A Former Spam King Reflects on 15 Years in Email Marketing

Complain about regulation all you want but a single set of rules is fundamental to making an industry grow. August 3, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Email marketing got its start back in 1978, when the first “mass” email was sent  to aboutRead More

Digital Marketing News: Rewarded Ads, Google’s Podcast Push, SEO’s B2B Power, & YouTube’s Ratio Refinements

Industry Group Finds Consumers Love ‘Rewarded’ Ads: Marketers, Less SoA new collaborative study by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), OpenX, and MediaMath looks at view-and-reward advertising, rewarded opt-in ad types, and what they may mean for digital marketers going forward. MediaPost [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnFkCSaVync?rel=0] Google Has A Podcast App, But DoesRead More

Want to Jump-Start Your Ecommerce Business? Try a Pop-up Shop.

The first thing you need to know: A pop-up isn’t about stocking shelves and hoping people browse. It’s about attaining a ‘wow!’ status. August 2, 2018 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Facebook talked a good game about its 3-D virtual-reality headset, Oculus Go, duringRead More

Why Women Dominate Influencer Marketing — and Why It May Be the Right Career for You

You don’t need a huge following to take advantage of this growing opportunity. August 2, 2018 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In a time when women are fighting for pay equality, work-life balance and gender parity, there is one emerging industry where women dominateRead More

Make a Name for Yourself: 4 Expert Tips for Choosing a Name and Trademark

With 6.7 million trademarks out there — sigh — it’s getting hard to find something unique. Here’s what to do instead. August 2, 2018 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Due to the sheer volume of new businesses and products emerging year after year, findingRead More

Transcript of How to Transform Your Company Into an Inbound Organization

Back to Podcast John Jantsch: Inbound marketing has been with us, I don’t know, over a decade or so I suppose. I think unfortunately, a lot of marketers have caught onto it. It’s now sort of the new automated way to get customers. In this episode of the Duct TapeRead More

How to Transform Your Company Into an Inbound Organization

Marketing Podcast with Todd HockenberryPodcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Todd Hockenberry. He is the founder of Top Line Results, a management consulting firm, and the co-author of the book Inbound Organization: How to Build and Strengthen Your Company’s Future UsingRead More

Are You Omnipresent or Just Making Excuses?

Imagine what it would be like if you, your brand, and your company could be everywhere all the time. August 2, 2018 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Omnipresence — the goal of being everywhere simultaneously at all times. This is exactly the kind ofRead More

Should You Hire a Person for That Marketing Job or Buy a Robot?

The options are not mutually exclusive. Both can benefit you in different ways at different times. August 2, 2018 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Effectively marketing your business requires time, skill and creativity. You have a number of options for adding an edge to your businessRead More

Tell Me a Story: 4 Ways That Video Can Create Brand Fanatics — Maybe Even Your Brand Fanatics

People view ads, but they engage with video. Use this medium to tell better stories and turn uninterested prospects into brand fanatics. August 1, 2018 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Video content — done right — has the power to transform a brand fromRead More