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At the end of last year, HubSpot posted its “2015 State of Inbound Report,” which discussed the most common challenges that marketers face. According to this report, marketers’ biggest stumbling block is often proving the ROI of their marketing activities. But they also face some other challenges, like the fact that digital marketing is constantly evolving.
Pride, envy, wrath gluttony, lust, sloth and greed. Intense, right? When we think of the seven deadly sins, we generally think of trying to avoid them. But what if you could use them to your advantage, strategically and meticulously turning views of your ad into clicks, leads and customers?
Data is the cornerstone of not just content marketing, but every other marketing strategy as well. It’s what separates us from those annoying door-to-door salesmen who rely on pure dumb luck to sell their products and services. Data has given us the luxury to actually craft well-educated messages that directly appeal to our prospect‘s pain points, needs and desires instead of gut-driven guesses.
Having an app for your business is becoming more important, especially depending on your industry. The fact is that many users like to know that they can gain access to everything they need to interact with your business on a mobile app rather than having to use a mobile page on their smartphone or tablet.
Detailed and highly customized proposals have been a big factor in my agency‘s success since I was a one-man operation back in 2001. A well-thought-out, custom proposal can bring in high-value clients you actually want to work with. The problem is, a great proposal can require serious time and effort to compile.
In 2015 I made it a goal to build a comprehensive learning course on Udemy. The course was intended to teach individuals how to setup and manage an AdWords account professionally and has turned out so well that my business partner Jason Hawkins is in the process of building a second one for local SEO strategies.