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I’ve realized that pretty much every marketer has a marketing checklist out there. But the problem is that, when it comes to marketing, it’s really confusing to know what is essential and what is not. If you’re sitting with that discomfort or confusion, you’re not...
BE HONEST. Have you dropped into the inboxes of your audience recently? If you haven't, I have four ideas to get you started on an email you can send this week! Check them out after the GIF… Share a life update. Share something happening in your life or business that...
Sometimes, people think the StoryBrand framework only applies to the copy of websites and emails. In reality, it’s a tool you can use to strategically align any area of your business and marketing. Here are three other ways you can use the StoryBrand framework...
If you’ve been around here long enough, you know we’re big advocates of using stories in your marketing. One piece of storytelling that is underutilized is talking about failure - AKA the failure your customer could experience if they don’t work with you. If you’re...
When you start working with a marketing agency like ours, you may start hearing marketing terms and phrases that are new to you. We've put together a list of a few marketing terms and explaining them so all of our non-marketing friends can understand. We've organized...
Recently I had a sales call with a prospective client. I have a basic form for people to fill out on my website when they book the call, but I typically walk into these types of calls a lot like a blind date: I know their name, we agreed on the time and location, and...
When I was in college, the first design class I took was called “Interactive Media 1”. We built powerpoints and dynamic PDF files. We watched informational videos about the start of the internet and how digital media has changed. But the core of the class was centered...
Picture this… it’s Monday morning and you proudly sit down to write next month’s social media content. You’re working ahead instead of leaving your content for the last minute! Go you! But when your fingertips hit the keys on your laptop, you find yourself at a...
Your work is like the beautiful truffula trees in Dr. Seuss’s classic, “The Lorax.” It has deep, intrinsic value. But it doesn’t speak. At least not in English, and not very loudly. I work with a lot of entrepreneurs who started their business based on a deep inner...
Businesses understand that a website is an imperative part of their marketing. And if it is less than three years old, probably looks pretty nice. Most likely it includes a home, about, and a smattering of other pages. The problem is that most businesses stop there....
Last time I wrote, I touched on some ways that babies and social media marketing are the same. If you haven’t read that blog yet, you can find it here, but I also promised to offer some tips for dealing soon. So, this piece is dedicated to helping us all ride those...
I am a person who likes consistency. I thrive on a set schedule and rigorous repetition. My husband and I like to joke that if he wants to go out for a beer somewhere for fun, I need at least one week’s notice (but honestly, it’s not really a joke). I am also a...
Ahh spring! For a lot of us the sun or warmth of the sun is finally being felt on our skin, and it feels so good. This past weekend was full of warm sunny days. My family and I began pulling weeds, trimming trees, mowing the grass – yes, when you live in California...
Clients have asked us, “how do you put out an email EVERY WEEK? How do you find so much material to talk about? How do you have the bandwidth to do it?” Well, it took time to nail it down, but we’re ready to give you a little peek behind the curtain… Here are 3 ways...
For the past year and a half, I have worked at Starbucks as a barista. It’s an awesome side gig. Free coffee drinks. Connections with our regulars. The power to put a smile on someone’s face by just serving them a coffee. Not too shabby! And I have also learned...
How do you care for your clients well? I mean going beyond just doing your job well. Are you a baker or restaurant? I don’t just mean serving good food. Are you a photographer? I don’t just mean taking beautiful pictures. Are you a marketer? I don’t just mean creating...
So you have a new website and you’ve built your sales funnel. Visitors to your website will now download your lead generator and be funneled into a sales email sequence that encourages them to take action - buy now, schedule an appointment, etc. As you sit there...
There’s a lot of talk about how we should be operating our businesses amidst this “new normal” we’re living in. For some, the initial panic of how to survive COVID-19 — both personally and in business — has subsided, but honestly, some of these conversations forget...
There’s an enormous jet black billboard that I always pass on my way home from Kentucky to Atlanta. This billboard, in all white, bold CAPS, always screams some contentious, political message at unsuspecting drivers on I-75. In addition to being pretty much impossible...
1. Makes It Professional I heard a quote a few years back and I absolutely loved it. It was along the lines of “just because your business is new, doesn’t mean your branding has to reflect that.” And I just thought that that was spot on because you may be new at...
The words you use to describe yourself and the services you provide will attract a certainaudience. This in turn will open doors to potential clients or partnerships—and eliminateothers. A common mistake many marketers make is trying to promote a brand for...
Stock photos are one of the best online resources available to marketers. They save time and money by replacing photoshoots and production costs with powerful pre-edited imagery placed right at our fingertips. Sites like Pexels,Upsplash,and Pixabay all thrive on this...
You know exactly what you want to post on your social media account. You go to google photos or your downloads folder and scroll for the photo. You never find it. You know it has to be there, but your photo collection has become so big it’s like looking for a needle...
Potential customers visit your website everyday. Your business invested time and money to get them there between your website, design efforts, ad campaigns, social media channels, SEO, and other outreach efforts. The leads you worked so hard to attract are now...