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How to Create a Market Research Plan
By Max Freedman | January 15, 2025

Market research plans define an existing problem and/or outline an opportunity. From there, the marketing strategy is broken down task by task.

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Make More Sales With More E-commerce Payment Options
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | January 15, 2025

Completing a payment should be the easiest part of your customer's journey. Try to make it as fast and straightforward as possible for them.

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How Much Can a Bad Review Hurt Your Business?
By Jennifer Dublino | January 10, 2025

While businesses want positive reviews, a few bad ones may not always hurt you. Here is what you need to know about negative reviews.

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How to Grow Your Email List
By Kiely Kuligowski | January 10, 2025

Your email list's quality is a critical element in your email marketing campaign's success. Learn 25 ways to grow an email list and what mistakes to avoid.

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7 Marketing Lessons From the Video Game Industry You Should Know
By Jared Atchison | January 10, 2025

Adapting techniques from the gaming world can help you do business better. Learn how the video game industry's practices can boost your marketing.

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9 Ways to Generate More (and Better) Sales Leads for Your Business
By Adam Uzialko | January 10, 2025

Sales leads are important to your business. Here is how you can generate more leads and manage them better by choosing the best CRM system for your needs.

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15 Ways to Build a Quality Email List
By Kiely Kuligowski | January 09, 2025

Your email list can make or break your email marketing campaign. Learn how to get quality subscribers and find great email marketing software.

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50 Free Websites to List Your Business
By Max Freedman | January 06, 2025

These 50 websites will allow you to list your business for free. Here's why you should use online directories and how you can do so effectively.

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Back to Basics: Offline Marketing Tactics That Still Work in Today’s Digital World
By Max Freedman | January 02, 2025

Old-school advertising is still effective today. Here are nine offline marketing strategies that work in the digital world.

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Best Customer Tracking Methods for Your Small Business
By Jennifer Post | December 18, 2024

Customer tracking helps companies understand who's buying their products and why. Learn what you should track and which customer tracking methods are best.

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The State of the B2B Sharing Economy
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | December 12, 2024

The sharing economy, also known as the peer-to-peer sharing economy, is a system where assets or services are shared between consumers.

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How to Write an Executive Summary for a Marketing Plan
By Max Freedman | December 12, 2024

Read our step-by-step guide and get professional advice for writing the executive summary of your marketing plan with tips from chief marketing officers.

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10 Tips to Keep Your Emails Out of Gmail’s Promotions Folder
By Julie Thompson | December 11, 2024

Keep your emails out of Gmail’s Promotions folder. Here is how to write high-quality, personalized content that will stay out of spam.

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Email Analytics: Metrics You Should Be Tracking
By Nicole Fallon | December 11, 2024

Your business should track certain email analytics. Learn how to create better marketing campaigns, improve customer engagement and drive more conversions.

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5 Tips to Market Research Like a Pro
By Mark Fairlie | December 11, 2024

A thriving business requires constant market research to appeal to customers. Here are tips and strategies to start doing market research like a pro.

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One-Click Purchasing: How Click-to-Buy Is Revolutionizing E-Commerce
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | December 09, 2024

One-click purchasing allows customers to enter and save contact, shipping and payment information, making buying much easier and cart abandonment less likely.

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9 Ways to Reduce Your Email Bounce Rate
By Rachelle Gordon | December 05, 2024

Email bounce rates are a crucial KPI for any email marketing campaign. Here's how to improve them.

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How to Conduct a Marketing Analysis
By Adam Uzialko | December 04, 2024

Learn how to conduct a marketing analysis that will help you create better strategies to promote your business and understand your customers.

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GDPR: Email Marketing in the Age of Digital Privacy
By Adam Uzialko | December 02, 2024

Digital privacy laws can impact how a business does email marketing campaigns. Here is what you should know before you push send.

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7 Highly Effective Ways to Build an Online Community for Your Business
By Max Freedman | December 02, 2024

Online communities keep your target audience engaged with one another and your brand. Here's how to effectively build an online community.

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30 Essential Data Analytics Terms Every Marketer Should Know
By Mark Fairlie | November 27, 2024

Every marketer should understand these 30 commonly used data analytics terms so they can create meaningful sales and campaign reports.

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Trends That Will Shape Market Segmentation in 2025
By Max Freedman | November 27, 2024

Keep your business competitive by paying attention to these five market segmentation trends that will help you stay ahead of the game.

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7 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Customer Service
By David Gargaro | November 26, 2024

Businesses use texting to support customer service strategies and boost customer satisfaction. Learn seven ways to use text messages for customer service.

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How to Draft an Email Newsletter
By Rachelle Gordon | November 20, 2024

Your business's email newsletter can nurture leads and add value to your brand. Learn how to draft an email newsletter as part of your marketing plan.

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Why You Need a Mix of Push and Pull Marketing
By Sammi Caramela | November 20, 2024

Push marketing sends your message to consumers while pull marketing is when customers come to you. Learn how and when to use push and pull marketing.

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A Step-By-Step Guide to Taking Your E-Commerce Business Global
By Jennifer Dublino | November 19, 2024

This guide will show you how to take your e-commerce business worldwide using solid planning, research and strategy.

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Complete Guide to Understanding the Sales Funnel
By David Gargaro | November 08, 2024

A sales funnel is the step-by-step process that a prospect follows to become your customer.

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How Will Blockchain Impact Digital Marketing?
By Mark Fairlie | November 07, 2024

There are lots of interesting blockchain developments in digital marketing, but no one's made a big breakthrough – at least, not yet.

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Everything You Need to Know About Email Marketing Campaigns
By Sean Peek | November 04, 2024

Learn how to create email marketing campaigns that get subscribers’ attention through several strategies like provocative subject lines and images.

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5 Examples Where the Personal Touch Still Matters in Marketing
By Jennifer Dublino | October 30, 2024

Digital marketing can help you reach many people at once, but reaching out to individual customers or prospects with a personal touch can be effective.