Let’s be honest—coming up with new and engaging social content can be a bit of a grind. While we know that social channels are an effective way to connect with customers and prospects, it can be time-consuming and even downright challenging to consistently come up with posts that resonate and support your business objectives. This […]
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Email Marketing Best Practices, Part 2: Last month, we shared our best practices for avoiding spam filters, helping ensure that your email marketing campaign reaches the prospect’s inbox. But getting past the gatekeeper is just part of things. Let’s set the picture: The average businessperson receives around 120 emails per day The average open rate
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Email Marketing Best Practices, Part 1 Email remains an essential component in the marketer’s toolbox, as it enables the delivery of targeted content to drive engagement and nurture business relationships. In fact, half of marketers identify it as their most impactful channel. However, simply composing and sending an email isn’t enough. For starters, even the
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Even the most driven professionals can run low on energy and enthusiasm at times. But when job pressures create an unrelenting level of stress, it can lead to a state of physical and emotional exhaustion known as burnout. If your job is leaving you feeling this way, you’re not alone. In fact, 65% of workers
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Imagine you’re panning for gold—you dip a pan in the water, then swirl it around until the sand and silt wash away. If you’re in the right prospecting area and repeat this process enough, you might eventually see some glimmering nuggets. This same prospecting principle applies to leads. While some will always be just names
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Think about it—just a few years ago we were in a global pandemic, with remote working and social distancing the new norms for conducting business. Webinars exploded in popularity as companies scrambled to maintain engagement in a world that had suddenly gone virtual by necessity. While this led to some temporary webinar fatigue, it would
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If you’re on LinkedIn, you likely receive regular messages requesting a connection from someone you’ve never met. And, once you’ve accepted the connection—whether out of curiosity or kindness—it’s quickly followed by a meeting request or sales pitch. Yeesh. Such requests typically have the opposite effect than the sender intended, making it less likely they’ll establish
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Establishing solid relations with the reporters covering your industry can yield numerous benefits for your brand, from greater visibility and access to new audiences to accurate communications during a crisis. But be aware that forging such coveted relationships requires consistent, long-term effort. For one, just consider how many others are vying for a reporter’s attention.
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PR Week recently ran an interesting piece about how TD Bank and its agency partner has created a dog ATM. Yes! In this case, the ATM stands for “automated treat machine” and is part of the bank’s ongoing initiative to welcome dogs (and by extension, their owners) by offering water bowls and biscuits. While this
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Writing about complex topics can be hard. But even when the subject matter is exceptionally abstract or complicated (hello, blockchain and cryptocurrency), the goal should be to make your writing as accessible and engaging as possible. After all, why write it if the reader deems it too difficult (or boring) and bails? We’re offering six
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