One holiday, I was in the kitchen with my mom as she was making dinner. She was halfway along when her recipe card shifted, fell through a slit in the countertop, and buried itself behind the kitchen cabinets—all information and instructions, poof – gone. My husband...
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New Social Media Platforms: Navigating the Shifting Social Landscape in 2025
Mass migrations from the heavy-hitters Nothing is ever certain in social media (just ask MySpace). However, Q4 of 2024 was especially volatile for social media. According to the Guardian, X (née Twitter) lost approximately 2.5 million users from October 6th, 2024...
Avoid These 5 Social Media Mistakes: Best Practices for Success
Contents: Mistake #1: Defining your audience too broadly / being on too many platforms Mistake #2: Only posting "sales-y" posts Mistake #3: Not investing in social media ads Mistake #4: Using the wrong tone (too many cooks in the kitchen) Mistake #5: Inconsistent...
Agile marketing: What is the methodology, and why does it matter?
I own two Goldendoodles, one of which is highly dood-i-ly. While he can sleep in a variety of weird-o positions and masterfully steal sharp objects off countertops, I would not say he is agile. He can clumsily leap our couch in a single bound. Still, I assure you he...
Content communication is marketing’s lifeblood
Content communication is marketing's lifeblood — you can't market without it Ask seven different people about marketing and you're likely to get seven different answers. But when you break it down, marketing is purely about content communication and how much and where...
Why Blogging Matters
Your goal is to get new clients, right? Well, it’s 2020, and we know that our website is one of the most important tools we have today in getting these new clients. So what’s the best way to connect the dots and get our website seen? We’re glad you ask: By ranking...
Image Naming for SEO
Do you rename your images when you upload them to your website? If not, let’s hit pause real quick and talk about why you should. Image naming is easily overlooked but is a best practice that content marketers need to make a habit. Why is image naming important? Have...
Duplicate Content Do’s and Don’t’s
We often run into duplicate content scenarios when people want to use the same content for a sister company. Typically, it’s more cost-effective to rebrand a blog or white paper and publish it to the sister site than to start from scratch. But what price do you pay...
7 Must-Have Components of Successful Digital Marketing
Sure, successful digital marketing requires quality software, computers, networks, and data. But tools are no substitute for savvy. Perhaps the greatest challenge is figuring out how to get smart about digital marketing when Amazon has hundreds of books on the topic...
4 Signs You are Ready for Marketing Automation
Marketing automation can push your sales and promotion efforts into the fast lane — but only if you’re prepared for it. That’s a point many companies miss in their hunger for sales. They want marketing automation software because it seems so powerful in principle. Who...
3 Benefits of a Marketing Retainer
A marketing retainer helps agencies and clients stop bouncing from one project to the next. Retainers also cement lasting relationships because they naturally align the interests of marketers and the companies they work for. But what does a marketing retainer look...
Anatomy of a Good Blog Post
Blogs are part of the lifeblood of inbound marketing. They not only help you create useful content for your readers, but they also help build your reputation as an authoritative source for information in your field. However, just because you blog doesn’t mean...