Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In today’s world of constant change and information overload via the Internet, content marketing and branding are often more important to success than product quality or technology. Contrary to a popular myth, word-of-mouth and viral marketing are not a substitute for more basic branding activities.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2021

We put together a (non-comprehensive) list of some of the best marketing books, both new and old, to help you become a better marketer—and a better person. One of the first books to explore the challenges of an increasingly fast-paced media and marketing landscape, you’ll learn how to position yourself to remain top of mind.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2019 is around the corner and the economy is showing signs of stalling. For small businesses, this is actually great news, as it opens the door to capturing market share from larger, less nimble competitors. Understand how to differentiate your brand in a crowded marketplace. The Economy May Stall: Why That’s Good News.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Building your brand online is one of the best things you can do for your business and creating engaging content that your audience will share across social media will boost your authority and allow you to strive for even greater success. Trustworthiness. Ensuring your domain is secure using HTTPS. Why is E-A-T so important to SEO?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In this article, I’ll show you how to turn YouTube into a core part of your marketing efforts. We launched the larger channel back in 2012 and the smaller channel in 2019. Beardbrand’s marketing strategy. As we’ve grown, we’ve generated more cash, which has allowed us to diversify our marketing strategy. Vanity metrics.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This is the most comprehensive guide online to creating a strong brand identity for your business or organization in 2019. Chapter 7: How To Translate Your Brand Identity Into Actual Marketing. brand awareness – the ability of customers to identify a brand in a crowded market. Chapter 5: Designing Your Brand Identity.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

How do I market my consulting business? You know a lot about marketing or finance or… whatever. It will be much easier to differentiate yourself from all of those other generalized consultants if you specialize. Choose your specific calling and then market your skills to that niche audience. Marketing consulting.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2019

When I saw how challenging it can be to secure capital for a small business from a traditional bank, I identified a need in the market and launched PRFG to meet it. What Is One of Your Business Goals for 2019? What Types of Companies Can Benefit from Doing Business with Platinum Rapid Funding?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 5, 2019

In the sections below we’ll discuss branding basics, how to create listings, product pricing, financial and legal details – even marketing and long-term strategy – everything you need to know to succeed as an Etsy entrepreneur. And, when used effectively, it will memorably differentiate your shop from your competitors.

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Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2021

If yes, then you might want to expand your brand in the global market. For example, if you want to market your product or services in France, it would be a great idea to translate your content to French. However, there is no such thing as “too early” when it comes to expanding your brand for a new market.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

How do your natural strengths differentiate you from the other real estate businesses in the area? Market analysis. This looks at the target market for your product or service. It has a breakdown of your market segments, their geographic location, and what their needs are. Sales and marketing plan.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2020

This post details our process to start the transition from a “traditional” blog into a modern resource center for marketers. — Ross Hudgens (@RossHudgens) January 30, 2019. Up-to-date content can be a differentiator. Length is an increasingly unhelpful differentiator. Why up-to-date content is the new standard.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

Automating Your Webinars The Engaging And Delightful Way written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Melissa Kwan. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Melissa Kwan. Her previous startup, a real estate tech company, was acquired in 2019. eWebinar.com.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 10, 2020

Every good VC looks for the same three things: a great team, a great product, and a large and attractive market. Other VCs will say that of the three key criteria – team, product and market – at the early stage, team is by far the most important. That’s still true in some markets. Plus, that’s not even the worst outcome.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2020

Whether you’re a business owner, marketer, or designer, you should understand these trends because a logo is the visual centerpiece of a company’s brand identity. Social media optimized logos, simplistic letter play, swooshy people, pixellated designs, and bright colors were popular logo design trends in 2018.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Often, marketing creativity encounters technical limitations. But few marketers know what they’re getting into when they go down that path—or decide against it. Decisions related to site redesigns are often the most expensive—and least reversible—that marketers make. A web page can load only so fast. That ignorance is expensive.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 15, 2021

In this guide, you’ll learn how to apply the art of storytelling in your marketing initiatives to engage and grow your audience, when to use it, and when not to. What is storytelling in marketing and how does it help you attract and grow your audience? Align storytelling with the marketing funnel for a seamless customer journey.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

To add complexity, HR experts worldwide have a different vision on which trends will have the most impact in 2019. Will this trend be also applicable to diversity recruiters in 2019? For the generation that has never known a world without smartphones and social media, job hunting is a different ballgame.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 10, 2019

While those tactics may have differentiated your campaigns in the past, they no longer do (or won’t soon). One way to stand out is to go beyond keyword targeting and create PPC campaigns for specific targets—an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. Promotion of account-based content via social media. Conclusion.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2019

In this digital era, businesses mostly prefer online marketing over offline marketing. However, the trend for offline marketing is far from over. Catalogs were used as primary marketing tools a couple of years back. As a matter of fact, catalogs have proven to be more effective than social media.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

Instead, focus on evidence-based marketing. Buyer personas are essentially a specific group of potential customers, an archetypal person whom you want your marketing to reach. People care about themselves and answers to their problems, which is why buyer personas are so critical for marketing success. Image credit).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

More and more customers these days are doing their own marketing research, scanning internet reviews and feedback from friends, rather than trusting messages that you push out through advertising. Inbound marketing requires that you be where your customers are, or they won’t find you or care.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Why Marketers Should Start Integrating AI Into Their Work written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Sam Garg. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Sam Garg. We talk about how AI isn’t here to replace the work we do as marketers.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 31, 2022

With ad costs rising on Facebook (and across platforms), ecommerce marketers who want a slice of this pie will need to up their Facebook ad game to stand out and remain in play. Designing an effective ad that resonates with your audience and achieves your marketing goals is more challenging. This trend is holding strong.

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ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

Ecommerce marketing often focuses on the bottom of the funnel—remarketing ads for abandoned carts, time-limited email discounts, etc. Social proof and trust seals can do that at the point of purchase. Social proof and trust seals can do that at the point of purchase. Content marketing and the “know, like, trust” model.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It always won’t help you differentiate yourself (thus your brand), so your audience won’t know why they should listen to you instead of others. Create engaging thought leadership content on social media . LinkedIn is the top network for B2B content marketers—96% use the platform. What do you bring to the table?

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

Vanguard decided that focusing on customer experience would help them differentiate from their competitors: Set up experimentation around customizing and personalizing the customer experience. digital analytics, market research). Conversion/Optimization teams might become a nightmare for marketing and product teams.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Let’s look at the best and worst branding of 2018, including tips on how to create a successful brand experience for your own business in 2019. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ unconventional campaign is an excellent example of the influence strong design has over social, cultural, and even political movements.

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