Marketing Next Practices Blog
Social Distancing (Not So) Quick Tips: Get Started with Wikidata
If you haven’t been following along, this is all about quick tips to improve your marketing. Haven’t seen this yet? I explained it here. Today… Might not be so quick. But that said, this might be one of the best things you can do for yourself to fuel your marketing...
5 of the Top Social Media Networks Before Facebook
There were sitcoms before Friends, burgers before McDonalds, and even cats before memes. The same can be said for social media. There were many walks of social life in the years BF (Before Facebook), and it’s important to understand where we came from in order to...
Social Distancing Quick Tips: RSS to Twitter in Power Automate
Another day, another tip on how to work more efficiently. Part of the social distancing quick tips series, I’m today turning my attention away from Google for a second to focus on Twitter, and discussing how to use Power Automate to simplify your social publishing. If...
Success In Delegation: The Perks Of Outsourcing Your Digital Marketing
A constant question that is asked in business is whether you’re going to outsource or in-source certain tasks or departments. As it turns out, 34% of businesses choose to specifically outsource their digital marketing needs, according to Clutch. With so many brands...
Social Distancing Quick Fix: Setting Up Google My Business
Just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean you should be wasting away. Marketing works all the time, and now is the time to double down on your efforts. Over the course of the pandemic, I'm helping you think like a marketer, offering quick fixes you can take...
Top 10 Marketing Ideas for COVID-19
No question, the Coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 present an unprecedented “crisis marketing” challenge to marketers of all types and sizes, consumer and business-to-business marketers alike. Consumers and business customers are distracted to say the least. Many...
The Social Isolation Quick Fix Series: Preheat Your Marketing Fire
Getting tired of sitting at home yet? The Coronavirus pandemic affects us all. That said, you’re probably looking to fuel your business’s growth when the economy bounces back from quarantine life. You also may have a bit of time on your hands between now and then....
CCPA Facts for Marketers
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was effective on January 1st, 2020. It outlines new standards for data collection and the penalty if businesses do not follow these standards. How does this affect marketers? Well, the way marketers use personal information has...
Outsource vs. Insource Marketing
Whether to insource marketing to an employee, or outsource marketing to an external agency or consultant is a common but very important decision. No question, there are pros and cons of either option, and a combination of both marketing staff and outsourced...
What Makes a Business Succeed?
Business owners couldn’t ask a better question. Unfortunately, there’s no convenient answer. The competition is thick, and businesses are all in the same position: they must either innovate or decline. There are hundreds of companies that have a similar strategy and...
7 Common Startup Problems (and Their Solutions)
Business startups face many challenges in today’s markets, not the least of which is holding true to an original vision under enormous pressure from both customers and the industry in which they’re operating. If you’re thinking of launching a startup, or are already...
How to Leverage POS Tech For Retailers
You might know how to use your POS system, but do you know how to use it to its fullest extent? If you’re paying for software, you’ll want to get the most from it that you possibly can to maximize your investment. A POS system in a retail environment can help advance...
2020 Vision – The Future of Marketing
January is that time of year for prognostications of the future, for outlooks and trends, and of course, New Year's resolutions. So why not a 2020 Vision - The Future of Marketing? Of course 20/20 vision is perfect, so is the future of marketing, perfection? If you...
3 Things People Get Terribly Wrong About SEO
When people are first introduced to SEO, they are often amazed at the idea that you can actively improve your positioning with search engines. The issue, however, is that too many people have an oversimplified vision of what SEO is. And in many cases, these ideas are...
Battlecards – Key Tool for Improved Win Rates
Sales is unique from other departments. Salespeople are on the frontline of every organization’s battle with the competition, and their need for competitive enablement is much more tactical in nature. That’s why battlecards are becoming so popular. As reported by...
10 FAQs on the Google BERT Update
50% of all searches will be voice searches by 2020, and Google’s taken notice with update BERT. Devices are being treated like companions, giving rise to conversational search queries and, with that, content that is written to match the new conversational nature of...
LinkedIn Events – How to Use This Well-Hidden Feature
A few months back when cleaning out my invites, I saw a section on the “My Network” tab of the LinkedIn app called “Events.” Well, it’s been a few months and much to my surprise, I haven’t seen anyone use these. With thousands of adoring fans connections hanging on...
Why Do My Webcasts Suck?
Have you noticed that everyone, every competitor, every business-to-business brand is doing webcasts or webinars? Webcasts must be the “killer marketing app”, but then you produce a webcast and 5 people register for it, and 2 show up. Ok, perhaps some exaggeration,...
Tips for Successfully Marketing to Generation Z
Marketing to millennials and what makes millennials tick might be a trending topic these days - but the truth is, while we’ll need to market to millennials for years to come, it’s time to start focusing on Generation Z. At first glance, Gen Z and millennials might...
Event Marketing Checklist – Trade Shows and Live Events
Before we get to that checklist, please consider some well-known event marketing truths. First, trade shows and live events are still very important in many industries including technology, healthcare, construction, and markets that require continuing education....
