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One of my all-time favorite business jokes involves two guys walking through the woods. Suddenly, the two see a bear charging towards them. The first kicks off his boots and…
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We usually write about digital marketing around here, but I was surprised at the articles that we’ve collected around offline marketing over the years. As digital and offline marketing are…
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Tech companies don’t need a “video strategy.” They need tactical videos that support their sales and marketing content strategy. Tactical videos have specific objectives: establish a value proposition in the…
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Sometimes, you need good content, and fast. Maybe a team member missed her deadline, so you now have a big hole in your editorial calendar. Or client work is hitting…
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The year 2017 is just half over, and it is already proving to be amazingly transformative with the number and nature of emotional changes in our culture and political world….
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Regardless of the products or services you sell, your goal likely boils down to one objective: solving customers’ problems. Since this single goal unites nearly all businesses, many companies have…
Read MoreShould businesses use LinkedIn groups or Slack for prospecting? Part 1
If you’ve checked out your LinkedIn groups lately, you may notice that LinkedIn groups are not what they used to be. As much as I had hoped that LinkedIn’s changes to groups would…
Read More50 Amazing Facts About Amazon to Inspire Your Company
Amazon facts are especially relevant now; with Amazon making some of the most expensive company acquisitions in the most unlikely industries, there is lots of speculation as to why and…
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