Do you know have a 1 in 11 million chance of being attacked by a shark, but 1 in 175 million chance of winning Powerball? Yet plenty of people still play Powerball. There are startling statistics about life that get little fan fare because businesses have been able to shape the narrative in their favor. What's to credit for this? Brand marketing.
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3 Easy Ways To Market Yourself
If you Google'd your name right now, what comes up? Dozens of other people who share your name? A photographer in NYC slanging his services? A rancher in Omaha promoting single-sourced sirloin steaks? Weird…Where do you fall? Learn 3 low cost hacks to make sure your brand is top of mind for when someone Google's you.
Think Twice: Know The Difference Between Retention & Engagement
Let's be honest, engagement sounds A LOT like retention. Don't you engage customers so to retain them? As great as it is to get thousands of customer in the door, that doesn't matter much if you can't keep em. Learn the difference once & for all.
The ABC’s to a Killer Web Address
Most marketers find it trivial but the benefits of having a clean and well structured URL can make a world of a difference. It's a prospect's 1st encounter with your product and it'll be printed on all marketing collateral. Learn 6 valuable and actionable tips so you can get the most out of this sweet piece of online real estate.
The Top 5 Marketing Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
Think podcasts aren't big? Better do a double take. The average consumer listens to 5 podcasts per week while the podcast audience has swelled to nearly 1/6th of the US population.
Growth Teams And How They Work
When you think about growth marketing, what comes to mind? Do you think of a divisive marketer tinkering at a click-bait native ad that'll mislead you to a "buy now" page? Well think again.
No Excuses: How to Make Time to Create When You’re Busy As Hell
We all know the feeling: having big ambitions but quickly falling prey to the busy person's dilemma: no time. Well, consider this crazy busy nut cracked.
The Language of Gods: Why You & Your Mom Should Learn SQL
Whether you're a startup founder, old hat marketer, or sales wiz, you'll find out very quickly how SQL can save you 100's of hours of work and dozens of "help me!" conversations with analysts.
5 Dangerous Startup Lores (And How to Rise Above Them)
Lore: a story or fact passed between generations yet rarely questioned of its truth anymore. What lores do you believe? Whether you're just starting your a company or a serial founder, you'll find value in these 5 deceptively simple "startup lores" most fall for.
Is Marketing Worth It?
"Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving" was said NOT by a modern day marketer but by the godfather of advertising, Mr Oglivy himself. So where do you start to measure marketing success? User Acquisition paper trails us to the solution.