Article written by Word Stream Search engine marketing, or SEM, is one of the most effective ways to grow your business in an increasingly competitive marketplace. With millions of businesses out there all vying for the same eyeballs, it’s never been more important to advertise online, and search engine marketing is the most effective [...]
Original Article: Business Queensland Effective marketing starts with a considered, well-informed marketing strategy. A good marketing strategy helps you define your vision, mission and business goals, and outlines the steps you need to take to achieve these goals. Your marketing strategy affects the way you run your entire business, so it should be planned [...]
Written by Caroline Forsey Whether you interact daily with your company's CMO or are considering hiring one for your own company, it can be tricky to identify what a CMO does and why a CMO is critical to your company's success. In fact, a quick LinkedIn search of "Chief Marketing Officer" results in people [...]
Curated from Digital Marketing Institute It doesn’t matter what your industry is, or what products and services you offer - digital marketing trends cannot be ignored. Not so long ago, companies needed little more than a website and a Facebook page, but now, the digital landscape is evolving so quickly that it’s hard to [...]
Original Article by Emily Sandul We all know a strong digital marketing strategy should be continually monitored, flexible and poised to change at a moment’s notice. However, no one could have predicted the sudden and abrupt changes to our marketing environment caused by recent national and global events. As many employees moved to working [...]
Brand message and why it can drive exceptional growth. Branding is an incredibly important tool for creating and building your business. Large corporation has been benefiting from branding ever since people first started selling things to other people. Branding made those businesses big. In the old days, sales representatives were a big part [...]
BY: TOMI SAIKKONEN . As the lifeblood of any business, marketing is integral to attracting and retaining the desired target audiences and driving the growth of business revenue. With the marketing landscape becoming ever-increasingly competitive, businesses must do what they can to generate new leads, quickly preparing them for a sales-ready status. In this regard, marketing efforts must strive [...]
Buying Customers I attended a seminar on the topic of how to buy customers presented by Brad Sugars fromActionCoach and felt that I should share some of his principles. How to buy customers: Brad said that we need to think globally – are our websites geared for international visitors? Buy lifetime customers, people that keep returning to buy more of your [...]
Not all marketing strategies are equal. South African research shows that 25 percent of retail marketing budgets are going to waste through inefficiencies in terms of product choice and poorly conceived media placement strategies. A further 10 to 15 percent of turnover is being lost because customers are leaving stores unhappy. (Chris Moerdyk) Customer-centric marketing as a key growth [...]
