It has been estimated that 55% of the population watch online videos every day, and more than 75% of people watch videos at least once a week. Videos are relatively cheap to make, and a single video can be used on multiple platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, and your business website. So, there is no denying…
If your marketing emails are not getting opened, then you are wasting your time sending out emails. But how do you go about improving your open rate? Getting more people to open a marketing email takes more than a sensational subject line. To increase the number of people who are reading your marketing emails, you…
All marketing campaigns include some kind of sales letter to convert leads into customers. It could be in the form of a landing page, or it could be broken up into multiple drip emails. Not much has changed since the dawn of direct response marketing by mail, and the same fundamental principles apply to all…
Facebook remains one of the best ways to reach your target audience, offering you the chance to connect with millions of users on what continues to be the world’s largest social network. Although Facebook uses an algorithm that’s constantly changing to make it more difficult than it used to be to connect with users, the…
A brochure is the centerpiece of your business’ print marketing materials. A quality brochure will explain what your company has to offer in a succinct and organized way. A poorly executed brochure will only serve to confuse and frustrate its reader. The following guidelines will help you create an effective, informative brochure for your potential…
Outsourcing is one of the most underrated and underutilized strategies for scaling your business quickly and optimizing your marketing ROI. When you outsource a task to a remote freelancer, you’re able to pay for an expert to deliver results you may not have achieved on your own. Plus, you free up time to focus on…
Creating consistently engaging email content for your audience isn’t easy, especially if you’re sending frequent emails. Every reader has their own content preferences, so it’s good practice to offer a wide range of content to keep engagement levels high. This way, you can reduce unsubscribe rates and at the same time track which content types…
Running a successful small business requires more than being good at creating a product or providing a service. It also means being savvy about promoting yourself. Traditional advertising can be more expensive than some small business owners can afford, but there are many ways of publicizing your business that will cost less and be just…
Business emails differ from all other forms of written business correspondence. We all tend to use much less formal language in emails, and emails are instant. Gone are the days of drafting a letter, proofreading it, and then having it typed. We can now fire off important business correspondence with ease. The spontaneous, instant nature…
Veterans and active duty military members are a very smart addition to your customer base. However, marketing to them is much different than marketing to civilian customers and can be very difficult to master. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there were 20 million veterans in 2017, coupled with their spouses and active duty…