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[This article first appeared here in September 2017 and has been updated and revised for 2024.]

Content marketing can be a highly effective approach for your business. But your content needs an effective call-to-action to finish the job!

Most business owners are probably familiar with the term, but sometimes a little clarification is in order. So the question might be, "What is a call-to-action, of CTA, anyway?

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, content marketing, website traffic, Landing pages, Content Marketing Strategy

[This article was first published here in November 2017 and has been revised and updated.]

It's not enough to simply publish great content or have lead magnets. You want your leads, prospects and customers to take action! So how do you do that?

While inbound marketing and traditional, outbound marketing differ significantly, they do share some tactics. In addition to knowing you audience and leveraging the optimum channels, inbound and outbound marketing have one other thing in common: a call-to-action.

Topics: Advertising, outbound marketing, CTA, call-to-action, inbound marketing strategy, Landing pages, lead magnet

[This article first appeared here in October 2017 and has been updated and revised for 2023]

Effective emails can give a power boost to your inbound marketing strategy. But only if they are well crafted and on target. 

Great email marketing campaigns can give your inbound efforts "superpowers" and it is a demonstrable fact. But what makes one email more effective than a competing email in a recipient's inbox?

Topics: email, CTA, call-to-action, inbound marketing strategy, Email lists, ebooks, email marketing, newsletter, email marketing strategy

 

We think we are not paying attention as advertisements bombard us throughout the day and night. Our mind wanders, we go to the kitchen or we channel surf. But while we are supposedly not listening, most of the time we are being subjected to ads that are not telling "the truth and nothing but the truth". They hedge a little. We can learn to listen to the claims and see the flaws.

I need to remind you that legally the advertisers can get away with this because of the language of the claim. So in order to find the flaws we are going to examine the language and look at the logic that keeps the ad on the air.

Topics: email, CTA, call-to-action, inbound marketing strategy, Email lists, Advertising mail, ebooks, email marketing, newsletter, email marketing strategy

If you're not a marketer, but a business owner or manager tasked with your own marketing, landing pages can be intimidating.

 

Topics: call-to-action, website traffic, Landing pages, lead generation, lead magnet

As all marketers know, the first job of any marketing effort is to gain the attention of your ideal audience. But the main job of any marketing effort is to get your audience to do something! And this is mainly done with a call-to-action, or CTA.

 

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, inbound marketing tips, Landing pages, Content Marketing Strategy

The best content marketing strategies use landing pages to capture leads and build an email list. But there is far more to it than just having somewhere for them to land. You want to be sure that they stay and engage!

Have you ever been on a commercial flight that has a stop before you get to your final destination, but didn't require a plan change? It probably left you with that odd experience of being able to say you've "been" to a certain city, but you never really did anything there. You sat on a plane, looked out the window perhaps, and flew on to you final destination. 

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, Landing page optimization, Landing pages, lead magnet

Email marketing is a viable and powerful tactic for generating leads and nurturing prospects. But every marketer utilizing email is faced with a variety of competitors for their recipient's time and attention. 

 

Topics: email, call-to-action, nurturing leads, email marketing, email marketing strategy

Some principles never change. This is true for affordable Internet marketing, too. Whether you call them 'marketing principles' or 'marketing truths', they are always there and must always be applied for online marketing success.

[This post has been updated and expanded from the original posted in May 2017]

Topics: call-to-action, content marketing, affordable internet marketing, business blog, inbound marketing local

Everyone marketing online seems to have landing pages and it's a proven tactic for online marketing strategies. But how can you compete and still get conversions?

There is a rising tide of online "noise" and marketing clutter that every business has to confront and break through in order to be seen and heard.

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, Landing page optimization, Optimization, Landing pages, Mobile device, responsive design, mobile-friendly design