Fuel Lines
MARCH 14, 2019
Believe it or not, most small to midsize agencies are not organized to consistently generate leads. Agency life is chaotic. Too much to do; to little time. The answer to this problem is to work smarter not harder by creating SYSTEMS for new business. A system is a set of detailed methods, procedures and routines created to carry out a specific activity, perform a duty, or solve a repeated business issue.
Single Grain
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Digital marketers tend to focus on attracting new customers to a business because they measure success by the number of new clicks they managed to drive to a site. Yet, returning customers are much more important to a business than first-time visitors. In fact, it costs 5x more to acquire new customers than it does to retain current ones and improving customer retention rates by just 5% can increase profits by 25-95%.
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Ad Espresso
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Twitter may have invented social media hashtags, but Instagram put them on the map. Gving marketers something else to lose sleep over: how to create an Instagram Hashtags Strategy to get results. These days, Instagram hashtags not only categorize your content and makes it discoverable by users, but they are an effective way to get Read more.
AdPulp
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
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More About Advertising
JANUARY 30, 2019
This safe drinking campaign makes a refreshing change. Moderation messages usually lurk unconvincingly in the small print — “drink responsibly” or “stop when the fun stops” — but this Guinness ad by AMV BBDO flat out suggests we drink water instead of booze. It’s not just any water, though, this is Guinness Clear.
Gods of Advertising
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Over the years, creative leadership has meant different things to different people in different kinds of agencies. The following is meant to clarify what it could (and probably should) mean to an agency right now and moving forward… The primary purpose of creative leadership is to enhance the creative reputation of the agency, to be a creative advocate for the agency (and its clients), and to help the agency win new business and to grow organically.
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Fuel Lines
AUGUST 22, 2019
Adding recommendations is one of the easiest ways to empower your agency’s new business program. As part of my consulting work, I’m asked to review a lot of agency websites from a new business perspective. Just yesterday, I was asked to review the website of a large ad agency in New York. I wasn’t surprised that I didn’t find a single testimonial from a happy client.
Fuel Lines
MAY 2, 2019
You should stop selling your services, that’s not what prospects are buying. Agency business development programs are often sales focused. They’re built around outbound, interruptive sales tactics that are designed to start engagements with prospective clients. The prospects have little, if any, awareness of the agency or how they’re different from their competitors.
Fuel Lines
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Having a written marketing plan makes new business easier and much more consistent. Most agencies have no plan for new business. They can’t express what they are selling or who they are selling it to. For you to state that you want to “take your agency to the next level” is not a strategy, it’s a goal. A strategy is not your agency’s mission statement.
Fuel Lines
MAY 8, 2019
Distracted driving accounts for a whopping 64% of all car accidents. Why it’s so hard to remain focused on new business and how to deal with distractions. The atmosphere is often chaotic at most agencies. There are numerous interruptions and urgent requests throughout each day. It’s an environment that’s in a perpetual state of distraction.
Fuel Lines
MARCH 28, 2019
Thought leadership influences prospects to help agencies win,?retain and even grow client business. A recent study, by Edelman and LinkedIn, of 1,201 U.S. business decision makers, reveals that thought leadership is more powerful than marketers think. It not only helps attract new business but strengthens relationships with existing clients. Definition: A thought leader is an individual or firm that is recognized as an authority in a specialized field and whose expertise is sought and often rewa
Fuel Lines
APRIL 26, 2019
Brian Morris/Brad Ball, the Silver Advertising Agency. Developing your personal brand is one of the best investments you can make for new business. Through my experience working with hundreds of advertising, digital, media and PR firms, I’ve discovered how important it is for the agency owner to be the face of their company. Given the rise of social media, their personal brand story is as essential, or even more so, than the agency’s brand.
Fuel Lines
AUGUST 15, 2019
Business development doesn’t have to be so difficult. With a little forethought and the creation of simple steps and processes, you can create a system that will make it much easier to kick-start your online leads. H ere are 7 processes to help get you started: 1. Consistently Use Lead Generation Platforms. The battle for new business has moved online. 80-90% of business to business transactions begin with a search on the web. - Marketing Sherpa Click To Tweet.
Fuel Lines
JANUARY 10, 2019
Owners of small to midsize advertising, digital, media agency and PR agency’s need to WRITE. Owners of small to midsize advertising, digital, media agency and PR agency’s need to WRITE! This isn’t a new discovery for me. Since starting my new business consultancy, I’ve written my way into a thriving business. Creating helpful content has provided me with a consistent flow of inbound leads.
Fuel Lines
JULY 11, 2019
Agency Owner, Jon Tsourakis. Being an agency owner can be lonely. It’s natural. We’re at the top and insulated. Our world consists of our employees, clients, vendors and the small, finite amount of time we get to spend with our friends and families. Sure, it can be fun, exciting and rewarding. Hell, we wouldn’t do it otherwise. These are the highs.
Fuel Lines
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Execution is the battleground that determines success or failure. For ad agencies that even have a new business plan, the majority fall short in its implementation. 66% of agency execs stated their new business hire was unsuccessful because the person lacked a methodology. - RSW/US New Business Survey Report Click To Tweet. How many annual planning meetings has your agency gone through to create a strategic marketing plan, only to have it fail in its implementation?
Fuel Lines
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
There are important shifts that signal a brand will soon be shopping for new agencies on a permanent or per project basis, and the key is to strike at the earliest sign of opportunity. But how do you know when the iron’s hot? Predicting these timelines is part art, part science. The new business insight team at Winmo’s prospecting publication WinmoEdge even has an algorithm that monitors 17 variables known to impact agency shake ups (and predict them with 80% accuracy on their Vulnerable Account
Single Grain
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Instagram is now hiding likes. On November 14, 2019, Instagram announced the expansion of their world-wide test in which “you'll no longer see the total number of likes and views on photos and videos posted to Feed unless they’re your own.”: Not everyone understands why, and plenty of people aren’t happy about it. Just a little while ago, studies indicated that a little over 75% of marketers will use Instagram for advertising their brand in 2020.
Single Grain
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Search engine optimization (SEO) is digital marketing technique that is constantly changing. The year alone saw several Google algorithm updates: March 2019 Core update. June 2019 Core update. Site Diversity update. Maverick update. BERT update (the most recent). SEO is important for digital marketers, website owners and brands of all sizes because, in a nutshell, it allows your site to appear in the search results when someone types or speaks a query for which you have an answer or solution.
Single Grain
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
We've all seen one of those ads that just hits the ground running and before you know it, it's “gone viral” It almost doesn't even matter what the subject is; all sorts of people outside the brand's demographic will watch it, like it and share it – because a great ad is a great ad. Period. Remember the “Alexa Loses Her Voice” video ad during the 2018 Super Bowl?
Single Grain
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
As the web is becoming more visual and interactive, standing out and being remembered is getting even tougher. Visual content can certainly boost engagement and brand memorability, but only if you create an effective visual marketing strategy. First and foremost, you need to start paying more attention to your article's featured image because that's what shows up in many places, strongly impacting your content visibility.
Single Grain
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Traditional marketing has been evolving so fast in the last couple of years. Nowadays, it’s not about beating everyone else at the game – it’s about creating your own game. This relatively new marketing strategy is known as category design. In the age of digital disruption and rapid innovation, category design is the ultimate business strategy that allows a company to create and develop entirely new categories of products and services.
Ad Espresso
OCTOBER 10, 2019
A well-thought-out social media strategy is one of the best tools you have for helping your brand rise above the fray. But in today’s crowded social media landscape, competition can be brutal. Everyone is not only fighting for engagement—they’re spending more to get it. And with social media costs projected to increase 73% over the Read More.
Single Grain
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Marketing is all about understanding consumers' behaviors, needs and motivations and then delivering an experience that aligns with all those points. It’s why I always stress honing in on your customers’ pain points when writing copy, and why marketers will test every different ad format under the sun to see what their audiences respond to. This means that marketers who have a solid understanding of consumer behavior and psychology are typically going to be the most effective at creating strong,
Single Grain
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Marketing automation is extremely important to improve the overall success ratio of your marketing campaigns because it manages every activity related to marketing. Automation software helps marketers understand the customer journey, automate repetitive tasks, generate qualified leads, nurture leads and finally convert them into sales. The marketing automation software market is set to grow from $3.3 billion in 2019 to $6.4 billion by 2024 by 2024 and, moreover: 75% of business owners have said
Single Grain
DECEMBER 18, 2019
67% of social advertisers consider Facebook to be the most effective social media platform they use. At this point, it’s like Google Ads — it’s an essential part of any effective marketing strategy. There was a time when brands could acquire customers organically, but that era is over. Now Facebook is strictly pay-to-play, and advertisers need to go above and beyond boosting a post every so often.
Single Grain
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Want to show Google that you’re an expert on a particular topic? Then topic clusters should become your go-to content marketing technique. The year is 2020 and SEO has evolved again. Google is probably changing its algorithm once more as you read this – and topic clusters are on the horizon. I know, I know. Topic clusters ? Yet another SEO strategy to get your head around!
Single Grain
OCTOBER 28, 2019
The average data-driven business is growing more than 30% year-over-year , according to Forrester. By 2021, the same companies will take $1.8 trillion annually from companies that aren’t using data insights. In the modern marketing era, there is no place for “winging it”. If you want to thrive among fierce competition, you must keep tabs on vital metrics that are relevant to your goals.
Single Grain
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Facebook Ads is one of the top PPC platforms right now. With more than 7 million brands currently advertising on the platform trying to reach their audience among Facebook’s 1.59 billion daily active users , this isn’t too surprising. The ad system, after all, is versatile and holds a lot of potential. Advertisers are able to reach users while they’re viewing their friends’ Stories, watching videos on the platform, and even when they’re scrolling through their messages.
Single Grain
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
NEWLY UPDATED! This post on video marketing tips, tricks and lots of juicy stats has been updated for 2019. Enjoy! “Nothing says ‘yawn’ more than an interminable text-based email or 50 slide attachment. Including a video within a brief email and delivering content in multimedia formats can help drive response rates, improve information retention, and make your company or offer more memorable”. ~ Andy Zimmerman.
Single Grain
AUGUST 23, 2019
Successful businesses are built on effective stories. People love to see, read or hear stories because it creates a human connection based on empathy. The best marketers in the world leverage the power of storytelling to improve branding and conversion rates. What do stories have to do with marketing? Well, people remember stories 22x more than facts and figures alone and, thus, storytelling can boost conversion rates by a significant 30%.
Single Grain
JULY 18, 2019
Facebook Groups are nothing new. In fact, they’ve been around for a decade, making them one of the social network’s oldest features. But after the Facebook algorithm update that de-prioritizes brand content, these groups have become even more important for connecting with a brand's followers. Major brands have enjoyed significant success from creating and growing their own groups, and Facebook head honcho Mark Zuckerberg has stressed that he wants them to play a bigger role in the site’s everyda
Single Grain
JULY 9, 2019
We all know that video is the future, but just to confirm it, according to Facebook , users spend 3x longer watching live video than static content: Even if you're starting out, we recommend that you get involved with live video because the engagement is consistently excellent right now. The major social platforms are all advertising-based, so they want you to stay on them longer to increase their ad revenue.
Single Grain
JULY 5, 2019
It’s official. Podcasting has gone mainstream. In 2019, more than half of Americans have listened to a podcast , up from 44% just one year earlier: Today there are more than 750,000 podcasts available, spanning every subject from comedy to entrepreneurship. Podcasts have emerged as both a viable media channel and an effective marketing one. As the field continues to grow, so will the opportunities for content creators.
Single Grain
JUNE 21, 2019
Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms among people and brands – as of Q1 2019, it has 2.38 billion monthly active users – which means that it has a lot of potential to promote your brand: With Facebook ads , which are not expensive, brands can post content to promote their services or products which helps them widen their reach, drive high-quality traffic to their website and boost conversion rates.
Single Grain
JUNE 5, 2019
You can write an eye-catching headline, compelling copy and include awesome graphics, but if you do not include the perfect call to action, your readers will remain just that: readers. Calls to action are the final stage in your sales letter, ad, blog post or landing page. They capitalize on the attention you’ve hooked and the strong feelings of need you’ve built and then seamlessly lead readers to do what you’d like them to do.
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