Imagine with me for a second that your friends want to go to the pool, but you have never gone swimming in your life. Your friends tell you it is easy, enjoyable, and a lot of fun. When you arrive at the pool, immediately they...
Why blog? I was thinking about this question recently as I left the Social Media Strategy class I’d taught at the University of Tennessee Non-Credit. We’d discussed a number of social media channels that were available to these students, but we’d talked a lot about blogging....
With almost 70% market share, Google is the top dog in search by quite a margin. While it may not be your search engine of choice, the simple fact that 7 out of 10 searches happen via Google means you need to pay attention to...
Think of a question and type it into Google. Your search has now become one of the 40,000 queries that Google processes every second on average. This translate to a mind-boggling 3.5 billion searches per day or 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide. (Internet Live Stats) If...
Remarkable website content is critical to an effective inbound marketing strategy and blogging is one of the best ways to create this content. In fact, companies who blog receive 67% more leads and see 13x greater return than those who do not. (HubSpot). By blogging,...
Your website is the first place people go to learn more about you, your company, and what you represent. After a few minutes of browsing, they’ll decide whether or not that first impression is enough to keep them there. While the visual appeal of a...
We were recently on vacation and got hooked on watching Chopped and after watching hours of episodes a surprising pattern emerged that you can use to improve your inbound marketing. If you’re not familiar with Chopped, it is a Food Network TV show where four...
In the writing world there’s a rule that says, “Show, don’t tell.” In other words, to clearly convey what your business offers and why potential customers would benefit from it, paint a picture with a client scenario using action, conversation, thoughts, and feelings rather than...
Have you ever been on a blind date? If you haven’t, I’m sure you can imagine how awkward one could be, especially if you’re being set up by a friend… or worse: your mom. Marketing is similar to dating in a lot of ways. You meet...
The fundamental goal of marketing is to increase business sales by increasing public awareness of a product or service. For many years, marketers have been using a variety of outbound marketing strategies -- e-mail blasts, telemarketing, direct mail, TV, radio, and print advertising just to...