Emailing and Calling Your Leads Doesn’t Work Anymore, Try This Instead

Emailing and Calling Your Leads Doesn’t Work Anymore, Try This Instead

I’m sure you’ve told yourself and received advice from many different people telling you to: “Call all your leads! Follow-up relentlessly! Dial, dial dial! Just email them over and over!” And that still didn’t work for you. Presumably, you got a 10–15% connect rate on your calls, even on leads who’ve opted in through your…

If You Want To Step Up Your Content Creation Game, Learn From The Japanese

If You Want To Step Up Your Content Creation Game, Learn From The Japanese

Because they seem to get marketing right. Here’s a tip for all you marketers: if you want to really get good at content creation, go study how the Japanese do it. I’m serious. If there is one group of people that truly knows how to connect and sell to customers, it’s the Japanese. I should know —…

50% of What You Learn at Age 20 May be Outdated by 30. Here’s a Plan to Stay Ahead.

50% of What You Learn at Age 20 May be Outdated by 30. Here’s a Plan to Stay Ahead.

#1. Living = Learning Centuries ago, you could survive by learning everything you needed to know in your youth. A few years of good education and you were ready for practically anything. Not anymore. In the fall of 1971, the first ever email was sent by a computer scientist. Regular people who lived at that time…

12 Little Habits That Create Massive Results — Steal Them to Transform Your Life

12 Little Habits That Create Massive Results — Steal Them to Transform Your Life

Great Things Don’t Happen In an Instant As the popular adage goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Great things don’t happen in an instant. They occur as a product of a progression of little wins that are strung together and compounded over time. Stephen Covey once said, “All things are created twice. There’s a…

Neuromarketing: Who Decides What You Buy?

Neuromarketing: Who Decides What You Buy?

People who have found themselves indulging in clothing trends, jiving to mainstream music, or frequenting the local Starbucks can see that companies spend billions a year researching how to perpetuate such conformity. What people may not know is that the advertising itself is becoming far more scientifically advanced. Neuromarketing is an emerging branch of neuroscience…

Search Engine Optimisation vs Organic Search Optimisation (SEO vs OSO)

Search Engine Optimisation vs Organic Search Optimisation (SEO vs OSO)

The old era is ending. SEO as you know it is leaving us. Organic search optimisation is here. SEO: Vertical search rankings.OSO: Horizontal and Vertical search rankings. Think width not height. With perspectives, discover, videos and SGE, you’ll be able to reach more people through content designed to rank. SEO: Keywords and queries.OSO: Content based…

How can I use Artificial Intelligence in email marketing

How can I use Artificial Intelligence in email marketing

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool to enhance your email marketing efforts. Here are some ways you can use AI in email marketing: Overall, using AI in email marketing can help you improve engagement rates, increase conversions, and save time. By leveraging the power of AI, you can create more effective email campaigns…

How to prioritize SEO keywords for content creation

How to prioritize SEO keywords for content creation

Having thousands of potential keywords worth targeting is overwhelming. Learn how to prioritize keywords when creating SEO content. When it comes to SEO, there is always something to do. It’s easy to get sidetracked by the next shiny thing instead of focusing on the tasks that will move the needle for the business. Having hundreds, thousands,…

Competitive advantage is always relative

Competitive advantage is always relative

In my work with companies, I often ask managers to talk about their firm’s competitive advantage. Almost always the typical answer goes something like this. We have great products, a great brand. We innovate constantly. Our products exude quality. And we provide excellent customer service. All of this may very well be true. However, not one bit of this answer says anything about the company’s…