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How to Survive & Thrive in Challenging Times Without Risking Everything
Are you living with this same knot of uncertainty in your gut? These are challenging times. Of course, you hardly need reminding, because you’re living with the reality. The thing is, that knot of uncertainty, that nervous anxiety, comes from a hard-wired response...
The Role of Automation in Market Research
“Without data, you are just another person with an opinion.” – W. Edwards Deming In this era of digital marketing, we have more insights than ever before. Think of the best marketers you know, do their decisions come from a place of opinion or insight? By using...
The 2020 Marketing Checklist For Marketing Newbies (And Experts!)
Marketing can be a risky business. And even more so for those businesses who don’t have a dedicated marketing budget. If you’re new to marketing or want to spend your money a little bit wiser, then here are the key questions to ask. Answering them will allow you to...
4 Email Marketing Questions: Answered
Marketing automation is much more than email marketing. Yet, as it’s one of the easiest and most well-known automations to put in place, we often find ourselves fielding email-related questions. And, here are the answers to four of the most frequently asked. How many...
Why Marketing Agencies Need Automation
What does a typical deadline look like from one of your clients? Do 1-hour deadlines sound familiar? Or maybe a day or a week turnaround time if you’re lucky? It’s the industry we’re in. The dreaded ‘ASAP’ deadline we all see every day in emails from clients. And,...
Marketing Automation: The 3 step strategy
Before we dive into our three-step strategy, let’s start with one question: Why bother with marketing automation in the first place? Well, here are a few reasons why. You can... Improve targeting of your marketing messages Deliver an improved customer experience Get...
How To Minimise Your Email Unsubscribes
When someone unsubscribes from your lists, it’s often a sign that they don’t like you, your brand or what you want to say. They’ve gone from opting in (caring about what you have to say) to opting out (not caring about what you have to say). And that can feel like a...
4 Ways to Tell You Need Marketing Automation
Every day, we talk to marketing professionals and business owners. We talk about sales and marketing automation: what it is; what software is out there; and challenges faced with marketing automation. But why do businesses choose to use automation as part of their...
What’s the First Step in Setting Up an Automated Process?
It's a questions we're often asked: what's the first step with automation? Where should I start? Well, before any automation can happen, it’s vital to define your goals. Without that, you’re falling at the first hurdle. As someone once said: “A goal properly set is...
Why use a marketing automation specialist
Can any digital or marketing agency build automations? Why should I use a specialist? Marketing automation is a specialism. It’s both a strategic and practical specialism. And as with all specialisms, specialists should take the reins. Remember that marketing...
What Marketing Isn’t
Every day there are more posts, blogs and articles telling us what marketing is. So we thought we'd flip it on its head. Fewer marketing professionals are taking up board positions these days, and we wonder why… It may be that the perception of marketing within...
The Importance of Customer Experience
What is your value proposition? The value proposition is the reason customers choose you above your competitors. It’s the promise you make to your customer and the reason your target audience stick around to find out more. It’s not an official business need, like a...