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Joy Youell: Apr 10, 2023 9:30:17 AM
The democratization of the internet has invited more players than ever into the competition of the marketplace. What does this mean? It means that your favorite brands not only aren’t local, they may not even be based in the U.S.
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Joy Youell: Apr 10, 2023 9:27:57 AM
As you improve your effectiveness in making business connections, one depressing stat can remain: open rates for emails. Whether or not you use a...
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Joy Youell: Apr 9, 2023 11:14:37 AM
Whether you earn it or pay for it, publicity is rarely free. The nature of the investment that you make may impact how customers view you. Knowing...
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Joy Youell: Apr 9, 2023 11:11:01 AM
It’s no secret that people who find lasting success, at the end of the day, are “people people.” When you are a people person, you recognize the...
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Joy Youell: Apr 9, 2023 11:09:29 AM
A seismic shift has occurred in the way people make connections. Fame was historically earned through achievements in a noteworthy or public field....
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Joy Youell: Apr 9, 2023 10:49:32 AM
The goal of skilled copywriting is to write something that is so relevant, so relatable, so TRUE to the reader’s experience that they have immediate...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 9, 2023 10:36:52 AM
Successfully marketing any business requires a lot of effort. There are so many marketing channels out there, and each of them demand unique types of...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 9, 2023 10:33:04 AM
It’s becoming increasingly important for leaders to cast themselves as a thought leader. Unlocking that perception from your colleagues and peers...
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Joy Youell: Apr 9, 2023 10:20:39 AM
I’ve been on both sides of the table in this conversation (actually, I am all of the time): interviewee and interviewer. Walking away from these...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 9, 2023 10:16:34 AM
When it comes to marketing writing, there are two distinct categories: long-form and short-form. We all know long-form well: blog articles, white...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 8, 2023 10:58:42 AM
Mastering the art of writing for business audiences can transform the trajectory of your career. It’s a skill that, on the face of it, seems simple....
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Mark Bowden: Apr 8, 2023 10:46:57 AM
If you are looking for corporate buzzwords, you will not go far in your search without seeing something regarding company culture. The trend that...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 8, 2023 10:33:59 AM
Both copywriting and content writing play an important role in the marketing strategy of virtually all successful businesses. Together, they enable...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 8, 2023 10:31:52 AM
I recently got talking to a business that made me realize that a lot of brands are approaching their newsletter marketing strategy the wrong way....
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Ross Henderson: Apr 8, 2023 10:30:30 AM
Content marketing plays an important role in any business: helping to grow your brand, supercharge your sales process, and ultimately, convert more...
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Sanders Reese: Apr 8, 2023 10:22:17 AM
Let’s be honest; content for tech companies can get pretty dull. Customers shopping around for the perfect piece of hardware or software often feel...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 8, 2023 9:55:48 AM
Revenue growth is the number one priority for many businesses. But as we all know, driving sustained, profitable growth is far from easy. Doing so...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 9:07:35 AM
We are all sick of marketing. We're sick of being told what we want, being told something is better than it is, being told this is the best price it...
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Ross Henderson: Apr 8, 2023 9:06:09 AM
Many businesses consider their people to be their most valuable assets. And with good reason: your people are the creative spark that drive...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 7:34:29 AM
This will be short and sweet. I read two stats today from Compass Co Blog:
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 7:33:35 AM
Creating a landing page is a frequently utilized technique for marketing businesses of every size. A landing page is simply a website page with a...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 7:30:28 AM
A brand guide is simply a set of parameters for what your brand looks like and sounds like. If you were online dating, the brand guide would be the...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 6:07:12 AM
As your business grows, you will want to grow in your ability to market to customers. This means using some tools that will help you efficiently...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 6:01:15 AM
Using pain points is a long tradition in marketing. Pain points are essentially the areas in which your target customer feels pain. This can be...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 6:00:20 AM
Establishing a clear and recognizable brand voice is an important exercise for start-ups and small businesses that want to show up in the...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 5:54:40 AM
Tip: there is a list of resources for competitor research at the end of this article - jump there if you just want the quick & dirty.
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 5:47:19 AM
An elevator pitch is a sales pitch that is short and succinct enough to be told during an elevator ride. In other words, writing an elevator pitch...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 5:43:54 AM
As you write ads, craft messaging and tell your story, do you ever wish you had a crystal ball to predict how it will be perceived? I suspect many of...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 5:42:12 AM
Good writers read a lot of books. And hopefully pull off better sentences than that one. I read all of the time. All kinds of books. Serious books,...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 5:41:28 AM
Unless you have a single product that you deliver to a very specific kind of person, you should practice audience segmentation. Segmenting your...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 5:40:01 AM
So, funny story, I'm in the library in the "new" section and I grab a light blue book that looks like a quick read on marketing or brand-building or...
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 4:40:48 AM
So, there's no Bible for start-ups. Like, here are the six steps everyone takes and here is the gospel truth for how to begin, continue and succeed....
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 4:39:31 AM
There are two common misconceptions about the internet. In my experience, people pendulum swing between these polarities:
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Joy Youell: Apr 8, 2023 4:37:16 AM
YOU get a CTA and YOU get a CTA and YOU get a CTA .
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Joy Youell: Apr 7, 2023 6:39:15 PM
Popular brands are made and broken by whether they can find the right marketing voice to stand out from the crowd. A marketing personality is...
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Joy Youell: Apr 7, 2023 6:30:05 PM
Websites may feel like a dime a dozen. You sign up for Wix or Wordpress or something, pick a template with the right colors, upload a few rad pics...
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Joy Youell: Apr 7, 2023 6:28:04 PM
A Word About the Flywheel A while ago, the great giant Hubspot published a notion that digital marketers (and regular marketers, I guess, if those...
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Joy Youell: Apr 7, 2023 6:15:39 PM
Writing a sales letter may feel old school but am 10,000% sure it can work for your business. A classic pitch has some sound components. When...
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Joy Youell: Apr 7, 2023 6:12:49 PM
Content calendars are important. If you don't have a coherent structure, you're going to end up missing stuff. Reality: everyone thinks blogging is a...
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