Back in June of 2019, I was so appalled by what I heard was happening with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) agency experiences that I wrote a blog titled: “Expensive SEO is the New Scam”- comparing it to the snake oil…
Tag: strategic marketing
Should I Be on Instagram? Rewriting 2 Years Later
I wrote this blog – to answer the question, “Do I need to be on Instagram?” – two years ago. But Instagram has changed so much I realized I needed to rewrite this post. What a difference two years makes! …
The 2 Key Elements to Great Marketing – Do You Have Both?
To create really good marketing, you need to be good at two things: one, the specific tactic(s) you’re doing – including ad buying, web design, creating content, etc. – and two, understanding how what you do fits into the big…
It’s Dangerous If You’re Not Strategic Right Now
One of the biggest challenges I see for business and marketing leaders today is finding the time to be strategic in their actions. There are always so many fires to put out and critical “to do’s” that the days and…
The Crisis of “Assumptions” – in Marketing and in Managing Teams
There’s always a crisis somewhere – that’s a given. The crisis I’m addressing here is about the assumptions people are making about other people. It’s why a lot of marketing doesn’t work and why some teams don’t work well together.…
Facebook’s Research on How We’ve Moved Online
Facebook has published an interesting study of how people are using online technology to stay safe and live their lives as best as possible, given the pandemic. And people sometimes look to fulfill the need for human interaction online, too.…
3 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed B2B Sales – Forever
McKinsey has recently published an article full of interesting data about how COVID-19 has shifted B2B sales – and I believe it is important for all B2B marketers to understand this shift. Here’s quick summary of the points I find…
Feeling Zoomed out? Want to choose who you talk to when networking, like in real life?
If you’re like most professionals online now, we’re all feeling a bit “zoomed out” after six months. Sure, breakout rooms are great. They were novel and are a cool way to be with a few other people, in a smaller,…
3 Important Reasons to Create a Marketing Calendar
If you’re like me, what drives my day is my calendar. If something is on it, I’m pretty good about showing up for it – even if it’s time I’ve blocked for me to work, like write my weekly blog.…
How to Manage the 4th Quarter 2020 No One Expected
If you’re like me, when you got “locked down” in March you were sure this would all be over and done by Q4 of this year. After all, with an incubation period of two weeks, how long could this whole…