Episode 913 – Seconds… Chance Interactions

If you manage your own or other business websites, I imagine you are using Google Analytics or another data manager to explore the traffic to your website. Generally, you measure how much traffic you get, how long people stay, and which pages or posts get the most traffic. Another key indicator is where the traffic…

Episode 911 – Could You Improve a Customer’s Journey with Artificial Intelligence Marketing?

I’m currently listening to an audiobook Marketing 5.0 by Philip Kotler. It’s part of a series that I have been following (3.0, 4.0). 5.0 explores marketing in the post-pandemic world. 4.0 was the explosion of virtual technologies caused by remote work, social distancing, and more. Kotler believes our new Digital World has evolved with traditional…

Episode 899 – Dropping Knowledge Bombs And Hitting Targets

I have mentioned before, I am a fan of Malcolm Gladwell and his podcast “Revisionist History”. His last book “The Bomber Mafia” was about the race to use strategic bombing to end World War II. This was before the “Manhattan Project” which yielded the first atomic bomb that was built and used to change the…

Episode 897 – I Lost It All… And Why I’m Happy About It!

Have you ever watched the movie “A Christmas Story”? There is a scene where Ralphie is helping his dad change a tire for the first time. He was holding the lug nuts in the hubcap, and his dad’s hand hits the hubcap, sending the hardware flying through the air, glistening in the lights of the…

Episode 895 – Tag… You’re In! Segmenting Secrets

In my last post, I talked about how segmenting your audience can help your business communications but how it can often look like a junk drawer. I also stated that I was in search of answers. So, I wanted to follow up and share with you what I have learned and discovered. It may have…

Episode 890 – Best Of – Email Systems Follow-Up and Sequencing with Luis Xavier

Luis Help Businesses Engage Prospects And Build An Army Of Loyal Customers Using Automated systems that increase engagement and create a constant flood of sales. Engage with your Leads, Increase Sales Conversions and Manage your Leads Effectively. At Sales Studios, we have a proven structured system to drive your audience to view your offers. A…

Episode 884 – Best Of – How The AMA, iContact, and Pizza Can Help You Market Better with Hank Hoffmeier

Hank is an author, speaker, podcast host and Sr. Manager of Client Solutions at iContact, a Ziff Davis company. With a passion for all things digital and social, combined with more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, he has been dubbed the Digital Marketing Infotainer because he makes marketing fun and successful.…

Episode 875 – Charging Your Content – Seeing The Light

I have a problem. Well, it’s more of an annoyance. We have RING cameras on the front and back of our house. In order to see the widest possible views, they had to be placed up high. The more the cameras are accessed when a delivery comes or when the dog and I are in…

Episode 873 – Elevating Your Content – Topic, Title… Then Tool!

Do you own a lathe? If you do, chances are woodworking is your hobby or business. Do you own a 3D printer? If you do, chances are you are in the manufacturing or design fields. I don’t own either, but owning a 3D printer would be cool and give me status. But, I don’t know…

Episode 857 – What’s Your Marketing Mousetrap? – Part 3

In this final part of the series, I wanted to show how and why following traditional marketing thinking can hamper your success in B2b marketing. B2b marketing differs from consumer marketing because it’s more relational than transactional, and it often takes longer to go from awareness to trust. That means that there are more steps,…