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Effective Digital Marketing Strategy
How Much Should I Spend on Marketing?
This is one of the most common questions we get from clients. It’s a simple question with no straightforward answer. In other words, “it depends.”
I get it, it’s not the answer you want to hear. You would love to hear an exact number or formula that guarantees an exact ROI on every dollar spent. But that would be at best, misleading and at worse a straight-up lie.
There are too many variables to consider and it’s the wrong focus because marketing is bigger than just generating new leads for sa…
Melanie Asher, MBA Interviewed on The Revenue Maze Podcast with Valerie Cobb
🔥 🔥 “Be crystal clear on your messaging and it is not from your perspective, it is from your client's perspective and your perspective clients.” 🔥 🔥
Yes, our Founder and Fractional CMO, Melanie Asher, MBA was featured on The Revenue Maze podcast. Listen to hear that great quote and other points about how to make your business CREDIBLE and RELEVANT. Melanie joins the host Valerie Cobb to share some tips on how to get out of the revenue maze;
💲 Be crystal clear on the messaging you send. The m…
Content Marketing Strategy - Benefits of Being a Likeable Brand
Did you know? 70% of marketers are actively investing in content marketing, making it critical that you develop a good content strategy to compete in your industry.
An effective content marketing strategy will answer specific questions like:
- Who will be reading your content? How many audiences do you need to create content for? Just as your business might have more than one type of customer, your content strategy can cater to more than one type of user.
- What problem will you be solving for …
Three Rules For A Successful Marketing Campaign
The majority of new businesses fail in the market. According to some studies, up to 90% of businesses fail within the first year. Of course, this makes sense since, in order for there to be victors in business, the bulk must lose.
This is also one of the most important reasons why the majority of new firms fail. There could be a variety of elements at work here. Some go above their budget and allow costs to spiral out of control. Others hire the wrong personnel, while many others fail miserably w…
How a Conversational Strategy Helps to Scale Your Business
What does it mean to be interesting? According to Dictionary.com, interesting means “arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention”. Is your brand interesting? Does your marketing arouse curiosity or hold the attention of your intended audience?
To be interesting doesn’t mean you need to become a comedian or that suddenly you only share content featuring cute puppies. Being interesting means that you are interested in your audience’s needs and wants. It means that you can re…
What Makes an Amazingly Successful Landing Page
More businesses are holding events than ever before. Technology and a global pandemic have made it a requirement that we learn how to navigate different ways of connecting with each other that build and strengthen relationships regardless of where in the world we are.
Not all events have to be market or client-focused events like conferences or workshops. Events can also include team meetings, department trainings, or gatherings to bring employees together from different locations. Regardless o…
Storytelling is Absolutely Essential to Engage or Influence Your Market
Brand storytelling has changed. It used to be that your brand was the hero of your story, and your features and benefits are how it “won”. Not anymore. Now, brand stories need to make your target audience the hero of the story.
The storytelling method even has science to back it up. In a study at Princeton University, scientists found that, when you listen to a well-told story, the parts of your brain that respond are those that would if you were inside the story. Even more impressive: this eff…
Which is More Important Quantity or Quality in the Sales Funnel?
Which is more important, quantity or quality? It seems like everyone has their own opinion about which one is “more” important. I think it’s asking the wrong question and seeks to justify an excuse. Yes, you need quantity because not every prospect is a good fit for your organization and yes, you need quality to ensure that your leads are qualified and likely to convert. It’s not one or the other, it’s both.
Most of your client journey is outside of your control. With all the modern technology …
Case Study: Serial Entrepreneur Needs Brand Marketing to Increase Sales in a Two-Sided Marketplace
Our client was a highly successful serial entrepreneur with a solid track record of starting new businesses, building them up, and selling them off after 4-5 years. The secret to her success was her ability to develop a product to fit a targeted niche, make initial sales, and then create a scalable, repeatable sales model.
While growing a company handling expenses for business convention providers, she spotted a new opportunity. So she did what she always did: Launch a new product, and sell, s…
Case Study: Fragmented Technology and No Marketing Strategy Does Not Produce Results
Our client, a 50-year-old membership organization had a small group of members with intense brand loyalty. These members would describe their relationship to the organization as “I owe my whole professional life to them”. There was a bigger group that expressed the sentiment “we know we can depend on you for only this”. These members would come and go based on when they needed one specific service that this organization was really good at.
While they had some members who were very loyal, they…