As a business owner, particularly of a startup, you are very busy growing your business. You probably have barely enough time to finish each day’s tasks, so taking the time to learn new growth tactics or improving your marketing skills can seem completely impossible. That is why podcasts are such an awesome way of learning: […]
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NOW UPDATED! This post was expanded for 2019 with new tactics for growing your business with influencer marketing. Enjoy! What Is Influencer Marketing? The Growth of Brand Influencer Partnerships Why Brands Rely on Influencer Marketing How to Work With Brand Advocates and Influencers Brand + Influencer: Make It Mutually Beneficial How to Become a Social
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The conversation around CRM (customer relationship management) is always shifting. Over the past several years, we’ve seen cycles of increased focus on enterprise CRM technology and strategy and periods where the conversation has largely centered on the ways in which small and midsized businesses (SMBs) can utilize these tools to compete with larger corporations. At
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If you look at people with 10K, 500K or even 1M followers on their blog or YouTube channel, you think they must be special, right? No normal person could get to that level. I’m here to tell you that’s not true. Anyone can build a massive audience. I’ve done it myself many times. It’s not
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When I purchased Single Grain back in 2013, it was on the verge of failure. The recent Google Penguin update had practically neutralized the strategies the agency was using. Between that and some bad hiring decisions, it was losing customers left and right. Taking over the agency didn’t magically turn things around. In fact, it
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When you’re first starting out with content marketing, you can usually fly solo. It’s easy for one person to write a couple blog posts or film a few Facebook Live videos for your feed. But pretty quickly, you start to notice that scaling up your campaigns takes more time than you have available – especially
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How do you define success? How do your customers define success? While the two definitions may be in the same area, they’re probably not identical. In fact, the area in between those two goals represents something called the success gap – and if you can close this gap, you will set yourself apart from your
Getting rejected for a small business loan is practically a rite of passage for entrepreneurs. Rejection rates can be as high as 73 percent with traditional banks. The odds improve a bit with alternative lenders, who generally approve around 57 percent of small business loan applications, but the rejection rates can be disheartening. Ready for
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If you’re in a position where your business is pretty successful and you’re ready to take it to the next tier, you need to scale up your marketing. But how? The best way to level up your business is to set yourself apart by doing something your competitors aren’t doing. My content marketing advice? Stop creating
Lately, it seems like I can’t talk to anyone in my field without hearing one question: “How do I find a good VP of Growth?” And I get it. Finding the right VP of Growth can mean the difference between a company that meets its goals and one that falls short again and again. It’s
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