Learn How to Write Great Headlines

If you believe, as I do, that content and social media are key marketing tools these days, then the next thing you need to learn about is headlines. Why are headlines important? Because you’re using social media and content to bring people into your marketing...

Mapping the Marcom Mix to the Lead Funnel

This “best practice” comes from Carol Hague.  Carol is an experienced integrated marketing campaign manager and offers a helpful approach to mapping marcom activities and content appropriately to the lead funnel. She and I collaborated on this graphic and...

Decline Anticipated in Direct Mail

According to a MarketingSherpa blog post published today by Adam T. Sutton, Gordon Borrell, CEO, of Borrell Associates, Inc., predicts a 38% decrease in spending on direct mail over the next five years. Last year, marketers spent $48 billion on direct mail. ...

A Multitude of Ways Businesses Can Use Social Media

Social networks are, to oversimplify, just about communication. But, oh, the ways you can use them to communicate!  Where to begin? Let’s look at some of the many ways businesses are using social media. It isn’t all just for marketing, either. Think of the...