Tweet For many business marketers, blogging has become one of the most important marketing tactics for several reasons. First, blogging reinforces thought leadership and subject matter expertise. You can publish very specialized content that is searchable for years to come. Second, when implemented properly, blogging can have profound effects on search engine authority in so [...]
Archive > November 2011
7 Business Goals of Content Marketing: Inbound Marketing Isn’t Enough
Tweet Originally published by the Content Marketing Institute, and Written by Joe Pulizzi. This post was written with the assistance of my co-author for Managing Content Marketing and lead strategist for the Content Marketing Institute, Robert Rose. Thanks Robert! I’m tired… tired of the large amount of destructive posts about content marketing that are [...]
Case Study: Sales Tool to Demonstrate Product Benefits
Tweet Tru Vue, a manufacturer of acrylic glazing products, needed to showcase the benefits of its newest product line, Optium. Targeting museums and architects, the new products offered exceptional performance features and benefits at a significant price premium. The sample kit served as a demonstration tool for aforementioned targets, with an objective to elicit orders [...]
How to Test Advertising Effectiveness
Tweet Advertising is one of the most expensive elements in the marketing mix, whether print, broadcast or online. And because of the fickle and subjective nature of advertising, seemingly great ideas can flop, while unexpected approaches surprise even the most experienced marketers. With all financial investment at stake, it makes sense to gain insight into [...]
Marketing Commodities, Now That’s An Oxymoron
Tweet Originally posted by Channel Marketing Insights, written by Anna Johnson. Experienced marketers spend years honing their skills to identify ways to differentiate their product from the competition. And as traditional differentiators like price, quality, and features become more uniform across the competition, the marketing differentiating tool becomes obsolete. The mistake that’s often made, [...]
