According to a survey by the American Society for Training and Development, seventy-five per cent of executives say mentoring has been critical to their career development. We all need mentors. Guiding lights who push us to think or act in different, more aspirational ways. I was no different. I needed a mentor to accelerate my […]
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And then later, after conversion… A Welcome Series Send a series of welcome messages to new customers and you’ll see measurable sales increases when they up-sell and cross-sell themselves. eNewsletters and Holiday eCards An email newsletter is used to inform your audience about the latest news, tips, or updates about your product or company. They […]
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Naturally, conversion will require the involvement of your salesforce and a combination of marketing and sales techniques. This article focuses on how making email your primary marketing tool will help you automate this task. Here are two examples: Inquiry Responders When you receive an online inquiry all you know is that it’s someone shopping for […]
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So your marketing campaign was successful and leads have been generated. If you thought that was hard enough, now comes the really hard work entailed in converting your leads into customers. But here’s some good news…mapping out a well-segmented, dynamic email strategy with a focus on analyzing data to find patterns and insights that indicate […]
Read MoreImplementation of your plan is typically a marathon not a sprint HubSpot recently issued their “State of Inbound 2018” Report. This annual report asks respondents what their company’s top marketing priorities will be over the next 12 months. 6200 respondents in 99 countries from a mix of industries, company sizes and levels of seniority weighed […]
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This is key to understanding the best marketing tactics you need to employ. When you look at your present customer profiles, where are your customers originating? As an example, are they coming from referral sources, is it an Adwords lead, are you using email lists to reach out, (of course, it is probably all of […]
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In order to formulate your budget requirements, and to understand the extent of your marketing campaign, you need to calculate the amount of leads required to be placed in the customer conversion process. This understanding comes from an extrapolation of how many leads it takes to convert one customer. If you’re looking to acquire 100 […]
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It’s imperative that you identify the target audience for your product or service in order that your message reaches those most qualified. Naturally, you need to reach them with the right message and/or offer in order to drive demand, but that’s another subject altogether. Assuming you either have customer data to analyze, or have performed […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to marketing challenges, 61% of the respondents said generating traffic and leads was their #1 challenge. Clearly, at 69%, converting leads to customers is a major priority, and at 61%, generating those very leads is the key challenge.
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Integrated Marketing Communication (IMP) popped up recently as one of the ‘new’ marketing techniques web marketers are using to drive business. What’s amusing is that intouch Business has been using IMP to generate leads for our clients for a LONG time now. So, why all of a sudden is there this hype about IMP? Because […]
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According to an industry study by Deloitte, in the United States, the world’s biggest insurance market, the property and casualty (P&C) sector is building upon a strong 2018 in which the industry saw net income soar 66 percent to US$60 billion, thanks to a 10.8 percent boost in net premiums written and nearly breaking even […]
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The numbers prove it out…customer engagement is the key to edging out the competition in the insurance industry. It can also increase customer retention, and the amount of business established clients do with your company. Price Doesn’t Have To Be The Answer Traditionally, companies have felt they needed to undercut the competition in order to secure […]
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Data-driven marketing includes strategies built around the analysis of data points that are collected through client engagement. This analysis forms predictions about the client’s future behavior and extrapolates the ideal point of reception. Two things must occur for data-driven marketing to succeed: You must collect the data needed for analysis. There must be a marketer […]
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By now, most of you know about the marketing tactic called ” ad retargeting.” You get retargeted when, after looking at a pair of shoes on Amazon, you ‘bounce’ from the page, and an ad for those same shoes follow you on other websites. These ads are designed to bring you right back to buy those […]
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The days of cold calling are virtually over, replaced with a more intelligent approach to customer acquisition. Most people find sales calls intrusive. With caller ID, many people don’t even answer their phones anymore unless they know who is calling Usually, the person making cold calls dislikes them as much as the recipient Statistics show […]
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According to Wikipedia, brand engagement is the process of forming an emotional or rational attachment between a consumer and a brand. Now that we’ve defined brand engagement, how does more of it benefit your business? Furthermore, how does brand engagement turn prospects into qualified leads, and convert qualified leads into customers? Brand engagement through touchpoints? […]
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Some years ago, Google conducted an extensive study on how to build the perfect team. After two years, and millions of dollars, they had collected data on almost every team within their company. Their goal was to find the recipe that would turn out a perfect team every time. If you want to grow your […]
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Last month we posted an article about the need to plan out your strategic marketing plan for the new year NOW, rather than come in late to the game. However, many people find it hard to pinpoint what is an attainable and realistic goal. That is because they fail to realize that there are two […]
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Why do people keep buying new iPhones? Or video gaming systems? Or cars? Is it that their old ones no longer work? Rather, it’s mankind’s insatiable need to ‘acquire new things.’ Knowing that your customers will never be ‘satisfied’ can work to your advantage. Using email marketing campaigns to promote ‘new and better’ can deliver […]
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WordPress is set to release its second major update this year in November 2017. Unless you are playing around on the backend of your website, WordPress 4.9 probably won’t mean much and it will be easy for you to ignore. That would be a mistake. Every time WordPress updates, so do your plugins. It might […]
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