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If you've come to understand that an effective marketing strategy must have a plan, you're ahead of your competition. But to truly succeed at marketing you really need three plans!

[A previous version of this post was published in June 2016. Some things never go out-of-date!]

Topics: Internet Marketing Strategy, Marketing Plan, affordable internet marketing, Marketing strategy, sample marketing plan

Inbound marketing is a proven strategy for generating high quality leads and conversions. But there are other strategies that can be used along with it.

While some business owners or their marketing managers might be familiar with Account-based marketing, or ABM, many are not. The first question to answer, then, is what exactly ABM is and can it be used alongside an inbound marketing approach?

Topics: Advertising, content marketing, inbound marketing, Marketing strategy, account-based marketing

Content comes in many forms and email is one of the most effective. Despite what some may think, email is still going strong. So how do you do it well? 

Content marketing is, simply put, the process of garnering prospects and potential customers through the use of great content that is published in various formats and and a variety of channels. What many business owners tend to overlook, however, is the medium of email.

Topics: email, content marketing, Email lists, inbound marketing, Marketing strategy, email marketing

Content marketing is an effective means for driving traffic and generating leads. Content marketing as a foundation for an inbound marketing strategy is even better.

[Parts of this article were originally published in a different format in July 2016.]

Topics: content marketing, online marketing strategy, inbound marketing, content creation, Marketing strategy

A marketing strategy requires a plan. But with so many options how do you decide? A sample marketing plan can help.

Editors note: This article was originally published on July 08, 2015 and has been updated for relevance.

Topics: inbound marketing strategy, Marketing Plan, Marketing strategy, Content Marketing Strategy, sample marketing plan

Inbound marketing uses a number of tools and one of these is email. But how is email changing in the future?

For a number of years the viability and survivability of email marketing has been questioned. But, according to a recent post on Campaign Monitor,

Topics: email, Email lists, inbound marketing, Social Media, Marketing strategy

SEO services come in all shapes and sizes, it seems. And finding the balance between quality results and reasonable fees is a challenge. 

Every business owner wants to save money. And every small business owner functioning as their own marketer really wants to save money! While saving money on your marketing efforts is a good thing (a great thing really!) going for the cheap SEO services can turn out to be an expensive option.

Topics: content marketing, Web search engine, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing strategy, inbound marketing local

Business blogs can be the cornerstone of a powerful Internet marketing strategy. But establishing an effective blogging strategy can be challenging.

 

Topics: website traffic, Business Blogging, inbound marketing, internet marketing, Marketing strategy, business blog

Publishing content on your website is a major component of inbound marketing. But it's not everything.

 

Topics: content marketing, online marketing strategy, inbound marketing, Blogging, content creation, Marketing strategy

As a business owner you have probably heard that you need to engage in content marketing. But can your business can really benefit from using content?

There is a lot of "noise" in the social media and marketing space about content and blogging, and so on. But there seems to be little agreement on clearly defined methods, strategies, and - most importantly - real benefits from using content.

Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, Marketing Plan, Blogging, infographic, Marketing strategy