Not quite sure what makes a good copywriter? This isn’t a huge surprise, since there’s a lot of confusion about copywriting. It’s often compared to content writing, and some use the terms interchangeably. That’s not entirely accurate, though. Just what is copywriting, and what makes it different from other types of content creation? Here’s a…
Product Life Cycle: What It Is, the 5 Stages, & Examples
If you work in sales and marketing, knowing about the Product Life Cycle model is almost mandatory. The model describes the stages a product goes through in its journey from creation to discontinuation. Why do you need to know this? Because it helps you understand why some products are only popular for a few years…
5 Ways to Use Google Trends for SEO Research
As marketers, our job is to capitalize on what’s popular in the “here and now.” When big news hits, how does the data get interpreted? One great way to figure out what is popular is with Google Trends. This tool identifies current and existing trends in search marketing. You can then take what you’ve learned…
7 Marketing Lessons Learned from Billion Dollar Companies You’ve Never Heard Of
You’ve heard of Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and even Amazon. It doesn’t matter where you live in the world, the chances are you have heard of those companies. But have you ever heard of Danaher, Fortive, AmerisourceBergen, Centene, or Archer Daniels Midland? I bet you haven’t heard of any of those companies. These companies aren’t…
Omnichannel Marketing: How You Can Use it to Reach More People Than Ever Before
Marketing used to be a lot less complicated. Today, users interact with brands on multiple devices and separate platforms—often simultaneously. Even in-person and online shopping, which used to be distinct events, are no longer completely separate due to the rise of trends like buy-online-pick-up-in-person. Consumer expectations are shifting as well. Today’s customers expect to receive…
How to Do an Effective SWOT Analysis for Your Marketing Campaigns
How do you measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns? Do you track ROI? A/B test ads to improve performance? Maybe you use a fancy Google Data Studio dashboard to generate slick reports. There’s still a good chance you are wasting money, and that’s because most businesses measure the impact of marketing after the fact….
6 Product Marketing Strategies That Will Get You More Sales
According to the Harvard Business School, the greatest problem faced by companies when launching a new product is a total lack of preparation. Because of this, up to 30,000 new products are launched every year—and at least 95 percent end in failure. While products can fail for many reasons, a solid product marketing strategy can…
Marketing Analytics: Everything You Need to Know To Start Leveraging it Today
When’s the last time you attempted to make a recipe in the dark? I’d venture to guess you’ve never done so. It’s unnecessary and reckless. Would you be surprised to learn, then, that more than 60 percent of companies have ignored marketing analytics data when making marketing campaign decisions? Just like making a recipe in…