Eight marketing maxims

Trust is worth more than attention. Helping people get to where they seek to go is more effective than hustling people to persuade them to go where you’re going. Choose your customers, choose your future. Tell ten people. If they don’t tell the others, make a better product. Creating the conditions for the word to…

50+ of the Best Affiliate Programs That Pay the Highest Commission

Did you know thousands of publishers benefit every day from a recurring cash inflow by partnering up with other companies via affiliate programs? I sure didn’t until I started writing this article. Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to monetize your blog, especially when you don’t sell products or services. Joining an affiliate…

5 Ways to Use Facebook Search as a Marketer (Even Though Facebook Graph Search is Gone)

Confession: Back when Facebook first rolled out Graph Search in 2013, I was a little disappointed. The conversion path for someone to actually go from Facebook Graph Search to my business page to my website was so long it was improbable many would complete it. Turns out I wasn’t the only one who was disappointed….

SEO For Pinterest: 20 Pinterest Tips To Drive Discovery and Clicks

In the fiercely competitive landscape of online lifestyle and e-commerce brands, where promoting numerous products puts you in direct competition with retail giants like Amazon and Walmart, small businesses often face a daunting challenge. Enter SEO for Pinterest, an underrated yet effective strategy that empowers consumer brands to connect with customers and boost revenue through…

The Best Inbound Marketing Agencies of 2023

Born in the digital age, “Inbound Marketing” is nearing its 20th birthday. HubSpot Co-founder Brian Halligan coined the term in 2005 because the internet has forever changed buyers’ journeys. As recently as 2008, influential marketers were using inbound marketing to describe drawing in customers instead of outbound mass marketing. In his article “Dawn of the…

2024 Creator Economy Predictions

Content makes the world go ’round (at least for marketers), but it can’t create itself. This week we’re exploring the top creator economy predictions for 2024 that marketers need to know. Chances are, your brand has worked with creators in the past and likely will again. Currently valued at $250B, the creator economy is expected…

Email Marketing for Hotels — How to Get It Right

The hospitality industry faces a number of obstacles and opportunities in regard to marketing, with one of the greatest puzzles being email marketing. Email marketing for hotels is a unique challenge: there can be varying customer acquisition periods, low retention rates, and the difficulty of convincing someone to purchase a once-in-a-lifetime experience more than once….