4 Online Tools to Help Marketing Departments & Agencies Work Efficiently

Communication and efficiency are top of mind when making recommendations to our clients for internal marketing teams to best work with an agency team. So often, businesses will have multiple representatives from sales, marketing or other departments – and they all feel comfortable calling their favorite agency rep to make even the smallest of requests...can’t find logos, documents or other materials. From the agency side, we love talking with our clients and see value in the camaraderie established when working with representatives across multiple departments. However, when we sit down to evaluate a project or ongoing relationship, it is important to ensure that we are fostering efficient collaboration, strong communication and a streamlined operations process. Collaboration tools are imperative to the success of a marketing department and agency relationship. The following are just a few of the tools we use to make sure we bring more to the table than creative ideas and design.

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Author: Steve James

5 Reasons Video Should Be Integrated Into Your Marketing Plan

A common misconception among marketing pros is that online video might not be the easiest content technique to take on. While in some cases that may be true, creating good video content can be done effectively at low cost and with little time commitment. This is one of the many reasons why more businesses are allocating the time and resources to ensure that video content is integrated into their marketing plan and social strategies.

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Author: Jeff Coon

How You Can Create the Best Thank You Page to Keep Users Engaged

It is a common courtesy to thank someone when they have done something for you. The same courtesy should be made when someone downloads something from your website. A “thank you” page should be created, which delivers the content promised on the landing page.

Create the Best Thank You Page
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Author: Monica Madsen

A Fool-Proof Formula to Generate Qualified Leads with Lead Nurturing

Nurtured leads produce, on average, a 20% increase in sales opportunities versus non-nurtured leads. (DemandGen Report)

Inbound Marketing Lead Nurturing
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Author: Monica Madsen

Master Your Content Creation Strategy

All over the Internet you read that ‘content is king’ and creating new content on a regular basis is critical with inbound marketing. Creating content is something everyone should practice, whether you’re an SEO consultant, a link-building specialist, or all around inbound marketer.

content creation strategy
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Author: Monica Madsen

Inbound Marketing Case Study: Adventure Travel Industry

How to Use Your Blog to Attract Customers [Customer Story]

RIDE Adventures is in the motorcycle touring business, a type of adventure travel that many avid motorcycle enthusiasts don’t even know exists. When we recognized that few potential customers would be searching for “guided motorcycle tours in South America,” it became obvious that we’d have to find another way to draw people to our website. If motorcycle riders weren’t searching for “motorcycle tours,” what were they searching for? Hubspot’s Keywords and Blog Analytics tools made this easy to discover, and we’ve been blogging accordingly ever since.

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Author: Steve James

Reach Your Prospects By Starting A Lemonade Stand

lemonade standIf you've struggled reaching your prospects via traditional marketing, it might be time to try something new. How about starting a lemonade stand?

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Author: Jeff Coon

Taking Inbound Marketing Practices Offline

Article originally written and published for Inbound Marketing University

Taking Inbound Marketing Practices Offline
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Author: Jeff Coon

How to Incorporate Video as Part of Your Inbound Marketing Strategy

Article from Inbound Marketing UniversityArticle originally written and published for Inbound Marketing University

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Author: Jeff Coon