For years, we’ve been giving people advice to avoid clicking on links in phishing emails. At one time, that was possible because the bad guys were inept. They had spelling…
Read MoreMike Moran
Are you ready for big data marketing?
Yesterday, I presented a webinar about how Big Data has already changed marketing. All the cool kids are talking about Big Data–are you feeling left out? Or hoping it’s another…
Read MoreWhy your company can’t adopt marketing automation
I was sitting there quietly in this meeting with a dozen other people, all trying to figure out why this company couldn’t roll out the expensive marketing automation suite that…
Read MoreYou have the right to be forgotten
If you have been following the news the last few weeks, you’ve seen an incredible change in the way individuals can control what kind of information Google returns about them….
Read MoreIs it ever OK to block audience comments in social media?
I have to admit that my knee jerk reaction to this question used to be “no.” Social media is above all, social, and I never understood why anyone would block…
Read MoreImproving PPC performance: 10 competitive monitoring tips every search marketer should know
Lori Weiman of The Search Monitor presents our latest webinar with 10 tips to improve your pay per click (PPC) results. Imagine how well your PPC campaigns would perform if you had full…
Read MoreDoes your marketing plan speak CFO?
I was recently asked to critique a client’s presentation of her new marketing plan. She had a very well-thought-out strategy. She had compelling arguments. She had a plausible schedule. A reasonable…
Read MoreIs Big Data changing your marketing?
You’ve probably been hearing all the pundits talk about Big Data. I talk about it too. But is Big Data really changing your marketing? Probably not. Most of us are…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Tricks for Sales Lead Generation
Yesterday’s webinar with Ruth Stevens and me was about making sure the leads you send to your sales team are qualified, and the process of how to qualify them. The…
Read More“I don’t spend on social because I don’t understand it.”
Someone recently told me that this is what her boss says every time she tries to get him to do something–anything–in social media: “I don’t spend on social because I…
Read More