Should You Show Pricing? We Asked 24 Marketing Leaders to Weigh In
It’s a common marketing question: Should you show your pricing up front, or hold it back until later? Let’s find out what the experts say… Everyone seems to have an opinion on this topic, and there’s no simple yes or no answer. Of course it will depend on whether you sell something bespoke where the price differs for each client, or if you sell a product with simple, easily defined, pricing. We surveyed 24 marketing and sales leaders to find
This email shows why marketers have a bad name…
The other day I signed up for a webinar being run by one of my competitors. It was one of those on-demand “grow your business using our method” webinars where they try to make it look like it’s live. You know the ones… There are three different start times, miraculously one within the next 30 minutes (what are the odds?!), and another two in the next 24 hours. So I signed up. Here’s what happened next… It was the usual
Content Marketing in 2020: Who’s Reading Your Content and Is It Effective?
If you’re like most businesses these days, you’re investing time, money (or both) into content marketing in the hope that it will boost your profile and bring you new customers. And while it’s clear that a targeted and effective content marketing plan will do wonders for your SEO and credibility, have you ever wondered who is actually consuming and (importantly) responding to your content? A recent survey conducted by digital marketing agency Sonder dug a little deeper into what consumers
3 Types of Gated Content to Supercharge Your Marketing in Tough Times
When we do website review videos for our potential clients, a consistent theme is that businesses rarely have any kind of content offer for visitors to download. And if they do, it’s not something that their audience finds compelling. This is a HUGE missed opportunity and one of the first things we help them fix to increase the quantity of inbound leads. By simply adding one or more pieces of content, whether text, video, image, or interactive tools, for visitors
5 Best Ways to Improve Lead Nurturing with Marketing Automation
This is a guest post by Dave Schneider, founder at LessChurn. Customer experience is not the future, it is the present. Therefore, you should make it your top priority no matter how complex and difficult it sometimes may be. We know that it is impossible to address the needs of each of your customers one by one. This would simply take too much time and drain the energy that you need to invest in other tasks. Luckily, there are a
Where Does SEO Fit With Inbound Marketing?
You’ve almost certainly heard about both SEO and inbound marketing before. But do you know the differences between the two? SEO is the fuel, while inbound marketing is the engine. In other words, search engines are one way of bringing traffic and visibility to your inbound marketing campaigns. Let’s take a look at the complex relationship between SEO and inbound marketing, and also examine the differences between them. SEO: The Fuel Search engine optimisation (SEO) involves tweaking your website and
[VIDEO] How To Create A High-Converting Landing Page for Adwords (And Track Its Results Properly)
Click on the above video to see a real life example of an Adwords campaign that converts at around 20%, with the landing page and conversion tracking strategy explained. “We’ve tried Google Adwords – it didn’t work for us.” I hear this from business owners all the time. There are two main reasons Adwords campaigns show a negative ROI: They send traffic to a bad landing page (often their home page) They don’t track their results accurately, so they don’t
Value Propositions: Examples from the World’s Best
We are pleased to present you with this exclusive guest article by Glenn Bartlett from Step Change. There are some things in life that a business can live without — a value proposition is not one of them. In a world of fierce competition where your audience has a limited attention span, a value proposition is the tool that you need to succinctly break the ice, define what you will do for your customer, and highlight how you are better
The Power of Data-driven Content Marketing
We are pleased to present you with this exclusive guest article by Tony Solomon from MediaGurus. The internet is a global trading post, where the power of data science enables marketers to gain access to consumers’ social dynamics. It goes without saying that this is a virtual gold mine. The facade are websites and online shops which respond personally to consumers, while providing content that feels useful and genuine. This all happened for a good reason – people hate ads.
See How We Generated 416 Leads for $426 Using this Simple Quiz [VIDEO CASE STUDY]
We recently worked with one of our clients to create an interactive quiz for lead generation. This quiz got the business 416 highly targeted leads for a total advertising budget of $426 on Facebook (at the time of writing – the campaign is still running, getting new leads every day). Now we’ve talked about how to use quizzes as part of your content marketing before, but now we’re showing you how effective it can be… In this video we show
How to Turn Your Email Subscribers into Customers & Raving Fans
When you work with a digital marketer, one of the first key areas of focus will likely be to build a database of email subscribers. This is especially important if you sell a high-end product or service and have a longer buyer journey, as it gives you the chance to communicate your expertise and keep yourself front of mind as your potential customers work through the decision-making process.
Marketing Psychology: How to Win Customers with Content
Producing online content can boost your brand’s credibility. Post on social media. Write blog and article posts. Create webinars. You know the means, but what
10 Questions You Need to Ask Your SEO Agency
If you’re considering hiring a new SEO agency or you’re already working with one and want to know if they’re doing a good job, there
How to Create a Lead Magnet That Gets You Clients & Subscribers
No matter your business, generating leads is always a high priority. Here’s our top tips on how to create an effective lead magnet that will get you clients.
Best of 2020 Marketing Tools and Resources + Meet our Newest Team Member
It’s December already, which means it’s time for your inbox to be flooded with 2020 roundup emails. In our end of year email: Meet Tricia,