By Jodi Harris published January 19, 2023

5 Essential Elements for a Great Newsletter

Undesirable email newsletters clutter your audience’s inboxes. That’s one reason why newsletters that once worked for you may now sit unread. Revisit your e-newsletter design, tactics, and metrics to emphasize and track these five elements of successful newsletters. Continue reading

By Jodi Harris published October 12, 2022

How To Build a Better Audience Persona (Choose a Detailed or Quick Method)

To be a great marketer, you must know the people you’re trying to sell it to. Clear, robust marketing personas are an effective and time-tested approach to reach that goal. Continue reading

By Tom Treanor published April 8, 2021

14 Ways to Get More Opt-Ins From Your Content

You spend a lot of time driving people to your content on your site. But you still don’t know who those visitors are. Take time to entice them to give you their email address. Here are 14 options to consider.
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By John Hanson published June 28, 2018

6 Great Email Lessons From the GDPR Deluge of 2018

No, this isn’t another article on GDPR compliance. It’s about the six do’s and don’ts learned (or relearned) from the GDPR-compliance inbox stuffing. Continue reading

By Konrad Sanders published June 21, 2018

It’s Not About the Tea: How to Make Buyer Personas That Really Satisfy

CMO Sarah Cunningham likes to drink Earl Grey in the morning. And thus, a useless buyer persona filled with frivolous detail begins. If you want useful buyer personas, make sure they include this one essential component. Continue reading

By Dan Steiner published June 18, 2018

If You Aren’t Using Website Videos, You’re Missing These 3 Benefits

Video options abound, particularly given video’s growing influence on content marketing success. But if you limit video to your social media channels, you may not reap its biggest benefits. Continue reading

By Gavin Bell published June 14, 2018

How to Use Facebook Ads to Distribute Your Content

Ever hit the publish button and … nothing (or next to nothing) happens with the content? It doesn’t have to be that way and Facebook ads are among the most powerful content-promotion solutions.
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By Robert Rose published June 11, 2018

GDPR: The Biggest Gift to Content Marketers in a Decade

You can’t legalize or “software” your way out of the GDPR challenge. You must innovate, design, and create your way into the GDPR. It’s the biggest opportunity in more than a decade for content marketers to become strategic. Continue reading

By Bethany Johnson published June 6, 2018

Google Leaders Share How to Improve the Mobile Experience

Google’s mobile-first indexing makes the user experience even more important for brands. But how do you meet the high expectations of mobile users? And how can you make the case for improving your site? Two of Google’s best share how. Continue reading

By Brian Appleton published June 4, 2018

8 Copywriting Techniques to Boost Email Conversions

You don’t have time to A/B test every element of your email campaigns. But don’t give up on perfecting your emails. Here are eight tested tricks to bolster the conversions and overall performance of your email campaigns. Continue reading

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