Metaphor isn’t reserved for literature; it can help your marketing make a bigger impact on your audience. Check out three reasons to use metaphors in your content.
This short, useful phrase should be in the daily vocabulary of everybody who sells.
Never underestimate the persuasive power of words when it comes to marketing and sales. As a business owner, marketer, or operator of an eCommerce site, it's essential for you to be familiar with the different words and phrases that can boost the effectiveness of your write-ups on your site. Whether these are blog posts, product descriptions, or simple ads, crafting the words right for your target market will surely make them more worthwhile.
I have come up with some metaphors for comparing different animals to types of social media manager. Which animal is closest to you and reflects your
In this episode of Rough Draft, you'll learn Rosser Reeves's great metaphor that perfectly illustrates the relationship between copywriting and creativity.
Agents need to constantly evaluate what forms of prospecting are most efficient when pursuing leads
What are customers thinking about when they consider my brand? What are they looking for in my product or service? Been asking yourself these questions? We figured. It’s a good thing we’ve got Chie…
The challenge with marketing and sales is that they are such wide disciplines and changes happen faster than any textbook and university curriculum can keep up with. So when there is no qualifying educational path to officially qualify us for the positions in the industry then it seems as most people simply jump head first into the propaganda trap.
Here are three broad customer metrics in the engagement economy that have financial implications that can serve as a useful barometer for your Marketing organization.
What if, instead of leaning solely on member benefits, associations made some perks free? One startup shows how side projects can become killer benefits.
Let’s face it, we often say we’re not - but B2B Marketers are magicians. We can pull a white paper out of a hat, and saw bounce rates in half. We can juggle blogs and e-Books, and make leads appear out of thin air, and one of our greatest tricks is turning one piece of content into three, or six,
In a recent survey by IBM, CEOs from around the world confirmed creative thinking as the number one asset needed to capitalise on complexity and competency within their organisation. But are we doing enough to generate the right ideas?
Should you still stick to the whims of a Magic Quadrant in choosing your martech platform or solution? CRM, ESP, MAP... there are dozens of rigid categories that industry analysts use to rate and rank marketing technology. But marketers don’t need acronyms; they need answers. It’s time for marketing categorization to evolve and provide the clarity marketers need. The labels have to change to fit the…
A charming video by a mommy blogger for Kohler's touchless toilet captivated parents -- and caused Kohler to reexamine its digital marketing strategy
Three is a key number for small-business owners working to market their business, Stacy Karacostas writes. For example, when preparing for a speech, avoid information overload. "[C]hoose three points, tips or topics to delve into and save the rest for another time," she writes.
What if you could build a referral-based business for less money and “wow” your sphere of influence all at the same time? Here are 5 steps do it.
You could be losing big bucks if your online marketing isn't up to snuff.
Harry Houdini was the ultimate magician, showman, and self-promoter. he built up a mystique and became a legend. What can marketers learn from him to keep their audiences coming back for more? Read on to find out.
People don't buy from people they don't like. Gaining the trust of a new prospect is the key to going to the next step in the sales process. These 9 steps will get you there quicker.
After nine years of working with companies on sales messaging, I have found the number one inhibitor to salespeople articulating value is they don’t create enough contrast between the ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures of owning their product. And when salespeople fail to make the contrast feel