Storytelling is the brand marketer’s secret weapon
Brand marketers need to be good storytellers. A good story line can turn a prospect into a customer, and a customer into a loyal follower.
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Brand marketers need to be good storytellers. A good story line can turn a prospect into a customer, and a customer into a loyal follower.
Look beyond the jargon. Vetting any social media expert who is trying to earn your business is critical to your success.
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In today’s nonstop digital world, it can be hard to get your message across, and as a consequence more brands are turning to video...
The start of a new year means a new slate of predictions — we were pretty pleased with how the last 2 years of...
While the saying “content is king” still holds true today, content alone will not translate into results or separate your business from the competition....
Social media in general has had a large and everlasting impact on the world as a whole — 58% of marketers have stated that...
How to provide value on social media.
Your social media strategy success equals your e-commerce business’ success, which yields a greater sales conversion More brick-and-mortar stores are entering the e-commerce arena...
Your logo is obviously your brand ambassador and it should be on every written and visual item you create. If you are educating your...
Though content marketing is hardly a new idea (Michelin introduced its now-famous guide to help early motorists find their way back in 1900!), the...
As social media platforms have matured, the ability for brands to easily reach prospects and create customer communities evolved. As you all know, the...
Designing a social media marketing strategy for clients is no cakewalk. Typically, their current social media efforts are lacking – they may have big...
Ninety percent of companies don’t have employees with the right skills in social media, mobile and data analysis to keep the company competitive in...
Three years ago a gathering of customer service professionals proved to be a dour affair, as these well-meaning folks grappled with the onslaught of...
With more direct social buying options being added to the social landscape than ever before, there is a great deal of excitement from marketers...
In the constant-changing social space, there are new opportunities coming to marketers nearly every single day – all presenting unique challenges along with them. ...
Adaptation from SHAREOLOGY: How Sharing is Powering the Human Economy (Morgan James, 2015) by Bryan Kramer, CEO of PureMatters. The term “selling” tends to...
It’s probably no secret to you that, “When it comes to trust, third-party and word-of-mouth sharing has always carried more weight than advertising,” as...
One of the buzziest phrases in marketing today, thought leadership, is a kind of content marketing that leverages your skills and experiences to consistently...
One of the most common challenges I see my clients coming up against in social media marketing is a lack of time and focus....
Everything is awesome for Lego. With over 189 million engagements, including 184 million on its YouTube channel alone, Lego was the brand with which...
Do you ever get the sense that retail technology is overhyped? Personally, I love it. In my career, I have overseen technology roll-outs at...
The social media revolution has made marketers’ lives much easier. It’s true that the field finds itself in uncharted territory. After overcoming the learning...
Today, your pipeline depends on digital marketing. Customers aren’t taking the time to talk to your sales team before making a purchase; instead, they’re...
I work in an industry that has a unique training process. Experiential marketing takes part-time, temporary employees and quickly turns them into go-to experts...
Given all of the pronouncements regarding the failing health of organic social media, we’re reminded of the peasant in “Monty Python and the Holy...
You understand the value of referrals. With the goal of attracting new business coming in so high on the list of firms’ marketing priorities,...
With an audience size on social that rivals some media outlets they pay to advertise, EA’s David Tinson says it makes sense for the...
Do you use social media platforms to talk about your products? If not, you should, because it makes perfect sense to talk about your...
Creating your own unique, high-quality Facebook content can be a very time-consuming job. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be, as Facebook isn’t just about...
Given that the internet has become a stable, ever-present tool in any information-seeker’s arsenal, your company’s Web presence plays a key role in the...
As the top-selling sedan in America for 13 years in a row, Toyota’s Camry had a problem: Its popularity earned it a reputation for...
Taking a critical look at the success of others is a key way to gain insight into how you too can succeed at a...
The Abbi Agency is in the middle of collecting data on the life of UGC. If you are a marketer, contribute your personal experience...
Rapid changes are occurring in the business-to-business space, and one of the takeaways at this week’s BMA15 conference is how marketers can – rather,...
Customer loyalty is very hard to gain in an era where countless businesses are offering the same products and services to the same audience....
The squeeze is on. Consumer spending has been slow to recover with the economy, and, as a result, the size of the retail pie...
Social media, the ever-elusive but never exclusive opportunity, allows brands to establish a direct channel to engage and interact with their key audiences (e.g.,...
As marketers, we gather an abundance of data from digital interactions every day. A “like” on Facebook, a “retweet” on Twitter, a click-through on...
“Do what you love, and the money will follow” is seductive advice, especially when wealth is scarce and jobs are few. The millennial generation...