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Blogging Time Management: How to Blog When You Have No Time
Finding the time to blog is a frequent challenge for many marketers. Marketers often wear many hats and it can be difficult to focus long enough to churn out quality articles when you’re pressed for time. How to blog when you have no time? We spoke with author and marketing expert David Meerman Scotton how to avoid common time management mistakes by developing a routine. No matter what you’ve got on your marketing plate, it won’t get done without proper time management. Learning how to make the most of your time will greatly affect your productivity and overall success as […]
The Ultimate Guide to Storytelling
Storytelling is an art. Not a process, method, or technique. And — like art — it requires creativity, vision, skill, and practice. Storytelling isn’t something you can grasp in one sitting, after one course. It’s a trial-and-error process of mastery. Sounds like a lot of work, right? It is, and rightfully so because storytelling is a crucial part of the most successful marketing campaigns. It sets vibrant brands apart from simple businesses and loyal consumers from one-time, stop-in shoppers. It’s also the heart of inbound marketing. Storytelling is an incredibly valuable tool for you to add to your proverbial marketing […]
What Is Localism and How Does it Relate to Local SEO?
Local search marketing is a form of publicity unlike any other because of its potential for creating positive social change. July 2022 is Independent Business Month and the perfect moment to reinvigorate our work as local SEOs by reflecting on the meaningful bigger picture to which we’re contributing. I’ve heard European social commentators say that you can’t publish books in America with the word “virtue” in their titles, but when an independent business owner opens their doors, it instigates a true virtuous cycle. When marketers have the honor of entering that cycle, we’re participating in something even more important than […]
The Ultimate Guide to Content Creation
Content creation is what happens behind the scenes. It’s how Google can offer the perfect answer to your problem. It’s the videos you watch on YouTube after a tough day. Content creation is also what helps people discover your business, brand, and products. And that content helps you attract, engage, and delight prospects and customers. It brings new visitors to your site and ultimately generates revenue for your company. In other words, if you’re not creating content, then you’re behind the curve. Why is content creation important? Content creation is the ultimate inbound marketing practice. When you create content, you’re […]
The Beginner’s Guide to the Competitive Matrix [Template]
Have you ever been playing a game and had to look around to check out the competition? Whether you currently own or you’re looking to start your own business, you need to do the same thing. Luckily, there’s a methodical way to do that: by conducting a competitive analysis and creating a competitive matrix. A competitive matrix will help you identify your competitors and lay out their products, sales, and marketing strategies in a visual format. By doing this, you’ll learn where you’re positioned in the market, how to differentiate yourself from your competition, and how to improve upon your […]
Hey, These Aren’t My Competitors!
You know your competitors, and you’re not going to let some damned SEO tool tell you different! Hey, I’ll give you the first part, but there are a lot of reasons that the results from a tool like True Competitor might not match your expectations, and that could be a good thing. I’m going to dig into five of those reasons: You’re living in the past You’ve hit a brick wall You can’t see the trees You’re stuck in one tree We’re just plain wrong First, the toughest one to hear — the world is changing, and you’re not changing […]
How Full-Cycle Recruiting Can Improve Your Recruitment Process
Job vacancies can cost a company an average of $500 per day. Companies can save money, improve the quality of their hires, eliminate communication gaps, and increase accountability during the recruitment process by implementing a full-cycle recruitment strategy. The full-cycle recruitment process is managed by a single full-cycle recruiter or full-cycle recruiting agency. Full-Cycle Recruiting Process The full-cycle recruiting process includes six stages: preparing, sourcing, screening, selecting, hiring, and onboarding. Preparing The first stage of the full-cycle recruiting process is the preparing stage. A recruiter will begin this stage by working with a hiring manager to identify a hiring need […]
SEO in Real Life: Harnessing Visual Search for Optimization Opportunities
The most exciting thing about visual search is that it’s becoming a highly accessible way for users to interpret the real world, in real time, as they see it. Rather than being a passive observer, camera phones are now a primary resource for knowledge and understanding in daily life. Users are searching with their own, unique photos to discover content. This includes interactions with products, brand experiences, stores, and employees, and means that SEO can and should be taken into consideration for a number of real world situations, including: Sponsorship implementation Brand merchandising In-person brand experiences Though SEOs have little […]
15 of the Best Public Relations Examples to Inspire Your Next Campaign
Journalists crave juicy stories and viral marketing campaigns, but standing out in a sea of conventional pitches is one of the biggest challenges for any public relations professional. When you need a dose of inspiration, it can be helpful to explore the most compelling PR plays in recent years. To save you some time, we curated a list of the absolute best of the best to get the creativity flowing for your next campaign. Read on to get inspired by some of the best minds in public relations. 1. Spotify: Wrapped Image Source Spotify’s Wrapped campaign has quickly turned into […]
What is Employee Engagement? [+11 Data-Backed Benefits and Strategies]
If you’re playing along with buzzword bingo, you’ve heard the term “employee engagement.” But it would be a mistake to dismiss it as just a buzzword. Ignoring engagement costs the global economy 8.1 trillion dollars each year, according to a study by Gallup. Thankfully, the opposite is also true. Improving employee engagement can boost profitability, improve customer satisfaction, and even make for a safer workplace. Read on to learn what employee engagement is and what factors affect it. Then discover 11 strategies for improving employee engagement at your workplace. What is employee engagement? Employee Engagement Examples Why is employee engagement […]