Local events and nonprofits are a fragmented channel. Each metro area has its own fingerprint, which leads to diverse partnerships and content opportunities. But when it comes to measurement, a standard for local reach is difficult to maintain. When we started local sponsorship programs at our company, we used website metrics, such as Moz’s Domain […]
If you’re here for strategic social media insights, you’re definitely not alone, as the bulk of the most-read columns of 2017 touched on social media marketing topics. From LinkedIn’s Matched Audiences to Facebook algorithm hacks to selling on social media and creating compelling content, these columns explored both time-tested tips and new products and techniques.
To enterprise brand managers, “sponsorships” may mean contracts with professional sports teams or national radio shows. But local nonprofits and events are the 99 percent of the sponsorship world. They connect with locals in metro-specific markets, and they’re a channel that requires a process to scale. Some companies approach local sponsorships on a location-by-location level,
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Leads — they drive business forward. We advertise, blog, curate social accounts, use social networks and directly pay for leads because they are a means to profitable ends. Then why does collecting leads often create more questions than it answers? In my more than 25 years in marketing, I’ve come across countless people who struggle
As I settled into a conference room at a large fund, the executive assistant asked if I needed help connecting my laptop for displaying on the TV. “No, thank you,” I said. I wasn’t going to use my laptop. The assistant looked uncomfortable. I was there for a pitch meeting with the partner. And a
As an agency, we’re in a results-oriented business. We get paid to deliver upon specific marketing KPIs. In its simplest form, we need to bring the client more revenue and cut their cost per acquisition. And that difference had better far exceed our own pricing. That’s all clients care about at the end of the
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As a marketer, you know how much competition there is just to maintain your own position. It’s a churn-and-burn world, and companies aren’t retaining their CMOs like they used to. It’s becoming a huge problem. Executive leaders are constantly looking for new talent with fresh ideas to innovate. In other words, they’re looking for the
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The average American sees several hundred ads a day (PDF) as they peruse the internet, watch TV or consume other ad-supported media. Surprisingly, this number has remained fairly constant since the end of World War II. We may see ads in different places today than we did years ago, but the number of ads isn’t substantially
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One of the most intimidating components of local, grassroots marketing is its variability. Whether you’re a local, regional or national brand, finding the time and budget to build out marketing strategies for everything from 5K events to business associations is an overwhelming task. But there is scalability in verticals that exist within local ecosystems. There
If you could generate six times your revenue, would you? For marketing executives, this question is a no-brainer. The challenging part is answering this follow-up question: How? Recent research from Forrester provides a potential answer. Last year, the analyst firm found that customer experience (CX) is a key driver of revenue growth, and the brands
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