Life's challenges are one of the biggest distractors we face as writers. It is so easy to get sidetracked. Sometimes it’s shiny objects that lure us to take on something new and we get derailed from our focus. Other times life gets more dramatic to get our attention. I’ve found this is often tied to […]
Beauty and Wellness comprise over a 4.2 trillion dollar market and growing exponentially. But the terms can be a bit confusing or vague. So, as a marketer, how do you pick the best words to reach your market? A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania showed that while there are some commonly associated definitions, […]
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 […]
Last week I talked about the importance of enhancing your business rewards program. I wasn’t the only person talking about the need for this. Customer Experience Futurist Blake Morgan was also sharing. This year it is more important than ever before to offer rewards tailored to your targeted audience. If your audience includes Gen Z, […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the explosive increase in the number of people shopping, the online marketplace has become more crowded. For business, that means the value and the power of great testimonials is a potent tool for sales. However, sometimes finding the right testimonial is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Has this happened to you? […]
Everything you put out there to attract more business is a message. The success of that message is getting someone to read it. Much of the time, it misses the mark. It doesn’t get read because it's hard to read. Readable quality is critical for sales. When a message is hard to read, it actually causes […]
Are you at risk of becoming a dinosaur? Customers are tired of the transactional approach. A transaction focus is business-centric. Spending more time online in 2020 buyers started getting more picky. They want their shopping experience to be easy and feel good. In 2021 and moving forward, every business needs to become more customer-centric. Internet […]
If you do a Google search of current blogging statistics, the numbers overwhelmingly support the need for both B2B and B2C companies to have blog content. 85% of people prefer to use content in blogs to help them decide over even testimonials. There are some best practices to maximize your return on the investment of […]