How to increase sales without hiring more sales people

I don’t think I’ve ever worked with a business whose goals did not include increasing sales. But, according to sales training expert Jill Konrath, 50 percent of salespeople fail to meet their quotas. Click here to see Jill Konrath’s video. She recommends mapping out an account entry strategy of 8-10 touches. That is excellent advice.…

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How to create content that is an ambassador for your brand

Anything you can do to influence and enhance a positive perception of your brand is a good thing. Strong brands have clearly defined personalities and can be recognized not just by what they say, but also by how they say it. But, while many companies put considerable effort into the tools, platforms, and even the…

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Why Businesses Need a Customer Newsletter

We work with a broad range of clients, from manufacturers to health care providers to attorneys, and we almost always recommend a customer newsletter as a vital  part of their content marketing plan. After all, you’ve already invested time and energy getting to know your customers and the people in your database. They already know,…

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Is your content good-looking? Fast editing and typographic upgrades

The things that make your digital content look unprofessional are not limited to typos and grammar snafus. If you misuse formatting and typographic conventions your website, blog, brochures and other content will look amateurish and make your readers doubt your expertise. Editors and copyeditors look not only at grammar and spelling but also at content…

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5 ways to generate article ideas for your business blog

Blog post idea generation can be easy if you use these 5 triggers

What is the most important thing you can do for your business blog? Publish fresh, interesting content regularly. Easy to say: not so easy to do. If you find yourself looking at a blank screen and praying the muse will strike, you are making the job of generating blog post ideas harder than it needs…

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10 ways to keep web visitors reading your website or blog

A man neglects his lunch to read something interesting on a website

People move fast online. Their eyes skip over the screen, scanning and filtering for the information they want. Web reader behavior studies show they don’t want to read as much as 80% of your web content. This presents a major challenge for content marketers. How do you make sure the people you have worked so…

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Marketing collateral is not useful to sales reps

Sales person uses sales not marketing collateral to help close a sale

Is your sales force using all those beautifully designed, expensive marketing materials your marketing department and creative agencies are producing? According to a survey “State of the Sales Rep” published by Barinshark in October, frustrated sales people across America are engaged in productivity-busting activities because they don’t have the sales materials they need to do their jobs.…

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Put web content before website development & design

great web content is great for business

Content is the currency of the Internet. No matter how clever, graphically beautiful, or technically impressive your website, it exists to convey information. Despite this, website content is often an afterthought. A website should look great and it does need to work smoothly, but the Internet is not a beauty pageant. Your website is a…

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