Time To Evolve Your Social Media Strategy for 2024

Today’s consumers have a lot of power. As a business, you must have a deep understanding of who your buyers are and what influences their purchase decisions. Enter: Market Research. Whether you’re new to market research or not, I created this guide to help you conduct a thorough study of your market, target audience, competition,…

Everyone on your team should understand the difference between a goal and an objective. I know it sounds simple, but terminology confusion is one of the biggest causes of misalignment in business strategy. Whether you use the OKR model, the KPI framework, the Golden Circle, or another methodology, the difference between goals and objectives must…

It’s impossible to communicate everything. The map is not the territory, it’s an abstraction, a summary and most of all, a conceptual framework. When we share an idea, we can work to make sure it’s true, but when we share all the facts, we’re simply boring people. Stories are relevant, creating a narrative and tension…

Creating business listings on directory websites is an easy way to improve your local SEO. All you have to do is list your business in online local directories such as Yellow Pages, Manta, and more. This is called building citations, and it’s a critical piece of a local marketing strategy. By building citations, you can…

Somewhat like the vastness of interstellar space, it’s hard for me to fathom just how much stuff there is for sale in the world — it’s staggering. Yet even with so many sellers already providing the most popular products, one strategy that still breaks through is to take advantage of the “long tail” in marketing,…

When it comes to social media, I‘m quite the expert. I had to tireless scrub through social media for potential stories back when I was a journalist. Now, I’m HubSpot‘s go-to blogger for almost anything social media-related, so I’m always keeping up with the latest online happenings. Plus, I‘m a younger millennial who grew up…