Brand Awareness

Oct

2019

3 Holiday Email Marketing Strategies to Avoid Saying “Bah Humbug!”

It’s never too early to start planning your holiday email marketing strategy. Because, let’s face it, marketing during the holidays is hard. People only have so much money to spend, their inboxes are overflowing, and thanks to things like parties, cookie baking, and family vacations, their time is incredibly limited.

It’s estimated that holiday purchases make up a whopping 20% of all retail purchases in the US, and online holiday shopping gets more popular every year. During the 2018 holiday season, shoppers spent $122 billion with online retailers, which is 17.4% more than in 2017 and over 30% more than in 2016.

So how do you take full advantage of the holiday season and make your way to the top of people’s inboxes?

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Aug

2019

Your Superhero’s Guide to Impressing Everyone with Case Studies That Rock

Some of the most powerful content comes from your customers themselves. Testimonials are great, but why rely solely on a short testimonial when you can also write a case study that digs deeper into the details and shows a more powerful impact?

Right now, you’re probably asking “How do I create a compelling case study?”

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Jul

2019

Marketing 2020 – A Superhero’s Guide to Strategizing for Tomorrow’s Success Today

It may be the dog days of summer, but 2020 should already be on your mind. It’s time to dig through their 2019 stats, read up on the latest trends, try to decipher the latest and greatest ideas from the marketing visionaries—all on a quest to figure out the perfect strategy. There are so many technologies emerging, so the challenge we face is looking at what worked last year, what is on it’s way out, and what new technology holds a promise of more demand.

As we move into 2020, marketers will continue to try to engage their prospects on more meaningful levels, building conversations geared toward gathering more data to empower them to push the right content at the right time.

So how do we start a conversation and keep it going?

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Jul

2019

Nope, Print Marketing Collateral Isn’t Extinct – Take Advantage of Its Distinct Benefits

Back in 2000, the average American spent 9.4 hours online each week. Now, that number has ballooned to 23.6 hours per week. A whopping 84% of people access the internet from their smartphone, and 62% of people believe that the internet is an important tool for maintaining social relationships.

But if you think this digital revolution has made print marketing collateral go the way of the Dodo Bird, think again.

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May

2019

Marvel Marketing Minute – Creating a Brand Voice That Makes You Sound Awesome

Why is the right brand voice so important?

It gives your business a consistent personality, which makes it easier for people to know what you do and how you do it. In fact, people should be able to recognize your content even if your logo isn’t sitting right next to it. But without the right brand voice, this will never happen.

Having an inconsistent brand voice—or, worse, no distinguishable brand voice at all—is a problem that can strike any business in any industry, but it’s especially common among growing organizations. After all, the more people you add to your team, the higher your odds of different voices sneaking into your content.

So how do you create a brand voice that makes you sound awesome?

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May

2019

Marvel Marketing Minute – 3 Content Tips to Kick Your Events Up a Notch

You’ve got an innovative idea, you’ve got a decent budget to work with, and you’ve got a great invite list. That event you’re planning is destined to succeed, right?

There’s one thing you could be missing, though. If you want your event to be as successful as possible, you need the right content strategy to go along with it. Do you have one?

Be warned—you can’t just throw together a quick email invite and call it a day. Successful corporate events require a precise content plan, and to develop yours, start by doing these 3 things:

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Apr

2019

Content Localization is a Marketer’s Best Friend

Do you target audiences outside the U.S.?

If so, how are you tackling your content localization?

Do you even have a strategy for content localization?

Many marketers think that localization is the same thing as translation. They think all they have to do is write up a piece of copy, hand it over to a translator, and then they can call it a day. However, not knowing the difference can crush your marketing efforts.

In fact, it’s safe to say that content localization is a marketer’s best friend.

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Apr

2019

Most Organizations are Dropping the Ball on Content Marketing

How much time does your organization devote to content marketing?

Do you have a dedicated content professional on your staff, or is writing and publishing content something you try to get around to in your spare time?

Do you remember the last time you sent out an email to your subscribers?

What about the last time you posted on your blog?

Consider this your wake-up call. Without the right content marketing strategy, your success in 2019 and beyond is limited.

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Apr

2019

Marvel Marketing Minute — Digital Marketing Channels Most People Don’t Consider

Growing up, I had every intent on a career in science. I didn’t consider marketing or sales as a profession of choice and knew nothing about business. I admit, I am probably one of many who believed that marketing was only responsible for print material, the “pretty” brochures. Now, when I hear others define it as such, my heart slightly cringes. Fortunately, I learned early on in my career how marketing is defined across various channels and its role as part of a business strategy. As a digital marketer, it’s always fun for me to help explain to my peers what exactly is digital marketing and why it’s important.

Digital marketing is a way for companies to advertise their products and services through online channels, and it is only one of several channels that a marketing department is responsible for. Others include events, demand generation, social, distribution, partner, etc. Some of these channels could branch out to their own specific sub-channels and tactics, and digital marketing is a great example of this.

Here are the different types of digital marketing channels I’ve come across—all of which can produce big results for your business:

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