How to Get Your Business in the News (Without Bribing a Journalist)

July 12, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Five people approached me last month to “write about them in the news.” Four of them wanted to pay me for it, which is a guaranteed way to ruin your writing career. One of them, from LinkedIn,Read More

7 Steps to Launch an Expert Social-Media Marketing Campaign

July 12, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Social media provides new brands with an incredible opportunity to launch a new product to a highly targeted, engaged, wallet-out audience. You have access to consumers located all over the world along with the ability to targetRead More

Marketers, Turn Your Data Literacy into a Data Superpower

July 11, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The concept of data literacy didn’t exist when I started my career in marketing in the mid-1990s. We had few marketing channels, all of which were offline, and we had to track them manually in spreadsheets.Read More

Weekend Favs July 10

My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for theRead More

Using Virtual Events to Drive Awareness, Brand Loyalty and Revenue

July 9, 2021 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While in-person events have been mostly non-existent over the past year, the world is opening back up and eagerly looking for opportunities to connect in person again. Even though people are most excited about this in-person aspectRead More

It’s Time to Redefine the Influencer

July 9, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Social media influencers are a powerhouse community. According to Statista, 78% are under the age of 34, with 34% of those being under 24. Social media will continue to provide a massive platform for today’s youthRead More

The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly: Which Type of Digital Marketing Company is Pitching You?

July 9, 2021 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A decade ago, most businesses didn’t realize the importance of digital marketing, and the lack of knowledge made it nearly impossible for digital marketing companies to sell their services to small businesses. Now, theeducation of consumersRead More

B2B Marketing News: B2B Marketing & Sales Exec Brand Study, LinkedIn’s Marketing Diversity Insights, & Instagram’s New Link Options

Buoyant B2B: Firms Stress Marketing As They Enhance Their Brands59 percent of B2B marketing and sales executives say their businesses are active in social media, while 39 percent of employees say that they don’t understand their companies’ brands, according to newly-released survey data of interest to digital marketers. MediaPost WhatRead More

How To Attract The Right Talent

Marketing Podcast with Ryan Englin In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Ryan Englin. Ryan is the CEO of Core Fit Hiring which helps blue-collar companies fill frontlines with quality technicians and craftworkers. Key Takeaway: Finding the right talent is not an easy task to conquer.Read More

How to Use Marketing to Outsell Your Competition Every Time

July 8, 2021 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Looking into her eyes, the rising sun shimmering through the trees, I remembered how I first fell in love. That’s when I realized my approach to business was all wrong. As an entrepreneur and writer, everything isRead More