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Inside Info on the Latest LinkedIn Marketing Tools
People in the know have long been aware of the value of LinkedIn as a top marketing tool for generating high-quality leads. This is the perfect place for identifying and reaching out to B2B decision-makers that are seamlessly aligned with ideal customer profiles. And these profiles are ...
5 Simple Steps to Nail your Pitch Deck
Potential investors have seen and heard it all before – so how do ambitious start-ups grab their attention? Creating a stand-out pitch deck is as much about presentation as content, and even the most amazing unicorns need careful grooming. Here’s a rough explanation of why ...
What’s the Best eCommerce Platform for my business?
There’s such a vast variety of ecommerce platforms that businesses are flush with choice. The downside of all this diversity is that it can be hard to make the right choice, when signing up for a service. For certain types of goods, Shopify might be a great ...
CONTENT MARKETING: Getting attention or keeping it? That’s the question…
There’s some scary news for marketers in a recently-published study in Denmark. Its authors suggest that the sheer volume of information with which we are all bombarded 24/7 is causing the collective global attention span to shrink rapidly: they reckon it’s now down to around eight seconds! ...
ANALYTICS: 10 Crucial Google Analytics Metrics that Marketers Should Track
Every CMO deals with steady streams of monthly, weekly, and even daily digital marketing reports packed with a huge variety of metrics and KPIs. This makes it hard to distinguish crucial from clutter, even for marketing directors with years of experience in tracking marketing success through Google ...
ENGAGEMENT: Customer Feedback Dos, Don’ts and a Maybe
There’s no doubt that customer satisfaction and retention are major assets for any business. Regardless of size, steady streams of feedback from happy (and not-so-happy consumers) keep companies performing at their best. In fact, feedback – which includes queries and complaints, as well as positive and negative ...
CONTENT MARKETING | From Blog To Buy: Include Your Entire Website in Your Content Marketing Strategy
When visitors can’t find information quickly and easily on a website, they simply look elsewhere. And the chances are high that they’ll find the answers they want – with the solutions they purchase! – from a better-structured competitor. This is why every business benefits from a well-strategized ...
Don’t Neglect Email Marketing In Your Overall Marketing Strategy
A golden oldie, but still one of the most effective components of your digital strategy, email campaigns still outperform many more modern channels. With expert leverage, an effective email marketing strategy is a great tool for selling products and services. Unlike social media followers, email marketing lists ...
Effective Go To Market Strategies Drive Successful Product Launches
A roadmap for bringing a product to market, a go-to-market strategy is a framework that generally includes a detailed plan that includes target audiences, a marketing plan and a sales strategy. Every market and each product opens up different opportunities and raises specific challenges, which is why ...
Great CRO Strategies for your SaaS Business
A key factor for business growth, retaining customers while attracting new buyers is no easy task. This is why conversion rate optimization and CRO strategies are vital tools for streamlining conversion processes. Particularly for software as a service (SaaS) businesses, it’s important that every step – from ...
Boosting B2B sales through Strategic Account-Based Marketing
Turning traditional marketing techniques upside down, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) targets specific companies at the very start of the sales process. This contrasts with the traditional scattershot approach used for decades by traditional advertising: reach out to thousands of readers in the hopes that some are potential (if ...
The importance of Customer Journey Mapping, why you MUST do it, and how.
In the crowded digital media marketing field, many companies are finding it hard to produce eye-catching content with high recall levels. But there’s a really simple solution to this dilemma: just walk a mile in the customer’s shoes! The good news: there’s a handy marketing ...
Backlash, boycotts and brands: Marketing in the age of Wokeness!
Author's note: Recently I received some feedback from a mentor, that the image we chose for an article I wrote a couple of weeks ago was too racy or suggestive for LinkedIn. That it might offend people who would no longer consider ...
Thank-you pages open up extra conversion opportunities
Closing a sale is far more than just the final stage in a transaction. Smart businesses view it as a vital step in the "and-then-what approach" to marketing, the start of a long-lasting relationship of mutual trust and respect. That’s why thank-you pages are not ...
Marketing is like sex, everyone thinks they’re good at it!
Why do so many people think they know more than pro marketers? Everybody understands marketing, right? A few fun posts, some eye-catching pics, a couple of celebrity endorsements and the jobs done, right? Shhh – there’s a digital marketing secret nobody talks about Well ...
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Unfollowing 2,000 Pages Taught Me More About Marketing Than Any Playbook
I’ll be honest: I’m totally overwhelmed and burned out. I’ve hit a wall. Not the kind of wall you slam into once and bounce back from, but the slow, grinding kind that wears you down until you finally notice you’re exhausted. I realized I had subscribed ...
The “One-Page” Test Every Q4 Marketing Plan Must Pass
Every fall, as Q4 begins, companies confront one of the most crucial exercises of the year: preparing for action in Q1. Budgets are being finalized, headcount requests are debated, and the marketing team is asked to show how it will translate ambition into impact. It’s a ...
Traffic Down, Revenue Up: Winning with Zero-Click Conversion Strategies
Growth is getting harder. Customer acquisition costs are rising, paid channels are oversaturated, and the search landscape is being rewritten by AI. Business leaders aren’t losing sleep over traffic charts — they’re worried about where the next wave of customers will come from, and whether their ...
Your “Great Culture” Won’t Save You from Missed Deadlines
A short video recently popped into my social feed. It wasn’t a TED Talk or a thought leadership seminar — just a tight, visceral moment that captured something every founder knows but few admit: being nice won’t save you if you can’t produce. In startups, there’s ...
Startups Don’t Die from Competition, They Die from Within
It’s the age-old tale of man vs. himself. Only this time, he’s leading a startup, wearing Allbirds, quoting Naval, and hoarding Notion docs like they’re sacred texts. Some of the most revolutionary startup ideas never get to see the light of day. Not because someone beat ...
Why Tech Fluency Must Be a Core Leadership Skill
The days when executives could say, “I’m not a tech person,” are over. Technology is no longer just a department—it’s embedded in nearly every function, every decision, and every scalable system in your business. Whether it’s product development, customer service automation, or marketing analytics, today’s ...
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MVP vs. MLP: What Founders Get Wrong About Early Product Design
The MVP—Minimum Viable Product—has become gospel in startup circles. Build fast, test fast, fail fast. But in today’s crowded market, viability alone won’t cut it. Customers have too many options. Attention is ...
Stop “Romanticizing” Chaos: Discipline Is the Real Founder Superpower
The startup myth goes like this: work 20-hour days, pivot constantly, chase the high of the new. That’s what makes a founder, right? Wrong. While creativity and hustle matter, the founders ...
Build a Leadership Team That Challenges You, Not Just Follows You (Without Chaos)
Most founders build their first leadership teams for speed, comfort, and alignment. Understandably, you’re strapped for time and need people who can execute fast. But comfort and alignment quickly calcify into ...
Why Repeat Customers Are the Backbone of Business Survival
Many small business growth strategies include the dangerous assumption that success comes from acquiring more customers. However, customer acquisition without customer retention is a leaky bucket strategy, and most companies are ...
The Power of Sequenced Campaigns in Sustainable Growth
Effective marketing requires strategic campaign sequencing to guide prospects methodically through each stage of their buying journey. Random, disconnected marketing tactics rarely deliver sustainable growth. Sequenced campaigns, by contrast, carefully structure ...
Why Shiny Object Syndrome Is Your Biggest Business Threat
Every entrepreneur knows the adrenaline rush of a new idea. The promise of opportunity is exciting, it feels innovative, creative, and groundbreaking. But the dark side of chasing every new idea ...
How Great Brands Tell the Same Story in Ten Different Places
If your brand’s story changes depending on where people find you, you're not telling a story. You're improvising. In a world of fractured attention, distributed platforms, and decentralized teams, storytelling isn’t ...
The Ethics of Silence: Why Tech Companies Make It Impossible to Get Support (and Why It’s Malpractice)
The Great Support Mirage Let’s start with a story that’s probably all too familiar. One of our agency’s client projects recently hit a critical snag with a third-party tech vendor—an issue significant ...
Why Every Business Is Becoming a Tech Business (Whether You Like It or Not)
In the past, businesses could think of technology as a support function, delegated to the IT team or outsourced to vendors. Today, that mindset is a liability. Technology is no longer ...
The Brutal Truth About Leadership: Are You a Founder or a CEO?
Founders often confuse having an idea with being able to lead. The truth is, starting a company and growing one require very different skill sets. Many startups stall or die not ...
Who’s Really Winning with AI? A Philosophical Inquiry into Purpose, Power, and the Post-Work World
It’s hard not to be awed by the promise of artificial intelligence. The headlines are relentless: AI diagnoses cancer faster than doctors, translates languages in milliseconds, creates realistic art, and drafts ...
Cold Emailing Isn’t Dead, But Your Strategy Might Be
Cold emails have a terrible reputation—and in many cases, it’s well earned. The average inbox is flooded with lazy, templated pitches from strangers asking for something without offering anything meaningful in ...
Beyond Innovation: How Consistency Powers Startup Growth.
Discover why consistency is a crucial yet often overlooked factor in startup success. Learn how reliable processes, predictable customer experiences, and steady leadership transform early-stage companies into enduring brands.
Today’s Most In-Demand Marketing Skills You Should Learn
Explore the 10 fastest-growing skills marketers need to thrive in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. Strengthen your professional toolkit and stay ahead in your marketing career.
AI is Not Taking Your Job (Yet)—But Someone Using AI Will
Artificial intelligence isn't the threat—it's those who effectively utilize AI who will shape the workforce. Discover how embracing AI tools can secure your professional future.
What B2B Companies Can Learn from Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
B2B marketing can dramatically benefit from adopting D2C strategies. Discover how tactics like personalization, storytelling, and digital agility can transform your B2B approach.
Sales Funnels are Dead: Why Customer Journeys Matter More
Sales funnels oversimplify customer behavior. Discover why focusing on the customer journey offers more clarity, better engagement, and higher conversions.
Why Emotion Beats Logic in Marketing (And How to Use It)
Effective marketing taps into the human mind. Learn how applying core psychological principles can significantly boost your conversions, build customer loyalty, and grow your brand strategically.
Marketing on a Tight Budget: How Startups Can Punch Above Their Weight
Effective marketing doesn't demand big budgets—it demands precision. Learn how startups can leverage strategic creativity, precision marketing, and community engagement to achieve significant growth without breaking the bank.
From Clicks to Customers: The Marketing Shifts You Need to Know
Explore the top digital marketing strategies shaping the future, including AI-driven personalization, voice search optimization, AR/VR integration, and ethical marketing practices, to enhance conversions and drive business growth.
How to Build a B2B Social Media Strategy That Converts
B2B social media marketing requires a strategic approach to build brand authority, nurture leads, and drive conversions. Learn how to choose the right platforms, create valuable content, and measure success in this in-depth guide.
How a Powerful Content Strategy Drives Customer Action
A strong content strategy does more than attract attention—it drives action. Learn how strategic content creation, multi-channel distribution, and psychological insights can transform passive readers into engaged customers.
Adapting Your Marketing Strategy for Economic Uncertainty
Economic uncertainty has become the new normal. Between inflation, supply chain disruptions, and shifting consumer behavior, marketing leaders are pressured to do more with less while driving growth. The traditional approach ...
GEO vs. SEO: The New Rules of Visibility in an AI-Driven World
The rise of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is reshaping digital marketing. Learn why traditional SEO is no longer enough and how businesses must adapt to AI-driven search to stay competitive. ...
Another AI, Another Privacy Disaster: Welcome to DeepSeek
DeepSeek is both a disruptive AI innovation and a privacy nightmare. Learn why its rise poses significant risks to data security and how its terms and policies may impact users and society at large.
The Hidden Costs of Neglecting Your Website
Neglecting your website can cost your business in lost sales, reputational damage, and security risks. Discover how proactive maintenance protects your bottom line and ensures growth.
From Generative AI to Autonomous Agents: The Future is Now
Discover how Agentic AI is reshaping industries in 2025. Explore real-world examples of autonomous systems transforming e-commerce, healthcare, and finance, and learn actionable steps to integrate this groundbreaking technology into your business.
Banning TikTok: The Collision of Geopolitics and Everyday Life
Understand the full story behind TikTok's U.S. controversy. Explore its national security risks, cultural impact, and implications for creators, small businesses, and the future of social media. Prepare for a world without TikTok.
The Evolving Role of CMOs: What I’m Expecting in 2025
What does leading as a CMO in 2025 take? In this article, I dive into the challenges and opportunities of modern marketing leadership, offering a bold vision for the future of strategy, creativity, and accountability.
From Automation to Ideation: AI’s Better Role in Your Business
Move beyond automation and generative tasks to unlock AI’s full potential in strategic ideation, decision-making, and innovative growth with actionable tips and thought-provoking questions.
From Generative AI to Autonomous Agents: The Future is Now
Discover how Agentic AI is reshaping industries in 2025. Explore real-world examples of autonomous systems transforming e-commerce, healthcare, and finance, and learn actionable steps to integrate this groundbreaking technology into your business.
The Not-So-Secret to Startup Success in 2025? Content, Content, Content
Content marketing reigns supreme for startups in 2024. Learn how cost-effective strategies, enabled by tech, drive inbound growth with examples from real estate, hospitality, and B2B industries.