Marketing tips
Jump-start your marketing with this collection of resources, including guides, how-to articles, worksheets, and more.
The ultimate guide to promotion: tips for success
Promoting your event, product, service, or introduction is crucial for attracting attention, generating buzz, and ultimately driving success. Learn tips and strategies to help you maximize your promotional efforts.
Your marketing assessment checklist
Every organization's marketing landscape is unique. Evaluating your marketing maturity involves looking at every facet, from understanding your company's profile to dissecting your operations and processes. Let's dive into a comprehensive audit process that can serve as a checklist for assessing your marketing's current state and determining areas of improvement.
The hidden costs of underestimating marketing tools
While every dollar counts in the ecosystem of startups and small businesses, strategic investments in marketing tools can be pivotal to growth. Yet, there's a prevalent trend to opt for makeshift or free tools.
Why a 'jack-of-all-trades' marketer isn't always the answer for small businesses
Startups and small businesses, in their early stages, often find solace in hiring a generalist marketer, believing one person can handle the vast realm of marketing tasks. While such marketers are commendably versatile, is this truly an optimal approach?
Understanding the cost of marketing
For small businesses and startups, budgeting is often a tightrope walk. As essential as marketing is, apprehensions about its costs—both apparent and hidden—can lead many to hesitate. We’ll demystify the expenses associated with marketing and compare the potential pitfalls of cutting corners with the long-term value of smart investments.
From scrappy to savvy: Moving up the marketing maturity curve
From the early grassroots beginnings to the apex of marketing savvy, businesses evolve through various stages of marketing maturity. Don't let the journey daunt you; with the right resources and strategic guidance, your marketing efforts can truly fuel your business growth.
Jump start your marketing with a fractional CMO
Small business owners and startup founders wear many hats, but at some point, marketing must be established to reach new customers and grow the business. That’s where a fractional CMO can help.
Common traits in digital-leading companies
HBR's look at the digital divide between digital leaders and digital laggards. It all comes down to collecting and acting upon data in real-time.
How to set up a marketing tracking system that truly works
In talking to marketing leaders about their goals and challenges, I’ve noticed a common theme. No matter how different the people or how varied their industries, they all have the same gripes about data.
How to effectively plan and execute across channels
Cross-channel marketing means you have the ability to synchronize your message and offer to a defined and recognized audience across marketing channels to achieve your marketing goals.
Email best practices: How to avoid striking out
Before you begin your next email marketing campaign, make sure you have a clear strategy and you and your team are aligned with the approach.