
I’m going to tell you one of the Great Marketing Strategy Secrets to Still Making Sales, Even in This Crazy Economy.
It’s not copywriting. Or art direction. Or social media, video, or SEO strategy. (Although all those things can help.)
Ready?
It’s the offer.
Offer something of value to your customers, something they really want, and they will [...]
Jun 17, 2009 | Categories: marketing strategy | Tags: conversion, copywriter, direct mail, direct marketing, freelance copywriter, freelance copywriting, lead generation, leads, marketing strategy | Leave A Comment »

Leviathan. The Loch Ness Monster. The Kraken. The Devil Fish. What do these infamous sea monsters have in common with leads?
For one, there’s certainly a lot of mythology about them. After all, do these creatures really exist?
The answer is yes, some of them do. Leviathan may have been a blue whale. The Kraken is what [...]
Apr 13, 2009 | Categories: marketing strategy | Tags: advertising, conversion, direct mail, direct marketing, lead generation, leads, marketing strategy | Leave A Comment »

There’s a simple mistake many marketers make day in, day out that kills pre-qualified leads. Leads that are coming in via organic search, paid search and paid advertising.
It goes something like this.
You’ve isolated the keywords your potential customers are most likely to use. You’ve put them in your meta tags, your copywriting, maybe even in [...]
Apr 09, 2009 | Categories: marketing strategy | Tags: conversion, copywriter, copywriting, direct mail, leads, marketing strategy, social networking, video | Leave A Comment »

Razorfish has data that shows the rush to profit from social media is working.
The big takeaway is that “those who discovered an application via a friend (aka, via a social connection) were almost four times more likely to download it. They were also more likely to spend money on the client site and spent much [...]
Mar 13, 2009 | Categories: marketing strategy | Tags: leads, marketing strategy, social networking | Leave A Comment »