Business Storytelling is using a story structure for the purpose of internal and external communication, collaboration and marketing. It can be used to persuade peers, to sell to clients, to develop new marketing narratives, and even to reposition your company relative to the competition. When you use a business story, you can communicate your value in a way that makes…
You’ve heard about the importance of having a clear value proposition and compelling message for your marketing to work. And maybe you’ve tried several – or many – versions of these messages but seen little or no difference. Good news! I’m not going to repeat the same advice. I’m going to help it work better for you. Why have your…
Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the way businesses operate, and it has already become an essential part of the marketing industry. One specific form of AI that is gaining popularity in marketing is generative AI. Generative AI is a type of AI that creates new content by analyzing existing data. In marketing, this can be used to create customized content for…
Marketing is all about business storytelling, so creating a winning content strategy is crucial to the success of any small or medium business. And great content helps you hit all three corners of the Know, Like, and Trust triad that propels marketing success. You know that, but do you know how to create a winning strategy and the content that…
People talk about Omnichannel versus Multichannel marketing, but there is a lot of inaccurate information being shared, so I thought I’d try to clarify things a bit. It sounds like an easy distinction to make, but the lines can get blurred if you are not from the marketing world. Both approaches refer to the complete (online and offline) marketing program,…
If you're like most business leaders, you spend a lot of time or money creating content for your marketing program. But are you getting the results you want or need from that content? If you are not getting good engagement from your content, the tips in this blog may help. Of course, these are general tips and not specific to…
If you're like most business leaders, you spend a lot of time or money (or both) creating content for your marketing program. But are you getting results from that content? It's not uncommon for me to hear that content results are disappointing. For example, I routinely hear that email open rates are below twenty five percent (25%) and website bounce…
Every company has a message which they have carefully crafted to convey their unique selling proposition (USP). A USP is not exactly the same as your value proposition. Your value proposition tells the target audience why they should care about your offerings. Your USP is one or two key attributes of your offering that makes it different from a competitor’s.…
The cost of building a website makes it important that you have some type of lead generation on it. One way to improve the number of leads generated from your website is to use landing pages.
Content is King, right? We’ve heard that so much we’re tired of it, but it is true. Content helps you establish authority, propagate your brand, as well as create and nurture relationships with your audience. Not all content is good, but these four tips can help ensure your content marketing will work well for your business. Does your content resonate…