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Marketing Strategy

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How to Create a Marketing Plan for Startups
By Skye Schooley | April 10, 2024

Startups can begin building their brand from day one with a solid marketing plan. Learn what to include in a marketing plan and how it can help you grow.

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14 Ways to Improve Your Local Marketing Strategy
By Stella Morrison | April 10, 2024

Learn how to target customers in your neighborhood and turn them into loyal clients.

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What Is Channel Management?
By Jennifer Dublino | April 10, 2024

Channel management is finding the right marketing techniques and sales strategies to reach your target customers. Learn how channel management works.

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MMS vs. SMS: Which Is Best for Text Message Marketing?
By Mark Fairlie | April 01, 2024

SMS and MMS are two different ways to send text messages. Learn how to choose the right one for your small business’s marketing campaign.

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Projection Mapping and the Law: What Advertisers Should Know
By Sean Peek | February 28, 2024

Projection mapping is a great way to impress customers and brand your business, but you should look into the legal implications first.

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Turn It Up: Aggressive Marketing Strategies for Startups in Any Industry
By Rachelle Gordon | February 16, 2024

If you've got a product ready to go, how do you market it so that you can sell as many as possible in a short time? Learn some strategies here.

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Reengagement Email Strategy (With Examples)
By Max Freedman | February 14, 2024

Learn what a reengagement email marketing strategy is, and see examples of how companies have recaptured the attention of their audiences.

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10 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Use Affiliate Marketing
By Adam Enfroy | February 14, 2024

Launching an affiliate marketing program isn't as daunting or costly as you might think. Learn how your small business can benefit from it.

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How to Reduce Abandoned E-Commerce Carts With Email Marketing
By Skye Schooley | February 14, 2024

Shopping cart abandonment represents lost web sales. Learn how to use email marketing campaigns to reduce and recover abandoned e-commerce shopping carts.

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How to Avoid Creating an Annoying Email Campaign
By Andrew Martins | February 02, 2024

Email marketing campaigns can do more harm than good. Learn 10 best practices for email marketing to ensure effectiveness and better customer responses.

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What Is Opt-in Email Marketing?
By Jennifer Post | February 02, 2024

Opt-in email marketing helps reach prospects who have already shown interest in your products or services and are more likely to buy. Learn how it works.

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How to Grow Your Email List
By Kiely Kuligowski | February 02, 2024

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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5 Ways to Promote Your Business With Charitable Marketing
By Julie Thompson | January 31, 2024

Helping the world can give your company a PR boost or tarnish its reputation. Here are five tips on how to give back successfully.

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Think Different: We (and AI) Updated Apple’s Iconic Ad Campaign for 2024
By Carolyn Neuhausen | January 03, 2024

What would this legendary campaign look like if it relaunched today? We picked a list of icons and asked AI to illustrate them.

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Why You Should Ditch No-Reply Emails
By Rachelle Gordon | December 07, 2023

Learn how to provide a better digital marketing experience for your customers that will encourage user engagement and retention.

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How to Create a Market Research Plan
By Max Freedman | December 06, 2023

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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How Page Load Speed Affects Customer Behavior
By Mark Fairlie | November 06, 2023

Do you want to rank higher on Google and make more sales? Find out how to determine if your site downloads too slowly and what will boost its speed.

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Business Domain Names: Everything You Need to Know
By Max Freedman | November 06, 2023

Choosing the right domain name for your business significantly impacts your branding efforts. Here's how to choose the one for your business.

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What Is Retargeting and How Can It Boost Conversions?
By Adam Uzialko | November 06, 2023

Learn how your business can use retargeting to increase conversion rates by appealing to previously engaged customers.

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Make More Sales With More E-commerce Payment Options
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | November 03, 2023

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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The Ads Affair: How the Industry Has Changed and Is Changing
By Julie Thompson | November 02, 2023

Marketing is still an important component to promoting a brand, but consumers are more savvy about the process. Here is what you need to know.

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What Is CTR in Email?
By Jamie Johnson | November 02, 2023

Understanding metrics like the click-through rate (CTR) can improve your ability to create email marketing campaigns that reach your target audience.

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How Much Can a Bad Review Hurt Your Business?
By Jennifer Dublino | October 30, 2023

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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Back to Basics: 9 Offline Marketing Tactics That Still Work in Today’s Digital World
By Sean Peek | October 11, 2023

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

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The 3 C’s of Effective Marketing
By Julie Thompson | October 04, 2023

By considering the 3 C's of marketing, you'll better reach your intended audience and create more engaging marketing content.

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How to Create a Super Bowl-Worthy Ad
By Dawn Allcot | October 03, 2023

…without a Super Bowl budget.

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50 Free Websites to List Your Business
By Max Freedman | September 23, 2023

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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How to Measure ROI for Digital Marketing Campaigns (and When You Shouldn’t)
By Adam Uzialko | July 12, 2023

Measuring ROI for digital marketing campaigns can be tricky. Here's how to do it and when you should consider other metrics.

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4 Marketing Lessons From the Video Game Industry You Should Know
By Jared Atchison | May 16, 2023

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

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How to Build a Successful SEO Strategy When You’re a Small Business
By Jennifer Dublino | May 04, 2023

Small businesses can build an SEO strategy to find new customers, boost website traffic, and build credibility. Learn tips for creating an SEO strategy.