by IndustryNewsletters | Aug 14, 2018 | Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Management, Uncategorized
If your company’s leads are being be generated largely by word of mouth and referral source connections, this may mean your strategy is only a passive effort. Implementing a solid plan behind your initiatives can help lead generation efforts gain momentum. Here are three digital marketing strategies that will help you consistently generate new business. 1. Nurture Your website, blog, email campaigns and social media marketing all work together to nurture your clients, prospects and referral sources. These access points help interested onlookers find you and give “tire-kickers” a feel for the benefits of connecting with your business. Take the following steps to move prospects from cold to qualified: Provide relevant and engaging content to your clients and prospects Amplify your content by allowing multiple access points to that content through your website resources, email and social media channels Include calls to action in your messaging Maintain consistent communications to create repetitive touch points Experiment with a fresh approach as needed – be willing to try something new 2. Monitor Set notifications that alert you when prospects click through on content that has a direct tie-in to your products and services. You will also need to keep an eye on the data being captured in your online marketing platforms’ reporting tools. If you don’t monitor the metrics behind your marketing efforts, you’ll never know who is responding to your messaging. You’ll also miss out on determining which content is garnering the most interest. Metrics and reporting pull double-duty by helping you connect with nurtured clients and prospects while also giving you a feel for what’s resonating with your audience....
by IndustryNewsletters | Jun 5, 2018 | Best Practices, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing Tips, Uncategorized
Content is powerful. Good content provides information for your readers and leads for your firm. When you integrate effective content strategies into your digital marketing, you’ll always know when one of your readers is interested in learning more about your firm and your services. However, it can be difficult to create content strategies that last. Good content should always: Keep your clients and prospects up to date on key issues Help drive traffic to your website Help boost SEO rank when you incorporate relevant, keyword-rich articles Generate new leads, and help mine additional engagements from existing clients At your firm, billable time may be an issue with your professional staff, and it might also be difficult to consistently get staff involved in producing engaging content. There are challenges associated with creating original content. It’s hard to find the time, there’s an effort behind creating good content, and a-la-carte outsourced articles can get expensive. However, there are ways to overcome the obstacles of time, money and effort. Get Buy-in from Your Management Team – Develop a support system within your company’s leadership. Develop Internal Accountability & Rewards – Writing responsibilities can become a burden without support, accountability and incentives. Keep your content production objectives fun and interesting by offering a reward system for those who contribute to your efforts. Efficiently Manage Your Resources – Leverage content that may be available through your memberships with various associations or organizations. You may also supplement launches with curated content, or purchase additional content to augment content submitted by your professional staff contributions. Maximize Time Management – Make sure professional staff is contributing to your...
by IndustryNewsletters | Jun 4, 2018 | Content Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Tips, Uncategorized
What will fill your marketing editorial calendar in the months ahead? It can be daunting to lay out writing assignments for your marketing efforts, but it does not have to be. With a bit of forethought and planning, you can tap into writing inspiration on a regular basis. Who are you writing for? Your first step should always be to consider your audience. To really craft meaningful lead-generating content, you need to develop buyer personas. Lay out focused profiles of your target market audiences, and keep these personas in mind while crafting content. The goal is to keep your readers’ needs in mind while also keeping your firm’s growth goals in mind when you’re writing marketing content. What are your goals? Map out a hierarchy of what is most important to your firm when it comes to lead generation. Looking to generate more leads and grow your firm? Seeking to improve client retention and nurture relationships? Attempting to create more repeat business with existing clients? Want to stand out in a competitive marketplace? Growing a base of brand evangelists? Why are you writing in the first place? Lead generation is the main purpose of your marketing content. It is important to consider your goals so you may begin building lead-generating content that has a pain/gain approach. Your articles should shine a light on your readers’ needs and provide a path toward solving pain points. Think about how your services or products could tie into an article and offer an obvious connection back to your firm for help. Focus on providing just enough relevant advice to give your prospects the confidence that...
by IndustryNewsletters | May 4, 2018 | Best Practices, Database Maintenance, Email List Growth, Email Marketing, Uncategorized
Deliverability is generated by algorithms using a wide variety of signals to determine whether an email gets through to an inbox. In order to increase the chances that your emails are getting consistently delivered to your readers, it is important to maintain a good list. When your subscribers open your emails, click through your email content or have some other positive responses to your messages, this helps your deliverability. If readers simply delete your emails without opening them or mark them as spam, they are sending negative signals that can hurt your deliverability. Here are three tips to help you keep a squeaky-clean list and improve your deliverability. 1. Remove or fix bad email addresses. Some email marketing platforms will automatically suppress bad email addresses for you. If they do not, make sure you are taking steps to manage bad email addresses. A bad email address will be marked as such by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) because it has one of the following errors: Bad format—A format error could indicate that an email address is missing a period, contains a misspelling, or has other incorrect or duplicated characters. This type of error could simply be a typo that needs to be fixed. When the format error is obvious, like a double period, this can be corrected by making a small adjustment to the email address in your subscriber record. Bad domain—Sometimes domain names are changed, merged with those from other companies or are simply deleted. When this happens, it renders the domain portion of your email address (or everything after the @ sign) ineffective. Watch out for company...
by IndustryNewsletters | Mar 19, 2018 | Accounting Firm Marketing, Law Firm Marketing, Marketing Tips, Payroll Service Bureau Marketing, Uncategorized
You need captivating images on your business’ website, blog or email newsletter, but like most of us, you’re not a professional photographer. Without visuals, it’s hard for readers to quickly gather a visual understanding of your content. But don’t fret! There are countless places on the web to get cheap, or even free, stock images to accompany your marketing content. Here is our roundup of the 4 best websites for freebie stock images. 1. FreeImages.com Free Images is exactly as it sounds. The site houses thousands of free images for you to download and use in your email marketing, on your website or blog, or in social media. All that is required is that you create an account. From there, you have access to their diverse range of quality images. You can search for images by typing a basic keyword search, or you can make use of the “Tags” tab, which takes you to a page full of commonly used words like “Business” or “Finance” that will direct you to images associated with those keywords. 2. Pexels.com This site has some very impressive first-rate photos. Search for the type of image you need and click on the image you like. Then you can download images in a variety of sizes: original, large, medium, small, or you can choose the “custom” option and input your own dimensions. One feature unique to Pexels is their own Photoshop Plugin Subscription. It isn’t free, but it is super cheap at only $4 a month or $2 a month if you pay annually. 3. Pixabay.com Pixabay is another site with totally free images...
by IndustryNewsletters | Jan 25, 2018 | Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Management, Marketing Tips, Uncategorized
In order to get leads flowing in through your digital marketing, you must first make sure you have set automated lead alerts on key content. You should also check your click-through reporting to monitor prospect click activity. “Great! I have a lead… Now what?” Once you start generating leads through your email marketing, implement a strategy for converting click-through activity and lead alerts into new clients. Lead tracking is a key component to your success. Lay out a basic and intuitive process for monitoring and responding to leads. STEP 1: Look at What Generated the Lead Alert or Click Activity Check which article or banner piqued your readers’ interest, and make a note of the topic that generated the lead. STEP 2: See Who Responded to Your Lead Look at the individual’s contact record in your database. See if they have also been clicking on other content in the past. If you notice a trend, you definitely have a warm lead in-hand. If this is the first click, you may still have an opportunity to convert your lead into a client. STEP 3: Follow Up on Your Leads Send a personal email with a follow up message to your prospect. Say something like, “I noticed you recently read an article in our newsletter about [topic here]. Is this something you’re thinking of exploring? Feel free to email me at contact@mybusiness.com if I can help.” After one or two passive emails like that, take the next step and call your warm lead with a friendly approach to feel them out on their level of interest. Even if they don’t access...
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