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Sales

Why Isn't My Marketing Bringing in Leads?

Is your marketing failing to create leads? Nothing is worse than spending marketing dollars on something that isn't working. There may be a combination of things that either don’t...

Social Media

What Facebook’s Big Changes Mean for Marketers

I too, was a little shook up when Mark Zuckerberg first announced Facebook will change its algorithm to promote more personal content rather than news. We marketers have planned...

Pay Per Click

How Much Should I Spend on Google AdWords?

Investing your marketing budget in a PPC platform like Google AdWords can have a big impact on your business. According to Google, the average advertiser on AdWords makes two...

Sales

How Sales Teams Benefit from Hubspot

You may be wondering what’s all this talk about using the Hubspot CRM? But what you’re really asking is how it’s directly related to your sales team and how can it benefit you. To...

7 Habits of Highly Effective Marketers

What do successful brands all have in common? A team of highly driven and successful individuals. Much like Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®,...

Email Marketing

The Most Loved and Hated Email Subject Lines

Email subject lines can feel like the death of us marketers. In today’s busy world, we receive 121 emails per day and a whopping 33% of them go unopened. [E-Statistics] This means...

Marketing Hacks for Kicking Off Q1

Q1 is here! If all goes well, 2018 will be a year of surpassing sales goals and taking your company to the next level. But success doesn’t happen overnight. It requires planning,...

Real Estate Marketing

Clever Ideas for Builder Videos

Homebuyers today are looking for more than blog posts and great photos – they want to watch videos. In fact, 55% of people watch videos online every day. (Digital Information...

Social Media

Putting Trust Back in Social Media

2017 was a big year for social media. Brands playing catch up joined forces with hundreds of other companies using platforms like Facebook and Twitter to build stronger consumer...

This Year in Statistics

 As we move into 2018, you may be rethinking everything from job roles to marketing tactics that will help in staying ahead of the curve. This is a good time to take a look back...

Content Marketing

Content: Your Sales Team's Secret Sauce

Here’s a common misconception: content is a great marketing tool used for generating leads. Okay, this has some truth to it, but not entirely. Because content isn’t meant for just...

5 Tips for Creating a 2018 Marketing Plan

Is it time to take a good, hard look at your company's marketing strategy? Creating a 2018 marketing plan will help set you on the right course to making goals a reality. Without...

blogging

Creating Content People Care About

Content creation is one of the most important marketing tools to get noticed online. But ... how do we do it? Constantly coming up with new content can sound overwhelming. Here...

Social Media

How Often Should I Post on Facebook?

As someone using social media marketing, it can be hard to know when is the best time to post, how often to post, and what kind of content to post. You don't want your advertising...

Inbound Marketing

5 Tips for Hiring an Inbound Marketing Agency

Many business owners are hesitant to hand over control to an inbound marketing agency, however, the support of an experienced team can allow business owners to focus on what they...

Pay Per Click

How to Start Advertising on YouTube

If you are reading this, you are probably pretty confident that YouTube advertising can be a good investment for your business, and we must agree. With well over one billion users 

Inbound Marketing

Inbound Marketing Stats That Might Surprise You

Inbound marketing has become the go-to method for all marketers to attract customers to them rather than the other way around. If you're just now starting an inbound marketing...

7 Mantras Great Leaders Live By

What does it really mean to be a leader? We all know that there is no one equation for what makes a good leader, but these mantras can provide some valuable guidelines. Hubspot...