This takes guts, and hustlers are afraid to do so. Thirty years ago, when the avalanche of email spam was on the horizon, I proposed that any commercial email should have a $ in the subject line. A simple way for email programs to filter it out if you’re not looking for it. Obviously, that…

We analyzed the traffic differences between sites driving greater than 10,000 visitors, between 1,000 and 9,999 visitors, and below 999 visitors per month, across the following seven AI chatbots: ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, Jasper, and Mistral. Thanks to our… Read more ›

As a marketer and video enthusiast, I can confidently say a promotional video is crucial to promoting your brand. In fact, 73% of respondents say video marketing is effective at helping them reach their company’s overall business goals. But what makes a good promotional video? How much does it cost to make one? How does…

I won’t walk away. I won’t ease any of the constraints. I won’t forgive. I won’t get a coach. It’s personal. I don’t want to talk about it. I will think about this often. I can add another problem just like this one. I can do this. Persistent perfect problems are a great way to…

We ran the numbers, and blog posts are still among the content formats that marketers use the most today (and those that deliver the highest ROI). However, sometimes, it can be difficult to put pen to paper — or words to screen. That’s where blog post templates can come in handy. From blogger to fellow…

As a marketer who’s been in the business, I’ve noticed something interesting: when people think of “marketing,” they often picture those flashy Super Bowl commercials or massive Times Square billboards. But marketing is so much more accessible than that. I’ve seen businesses of all sizes succeed with smart, budget-friendly marketing strategies. The key to getting…

Reddit has evolved from its 2005 origins into a digital powerhouse, proving itself as an invaluable territory for marketers. While the platform maintains its core strength in community engagement and authentic discussion, it’s transformed into a sophisticated marketing channel that offers unique advantages over traditional social networks like Facebook or Instagram. In this post, I’ll…

Work on climate problems is actually about efficiency. It’s easier and cheaper to avoid sloppiness and side effects than it is to clean the mess up later. And energy sources that don’t burn become cheaper over time. The investment in getting started pays off in cost, health and organizational efficiency. Organizing for empathy can be…

Great optimization tools can identify missing topics and keywords, suggest and refine headers and titles, generate meta-data, and show tons of useful information about your competitors’ articles. If you aren’t using an optimization tool, you probably should. I work at… Read more ›

90% of the U.S. population has eaten at a McDonald’s over the past year. Whether a Big Mac is your drunk go-to, or you like to bribe your kids with Happy Meals on long car rides, the point holds: McDonald‘s is one of the most popular and long-lasting brands we’ve got. We all take it…