It’s Time for New Accounting Rules on Brand

By Michael Shepherd / September 6, 2019 / Comments Off on It’s Time for New Accounting Rules on Brand

The definition of brand is as diverse as the people who try to frame it. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos describes it as what people say about you when you’re not in the room. I like that because it’s memorable. My summation is a little shorter. Your brand is your bond.  You can interpret that in at…

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Is Facebook Too Big to Care?

By Michael Shepherd / August 29, 2019 / Comments Off on Is Facebook Too Big to Care?

The folks at Facebook are finding Washington D.C. to be anti-social, if not openly hostile, these days. Regulators at the Federal Trade Commission recently tagged the social media network with a five billion dollar fine – and no, that’s not a misprint – for privacy lapses that allowed app developers to scrape data from some…

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How Big is the Difference Between B2B and B2C Marketing?

By Michael Shepherd / February 8, 2019 / Comments Off on How Big is the Difference Between B2B and B2C Marketing?

For some time a question has lingered in my mind: is there truly a difference between B2B and B2C marketing? Most articles on the topic are set on the idea that both types of marketing campaigns are fundamentally different – but considering the goals and strategies one sees in so many campaigns, there’s more overlap…

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What Every Company Needs in its Digital Marketing Toolkit

By Michael Shepherd / January 31, 2019 / Comments Off on What Every Company Needs in its Digital Marketing Toolkit

In what we now recognize as a digital-first landscape, online communications platforms have shifted from a luxury to a necessity – and companies that don’t conform simply fall behind their competition. Here we’ll address a few ‘digital needs’ that all brands should have fastened down and optimized to increase their reach, engagement and conversion goals. Dynamic, Responsive…

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Marketing Agency

By Michael Shepherd / January 14, 2019 / Comments Off on How to Get the Most Out of Your Marketing Agency

You’ve hired an external marketing agency to assist with your next campaign – now, what are you going to do to maximize the value they bring to the partnership? It’s often a million-dollar question. You know that you’ve secured a team of industry experts who are well-versed in strategic planning, execution, and analysis of marketing…

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Giving Your Brand a Voice – Literally

By Michael Shepherd / November 21, 2018 / Comments Off on Giving Your Brand a Voice – Literally

Marketing has come a long way in recent years, from the takeover of social media and the heavy importance on ‘mobile-first’ marketing, to the looming horizon of augmented and virtual reality; you can see it before your eyes. One of the newest forms of marketing making waves, however, can’t be seen – rather, it’s heard.…

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Metrics That Matter – Part III

By Michael Shepherd / November 1, 2018 / Comments Off on Metrics That Matter – Part III

As marketing professionals, we’re responsible for the creation and distribution of content across a variety of channels – along with the ever-changing and sometimes confusing analytics that attempt to quantify the impact of that content. For this installment of Metrics That Matter (see links to earlier posts below about Google Analytics and other Social Media…

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Metrics That Matter – Part II

By Michael Shepherd / October 18, 2018 / Comments Off on Metrics That Matter – Part II

Social Media Analytics In part one of “Metrics That Matter,” we took a deeper dive into Google Analytics and helped clarify some of the more relevant, yet often overlooked, audience and behavior metrics available through the ubiquitous search platform. This knowledge will enable you to more effectively track website engagement and conversions. Now it’s time…

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Metrics That Matter – Part I

By Michael Shepherd / September 13, 2018 / Comments Off on Metrics That Matter – Part I

For website analysis, Google Analytics has proven to be one of the best tools for tracking your progress. Available behavior metrics allow you to track where your audience is coming from, how many are interacting with your site, the pages they enter and exit from, and much more – all easily accessible, downloadable, and presentable.…

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The 5 Spokes in the Content Marketing Wheel That Produce a Smoother Ride

By Michael Shepherd / August 17, 2018 / Comments Off on The 5 Spokes in the Content Marketing Wheel That Produce a Smoother Ride

Michael Corbett According to the Content Marketing Institute, only 30% of B2B marketers say their organizations have an effective content marketing strategy — a most disappointing statistic. It’s even more discouraging when you stop to consider the sheer volume of brands represented in the other 70 percent. If your company isn’t getting traction with its inbound marketing…

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