I teach students about digital marketing. All the time. And I know why they come. They just want to get an expert to tell them what to do. Unfortunately, they…
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Visuals and visual design in content marketing
Last month, we took a look at the importance of branding to successful content marketing. A part of that discussion was, as you’d expect, visual design. That makes sense, since…
Read MoreChanging perspectives in a world without barriers
For the past hundred years of marketing that’s what we’ve been doing; we’re looking backwards, trying to piece together an incomplete view of how markets and consumers behave to better…
Read MoreAre you brave enough for digital marketing?
I spend a lot of my time speaking, teaching, training–use whatever word you like the best. Most of that work is in digital marketing. Because I train approximately 1500 students…
Read MoreThe 5 laws of effective e-Commerce websites
In my last post, I highlighted 5 warning signs that your website sucks along with some tips to make it, um… unsuck. This time, let’s take a deeper look at…
Read MoreIn-aisle mobile marketing: A boon for consumers or a violation of privacy?
When geo-specific applications and marketing first hit the scene, there was an outcry about privacy concerns. If a phone could track your location, within a few feet even, what were…
Read More11 tips and tools to jump-start your SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of maximizing the number of visitors to a particular website by ensuring the site appears high on the list of results returned by a…
Read MoreWhy “experiential marketing” offers new opportunities
The world of marketing is constantly changing, especially with new definitions and approaches. The latest is “experiential marketing”, which is basically about interacting with your customer. In light of the…
Read MoreThe law of large numbers is the digital marketer’s friend
Here’s the most poorly-kept secret in the marketing, PR, sales, and religion world: conversion is a numbers game. Whether it’s getting into the NY Times or, going viral on YouTube,…
Read MoreWhy are you learning more about digital marketing?
No, I am not here to announce that digital marketing is dead. In fact, it’s just a baby. What I am really asking is very simple: Why are you learning more…
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