Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song) In case you live under a rock, Taylor Swift has been on a bit of a roll recently. “Bad Blood” won a VMA award for music video of the year. Her album, 1989, just won a Grammy for album of the year. So in the spirit of two of my favorite songs on 1989, […]
“Customer-centric” is a value that gets tossed around a lot, but have you ever thought about how to actually structure your company around the needs of your customers? Steve Jobs is someone who knows a thing or two about growing a successful business, and he does a great job summarizing his approach to being customer-centric. […]
When you’re first starting out in the lead generation game, attracting the right types of prospects can be quite difficult. Depending on the nature of your business, you might find yourself casting a really large net (Ex: Targeting businesses in a particular region you focus on) or casting a smaller net (Ex: Targeting businesses in […]
(Photo: http://www.heinz.com/) The fastest wiener dog is not always the best wiener dog. The fastest lead to convert is not always the best lead. I’m sure by now, most of you have seen the Heinz ketchup commercial depicting a stampede of dachshunds wearing hot dog costumes. These pups race across an open field to a […]
There are hundreds upon hundreds of companies in the marketing technology landscape (see for yourself). Of the many categories, marketing automation is expected to be a 1.9 billion dollar industry by 2020. However, some of you may still be asking if it’s truly worthwhile to invest in an email marketing automation tool. On the other hand, perhaps you […]
Not too long ago I was twisting the arm of my CMO begging for an email marketing platform to reach one of my largest target audiences. He finally caved in and soon several of my peers and I were sharing a single account to reach some very different groups. To say it was complicated is […]
“B2B marketing and social media are so dumb. It is literally the most boring waste of time ever. I remember when I interned for Lids marketing, and their B2C marketing was so much more fun because you are actually allowed to have a personality and some fun.” When discussing our careers, this line came flowing out […]
When I think of A/B testing the concept reminds me of when I was a little kid at Meijer with my siblings. Sometimes we would get to pick out candy in the checkout aisle and it was always between two different family favorites: Skittles and M&M’s. My brother would always go with the Skittles while my sister would […]
It’s all too familiar – You setup your email campaign to go live and when it does you go straight to your reporting dashboard to begin monitoring its performance. Low and behold you see your email has a handful of bounces (emails that never actually made it to the recipient). You ponder why they bounced and seek […]
Peyton Manning currently resembles an old, Western cowboy riding into the proverbial sunset that is Super Bowl 50. Many of my friends and colleagues here in Indianapolis (given that the Colts were eliminated long ago) are pulling for Peyton to muster what little strength and energy he has left in that 39-year-old body for one […]