing. One of the services she offered was doing networking on behalf of other companies. In essence, she became an outsourced sales rep who attended events for the purpose of...
INFUSIONSOFT vs HUBSPOT — “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!”
Without an inbound marketing component, your business might as well be operating under a rock someplace. You won’t experience the kind of growth you deserve. Moreover, if you languish too long, your competitors will become predators. They will take you out of the...
3 Reasons to Use Twitter
Twitter Advertising Gone are the days of placing an ad in the yellow pages of the phone book. Now is the time to jump on the social media wagon if you haven't already because you can't afford to miss out on the valuable marketing opportunities. Twitter is a prime...
Using Infusionsoft To Nail Your Post Sales Follow Up
we recommend that you reach out to your customers for a period of six months after closing a sale. You can use Infusionsoft to automate “soft touch” techniques such as emailed thank yous and reminders, or get a bit more personal and place a phone call or (in cases of larger accounts) invite someone to meet in person.
Twitter Beyond Monitoring
There are two important parts to networking on Twitter: First, you need to connect with the right people that you want involved with your business or service, and the people who can connect you to more. Although, there aren’t any true guidelines to what you should do...
What if My Competition Follows Me on Twitter?
What if my competition follows me on twitter? So you got a notification that one or more of your competitors have followed you on Twitter. What do you do? You embrace it. Here's why: People follow leaders, in life and on Twitter. If you notice one day that your...
Content Marketing Has 5 Primary Objectives
Content Marketing Has 5 Primary Objectives The use of content marketing can be a very effective means by which to increase your online presence while also building trust with readers. For anybody marketing on the internet what this means is an increase in your...
10 Easy Steps to Put the Person back in to Content Marketing Personas
10 Easy Steps to Put the Person back in to Content Marketing Personas We’re going to put the “person” back in Content Marketing persona by walking through some really practical ways to understand exactly what your customer wants to consume. I offer you a method we use...
B2B SEO – Content Marketing for Improving Brand Awareness
How to Improve your B2B Brand Awareness through SEO - Content Marketing If your company continues to be on a small-time foundation and may't afford to run TV commercials, setting up a web site on the Web must be your manner of getting women and men change into...
Content Marketing for Engagement and SEO
Content Marketing for Engagement and SEO Content Marketing is the creation of valuable content to attract and engage your target audience. The point of content marketing is to interact with customers, encourage them to look to you for information, and - ultimately -...
What is Marketing Automation?
(And how can you protect yourself against flim-flam “inbound marketing specialists?”) We bet you’ve heard the term dozens of times by now, but maybe it’s always left you scratching your head. “‘Marketing automation?!?’ What the heck is that?!?” Fear not. Stern is here...
Social Media Marketing and Cruise Control
Why I love cruise control I was on the highway the other day as I typically commute at least once a week from Colorado Springs to Denver and visa versa. I just got a new car and decided to test out the cruise control feature as I didn’t have that on my older car. I...