How to Measure Changing Marketing Goals During a Crisis

In recent months, I’ve been listening to Paramore’s song “Hard Times” a lot. Their 2017 hit talks about struggling to overcome challenging circumstances above ’80s-inspired new wave pop. It’s a bop, as the kids say, and confronts hardship — truthful and emphatic with a spoonful of sugar. via GIPHY DuringRead More

Generating referrals is your highest payoff activity right now

Many businesses have been displaced during this game-changing pandemic. I hope that you are not one of them. One of the things, however, that few people are talking about is that the massive changes being experienced by businesses are also being experienced by customers. In other words, buyers are beingRead More

Day 4,777: Remote Work Tips From 13+ Years As A Distance Marketer

Today is day 4,777. Not days quarantined, but days working remotely. On Monday, March 23, 2007 I started working remotely, and 4,777 days later I still do. A staple aspect of my daily work life that had been the exception for most marketers is now — at least temporarily —Read More

What Does the Crisis Mean for the Sharing Economy?

May 19, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The global health crisis has rocked the sharing economy. Uber and Lyft drivers have seen their incomes plunge as people shelter in place. Airbnb bookings have tumbled, and its services have been banned in some cities andRead More

5 Types of Video That Improves Marketing Content

Video content is a hot topic in marketing circles. We’ve been seeing studies for years now that video is the way people want to consume content. Search engines continue to reward businesses with video on their homepage with additional traffic. So if you haven’t yet embraced video, now is theRead More

Podcast Advertising: Is Programmatic the Next Big Thing?

May 19, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With at least 150 million monthly listeners in the U.S. alone, it’s no surprise that everyone from global brands to small businesses are turning to podcasts as their next key advertising investment. After all, podcast ads are, for the mostRead More

How to Improve Your Customer’s Journey

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In today’s podcast, I want to talk with you about something I’ve been thinking about a lot. It’s actually one of the key elements in my next book. But first, let’s start with some back story.  In the 80s, there was a brand that becameRead More

Break Free B2B Marketing: Latane Conant of 6sense on Reinventing the CMO Role

What’s in a job title? In my tenure as a marketer, I’ve met gurus who don’t live on mountaintops, ninjas who don’t know martial arts, and evangelists who don’t preach on Sunday.  At worst, these creative job titles are pure puffery. But at best, they serve as a statement ofRead More

We Lost $140k in Sales in Less Than 30 Days. Here’s What We’re Doing to Fix It.

May 18, 2020 12 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The following article is written by Ben Angel. Author of the book, Unstoppable: A 90-Day Plan to Biohack Your Mind and Body for Success. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | IndieBound. And be sureRead More

10 Worst Practices for B2B Influencer Marketing – Don’t be a Clown

When it comes to sharing B2B marketing advice, I prefer not to clown around too much and do my best to be positive and optimistic with trends, insights and how to’s focused on looking forward towards best practices and getting better results. Marketers expect serious results but unfortunatley, many B2BRead More