Shelley Pringle November 27, 2014 People check Facebook to see pictures of their friends and family, laugh at the latest memes and learn about breaking news. The last thing they want—or expect—to see in their news feed is a blatant sales pitch from your brand. Posts that scream “buy me, buy me” are jarring … Continue reading The #1 Facebook Post Mistake Every Brand Should Avoid
Carol Stephen November 27, 2014 Lately I’ve been running into a few people who are such perfectionists about their social media that they believe everything has to be perfect before they can make a single tweet. They listen in on conversations, don’t participate in tweetchats, and endlessly wring their hands over posts. Meantime, their social … Continue reading 10 Ways To Avoid Social Media Perfectionism
Personal Branding Blog November 26, 2014 Everybody agrees that networking plays a crucial part in our careers whether it is for finding a new job or a new client or just passing and sharing knowledge. However, not everybody is doing it right. If you want to network successfully and get noticed by the person … Continue reading Mistakes to Avoid When Networking
Dave Hubbard November 22, 2014 To avoid another missed quarter, your strategy as CSO/ VP Sales has always been to ramp up field sales activity. Aggressive pipeline reviews, increased focus on deals that may close this quarter, temporary SWAT teams to help win big deals, yada, yada, yada. These tactics used to work 5 or 10 … Continue reading VP Sales Strategy To Avoid Another Missed Quarter
Maria Peagler November 22, 2014 I’ve got some tough love for you today . . . Do you give away too much in your business? We’re in a “sharing economy” aren’t we? You’re supposed to give away content to get traffic to your website, to get engagement on your posts, and to ultimately generate … Continue reading How to Avoid Freebie Seekers in the Sharing Economy
Leo Strupczewski November 19, 2014 Gary Vaynerchuk, one of the biggest digital marketing big brains out there, likes to say that marketers ruin everything. What he’s saying is that a few of us find something new that works and the rest of us flock to it, use it entirely too much, and completely degrade its … Continue reading Two Ways Marketers Ruin Email Nurture Campaigns: How to Avoid Both
By Rachel Clapp Miller, Published November 14, 2014 The B2B sales conversation is a complex dance between seller and buyer. One misstep, and the whole conversation can be knocked off balance. But sellers who are able to maintain a steady selling rhythm and keep value at the forefront during the conversation are far more likely … Continue reading Help Your Salespeople Avoid These Dreaded Seller Personas
By Laura Hogan, Published November 12, 2014 Not that long ago you were enchanted with your inbound marketing strategies. Perhaps it seems like only yesterday when the future was wide open and every chance of a charmed marketing plan was yours for the taking. Starry-eyed and optimistic, you believed what you were told about the … Continue reading Avoid Failure – How To Set Up Inbound The Right Way!
By Ruby Rusine, Published November 2, 2014 The following social media fails are from businesses who I consider as peers. The avatar/logo you see online are not inanimate objects. They are people. Here is a list of their pet peeves. Past the infographic are best practices I’d recommend. Feel free to share yours below. If … Continue reading 9 Social Media Fails To Avoid According To Businesses [Infographic]
By Amy Neeley, Published October 29, 2014 Halloween is right around the corner! While the sights and sounds of this season might have your imagination running wild with spooky thoughts, real frights like marketing mistakes that cost you customers might be hiding in plain sight. Take a look at some of the marketing mistakes that … Continue reading Spooky Marketing Mistakes Local Businesses Should Avoid
