Digital Marketing Strategies in 2017 If you are responsible for the digital marketing strategies for your company, how do you decide what strategies make the most sense so you can get the best ROI on your marketing investment? Well, on the surface, it can seem daunting, but if you take a step back, and look [...]
There is a lot of talk about marketing automation. It is not for every business, but will it really make your life easier? First, in case you aren’t familiar with marketing automation — it allows companies to streamline, automate and measure marketing efforts, to become more efficient and hit their sales goals. Now, how does it apply to [...]
I came across a podcast given by Social Media Happy Hour with an interview with Todd Martin, author of the book, The Invisible Sale. I thought so much of the interview, I decided to buy the book. So, as I am in the middle of reading the book, I also decided it would be a [...]
Recently, the LTR Digital Group hosted a Google Partners event. It was a live simulcast with experts from Google discussing how businesses should a variety of digital strategies and tactics to enhance their marketing efforts. I will admit that at LTR Digital, we do drink the Google lemonade, but we do it for good reasons. Let's [...]
Well, we covered top and mid-funnel strategies when utilizing programmatic ad marketing as you look to fill your funnel with prospective customers. Now, let's discuss the bottom of the funnel and how you can direct your campaigns to this audience. Bottom of Funnel (BOF) Display Advertising When you finally get to this type of advertising, [...]
B2B Buying Process--Where is it at today? Wow, where do you start? The world of digital marketing in the B2B world is constantly changing and evolving. There is marketing automation to social media strategies to paid media strategies to content marketing. But what is the best way to reach your prospects? B2B prospects are getting [...]
I attended a MeetUp (Minnesota SEOs) in the Twin Cities last night that was discussion what SEO will look like in 2014. It was a great meeting with many contributors and it was moderated by Adam Dince, Director of Earned Media at (his slides) the Deluxe Corporation. Before I get into some of the highlights [...]
Ok, it is the end of January, and you are tasked with increasing sales and showing "proof" of your efforts. Wow, seems like you are in the same situation you were at the end of January 2013! I ran across a great blog article on how the phrase "content is king". It is something we [...]
Sex sells. We all know that in our society. But, you know what? Content sells too! In my career, in many of the companies that I worked at, the marketing folks always felt they had all the answers. Focus group this, focus group that, they knew what marketing messages were most important. Well, most of [...]
Does your sales team have a strategy around social media? Do they use it in their selling process? Are they aligned with the marketing team in this effort? It is not just about posting some interesting articles, tweeting the latest and greatest, etc. The sales team needs to be on board otherwise your efforts will [...]