The NBA is back as of last week, and it got me thinking about a metaphor that we can apply to our own work. What’s your style of play?
Podcast: Marketing Without the Marketing | Michael Boezi
Marketing is about creating the Digital Representation of You. We don't want it to feel like "marketing," though. Respectful, ethical marketing strategies are more effective – and more in tune with what today's consumers expect of us.
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Right to a Response
When someone sends you an unsolicited email, do you owe them a response?
I Love Your Blog Post
My blog can’t be this great, can it? If I were to listen to the lies of scammers, I might start to believe that my blog is a must-read. I sincerely doubt that’s true though.
The Digital Representation of You (Episode 200)
I describe my work as creating “The Digital Representation of You.” In 200 episodes of this podcast, in my client work, and my new project, Consider the Source, I am rooting for your best ideas to make a positive impact on the world.
Three Marketing Quiz Types and Their Applications
There are 3 different types of quizzes that you can use in marketing. Let’s look at the practical uses of each type and how to set goals, choose question types, and deliver meaningful results.
No One Cares About Us
Social media is a lie. It promises a podium. But instead, it hires you to be unpaid labor. Can you still get something out of it? Sure, but we have to see through the misconceptions to find a smart strategy.
Designing the Perfect Quiz for Lead Generation
Like anything in content marketing, a marketing quiz has to be well-designed, well-constructed, and well-presented in order to be effective. Here are the 3 steps to create an effective marketing quiz.
LinkedIn Is a Tough Scroll
Scroll through LinkedIn, and it’s cringe after cringe. A never-ending stack of performative, self-aggrandizing humble brags. It’s done in earnest, I’m sure. But in expressing our genuine excitement, is it coming off the wrong way? Let’s audit my feed.
How to Ruin a Good Customer Relationship
It takes years to build a trusted relationship with a customer. It takes one bad decision to lose it all in a split-second.
Four Principles of an Effective Marketing Quiz
A successful marketing quiz serves the user first and foremost. How do we design a quiz to solve a customer issue and think beyond just generating leads?
Why Quizzes Are Good for Content Marketing
People like to talk about themselves. Let them. If you can open the conversation, you can start building the trust that you need to ultimately lead a customer to choose you.
The Ambient Awareness Test
There’s one question you can ask to find out if your messaging is getting through. I call this The Ambient Awareness Test.