What’s more important: prioritizing conversions or building traffic? The simple answer is both. Here’s why you need to balance your efforts for the best results. The argument for building traffic or optimizing for conversions has no end. Like we stated in our earlier post, it’s a chicken-and-egg style debate. If you don’t optimize for conversions,
U.S. Consumers plan to spend a whopping $9 billion, the second highest spending amount in 14 years, on costumes, candy, decorations, and more to celebrate Halloween this year. The National Retail Federation anticipates spending for Halloween in 2018 will come close to last year’s $9.1 billion all-time record. “The economy is good, and consumer confidence is high, so
Brands need to focus on the awareness and consideration stages of the buyer’s journey to build relationships and boost social media ROI. Are you focusing on the right phases of the buyer’s journey in your social media strategy? The 2018 Sprout Social Index shows that customers prefer businesses to provide social media content that aids
As social networks reaffirm their commitment to keeping their platforms truly social, brands need to evaluate their social media marketing strategies and ensure that they align with what users want to see. This year, we’ve seen social networks attempt to take back the “social” element of their platforms by decreasing the reach of brands and
Content is your sales team’s best friend. Use these 7 strategies for putting your content to work to convert and retain customers. As we’ve written about before, content can help your sales team win business. But you need to take a close look at your sales process and be strategic about the times when content
The supply chain is increasingly seeing the value of moving to an inbound marketing strategy. Here’s what’s at the core of the change to inbound marketing. Traditional marketing in the supply chain uses an outbound strategy. We’ve all done it. Taking out ads in trade publications. Sending direct mailings. Cold calling. These types of approaches
Wondering whether you should be prioritizing building traffic or optimizing for conversions? Here’s the case for each. I currently have a client trying to decide what to prioritize: building traffic to his website or optimizing current content for lead conversions. It’s a chicken-and-egg-style debate. If you don’t increase traffic, who will be on your site
Optimally, content and sales have a symbiotic relationship. But the key is understanding what kind of content your sales team needs to help them close deals. A theme I’ll be examining in this space over the next few months is how content marketing can help businesses make sales. Content marketing and sales are not mutually
Content creation requires time, money, and creativity. Here are 6 creative ways to repurposing existing content that will ensure you get the maximum value out of your work. You could say I’m “scrappy.” My mom always says that I can stretch a dollar farther than anyone she knows. That also applies to my professional life,
Consider these chatbot platforms for supply chain operations that can help you create artificial intelligence bots to interact with your prospects. Chatbots are on the lips of every marketer these days hoping to automate some of their processes. These artificial intelligence computer programs are designed to conduct conversations, simulating how a human would interact. If
Follow these 3 steps to use social media to promote events, conferences, and other business occasions. Social media is a powerhouse tool for growing brand awareness, audience engagement, and lead generation. It’s also one of the most effective ways out there to promote special events. But simply creating a Facebook event and sharing it once
Instagram for business is a rising trend. Here’s how to use the platform to connect with your audience in a personal way. Recent research on social media use shows that 66% of brands now use Instagram. It’s the second-most used platform by businesses, up from fourth in 2017. If you’re considering using Instagram for your
