Telling your story is the first essential step to sales. People need to know you so they can like you and start to trust you. So to help them get to know you—tell your story. Who you are, what you stand for, and what makes you unique. Avoid being like these guys. Internet and phone […]
Familiar with the term Digital Sharecropping? It’s a phenomenon that most people don’t understand. An SEO guru colleague, Heather Lloyd-Martin shared a newsletter email regarding it and got me taking another look. Digital sharecropping refers to social media channels and how people and businesses interact with them. The earliest concerns about it date back to […]
Customer experience enhancers create more loyalty, repeat sales, and profitability. The pandemic disrupted the traditional shopping model forcing people to go online. It stuck. People often now use a blend between the two. The lines between online and a physical store are becoming blurred. More than ever, it’s about what this blend feels like before […]
Value Content truly is king. Successful engagement and customer retention take more than sales. Your readers want interesting, relevant information—Value Content. You need it on your website, social media and in your emails. Which emails do you prefer to receive value content or sales? As a consumer and as a marketer, I frequently sign up to […]
“Edutainment” content is a secret weapon to get viewer’s attention and engage them. Our prospects spend a fair amount of time scrolling through social media or searching online. Subliminally, they are looking for answers to nagging problems. “Edutainment” content is a secret weapon to get viewer’s attention and engage them. IF we can catch their […]
Everyone had to do a lot of shifting in 2020, and it changed our buyer behavior. It altered our expectations and values. That means it’s time for businesses, and marketers need to accommodate the changes to stay competitive. We’ve changed how we buy Our world has shifted, and we’ve had to change with it. Even […]
Personalization is something companies like Amazon, Sephora, and Nike have trained us to expect. It’s no longer enough to be customer-centric. We want experiences— a positive customer experience. That goes beyond personalization. In this time of massive upheaval and uncertainty, we’re looking for easy. Things that simplify our lives. People want easier, healthier, safer, more […]
Vaccines and stimulus checks have people thinking of moving toward what we used to think of as normal. Vaccinated seniors are setting the trend to get even with the pandemic by spending money and getting out. They call it revenge spending. Attending events, going shopping, and travel are rising to the top of consciousness. People […]
The quickest way to increase sales is to focus on quality content. It’s a technique marketers know but many businesses don’t quite get right. People visit your website looking for something. They come in during different stages of their buying journey. They may be trying to see if there is a solution for a […]
Headlines share the heart or big idea of your message. Subheads are miniature headlines placed throughout the copy. They make your message more readable and share key points. Have you ever received an email or visited a web page where the copy was one long block? Or did it rambled on in uninterrupted paragraphs? They […]