Remember the story about Plato’s cave? Here’s a refresher. One group of people lives in a cave only sees shadows; the philosopher who escapes can see things for what they are. That’s somewhat how it feels when making conclusions about B2B marketing without the right stats. You simply have no ground to stand on, no…
You’ve read the headlines, clicked the research, and gone down the generative AI rabbit hole. Yes, it’s got great hype people. But they all miss the first lesson of generative AI and marketing.
Most of our errors are in this category. Yesterday, The New York Times sent this newsletter to a million people or so: I’m sure it wasn’t the best part of the day (or the week) for whoever messed up, but I also know that it had little impact on anything that matters. Being careful is…
Did you know there are about 200 Facebook Ad metrics? That’s way too much to keep your eyes on. A smarter approach is to focus on a few metrics and ignore the rest until you need them. But how do you know which ones are really worth your constant attention? Let’s find out… Every Facebook…
On-page SEO has the power to bring countless new visitors — and customers — right to your website. Additionally, on-page SEO is also completely up to you: You get to establish what the topic and/or goal of each page will be. You get to decide on the target audience for that page. And you get…
You know the expression, “What you see is what you get”? Well, an email preview makes sure that’s the case when it comes to sending email marketing campaigns. In this post, we’ll discuss the best free and paid email testing, previewing, and email rendering tools you can use to make sure your emails are ready…
In my agency days, I once woke up at 5:00 am to meet a TV host at my client’s donut shop for a behind-the-scenes first look at their pumpkin-spiced lattes and donuts. (In Indiana, we love our donuts.) The TV coverage was great, but you know what made an even bigger impact? The Instagram stories…
It’s tempting to hand it to other people. If someone else takes the blame, if they accept the responsibility, then we get satisfaction and we’re off the hook. Alas, this doesn’t work unless the others do the taking and do the accepting. Which is unlikely. We’re giving power to someone who isn’t going to use…
Do your content marketing peers use terms that aren’t familiar to you? Do you know the difference between a content marketing strategy, content strategy, and content mission? Read on and bookmark this go-to glossary.
It’s 2024, and the highest-ROI marketing channel is still good ol’ social media. Our State of Marketing & Trends Report shows that 43% of marketers use it as a marketing channel. I wonder why that number isn’t even higher. These days, sharing content on social media is a no-brainer for brands. Whether you’re looking for…