New Marketing Strategies: Augmented Reality

Get consumers actively involved with your marketing! New technology can use consumers’ webcams to create an interactive 3D image from a printed marker.

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Dos and Donts: Saving a Reporters Time

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Karen Leland, author of Time Management in an Instant, talks in detail about how to use HARO (Help a Reporter Out) to promote your biz/cause. Learn the 6 tips on how to respect a reporter’s time.

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What Does the Customer Want?

B2B Customers want something they can takeaway from a purchase, website, email blast, etc; something of value to them. A takeaway is the lasting impression left on your audience after engaging with your brand, reading an email message or interacting with a customer service representative. A takeaway affects what steps they take next and should be tied to your call-to-action.

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A Few Reminders on How to Improve Your Website

From a talk given at SMX West (Search Marketing Expo 2009) ‘15 Stupid Things You Can do to Your Website’ is a quick sketch of some key things to keep in mind when launching a new website or revamping an existing one.

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Email Design Pivotal to Campaign Success

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As marketing budgets tighten among companies of all sizes, folks are looking at low-cost tactics that are trackable and measurable. Because your company is known to customers and you have determined which recipients have opted-in to your list, email design and messaging is the most critical element of a campaign’s success.

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Generate Warm Leads with Compelling Offers

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When choosing an offer – think strategically. What offer that will be perceived as having the most value to your prospects? What will open the lines of communication? A compelling call to action in an email, direct mail or other advertisement can generate warm leads by establishing an initial relationship between your company and your prospects.

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Help Your Prospects Act On Your Calls To Action

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Yesterday morning on my way to the office, I waited behind an SUV at a red light. A bumper sticker proclaiming “I’d Love To Be Your REALTOR®” was affixed to the rear of the car at eye level, immediately below a full sized window cling ad. If I were looking to find a real estate agent at that moment, it would be easy! Her number, email, cell and address were right there for me to jot down.

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