Jul
20
2023
8 Ways to Use AI Tools for Digital Marketing in 2023
Get your brand ready for the future with AI marketing tools that use data to deliver more personalized digital experiences....
Marketing Automation & Lead Generation
Jun
18
2023
9 Key Factors to Your Marketing Success: How to Audit, Assess and Optimize
If you’re in charge of marketing a renewable energy or other cleantech company, explore these areas to gauge your business’s marketing maturity. ...
Apr
03
2023
We Tried Google’s Bard AI: 3 Things We Learned About the New AI Chatbot
In a few short months, we’ve watched Open AI’s ChatGPT go from marketers’ favorite party trick to a real resource for generating creative content topics and ideas. As a team of content strategists and creators, we’re fascinated by the idea of harnessing the power of AI to take busywork off our plates so we can spend more time empathetically and creatively supporting our clients. This week, we couldn't click fast enough when we received an email inviting us to try Bard—Google’s response to ChatGPT. Here’s what we learned after one week...
Dec
30
2022
Addressing the Post-Pandemic B2B Buyer: Your 5 Step Checklist
5-Step Checklist for the Post-Pandemic B2B Buyer According to McKinsey & Company, 94% of B2B decision-makers say the new omnichannel sales model is as effective or more effective compared to the sales model they used before the pandemic. The percentage holding these views has climbed every time buyers have been asked over the past 18 months. Given such definitive data, it’s no wonder so many companies are investing in Digital Transformation. When done well, digital transformation enables a seamless omnichannel experience for your prospects and customers, allowing each person to create their own...
Dec
14
2022
HubSpot Technology and a Modern Strategy Leads to 194% Pipeline Increase
Fueling Passion while Feeding the Pipeline The Company From the White House to the workforce, organizations are calling for digital literacy in the classroom. By 2020, it is estimated that nearly 80% of jobs will require some level of technology proficiency, yet 58% of those currently entering the workforce have low skills in solving problems with technology. Many students across the nation are not being exposed to the digital education they need to be successful later in life. In fact, a whopping 70% of elementary school teachers feel their students are...
Nov
17
2022
The Future of Google Analytics: The Countdown to GA4 Has Begun
For most digital marketers, Google Analytics is one of their most prized tools in their marketing toolbox. You’ve likely noticed an email recently or read the banner at the top of your Google Analytics account saying, "Universal Analytics will no longer process new data in standard properties beginning July 1, 2023. Prepare now by setting up and switching over to a Google Analytics 4 property." You can hit the dismiss button and delete the emails, but if you keep kicking this can down the road – it will hit you in the face...
Jun
28
2021
(Re)Aligning Your Target Audience
(Re)Aligning Your Target Audience If you are like many of our clients, your goals for the year are centered around growth: driving sales, garnering leads, and increasing revenue. To support your sales team, you create content, post on your social media accounts and send out emails all in the hopes of generating leads. That's great — you already have powerful tools for sales enablement, but are those tools really working? 2021 is an exciting year for companies to create meaningful change to better suit their customers. The key is in knowing exactly WHO your customers (target audience) are. How to determine your target audience: Your target audience should be the individuals most likely to do business with you. Depending on your...
May
18
2021
Eight Tips to Revive Your Marketing in 2021
Eight Tips to Revive Your Marketing in 2021 Heading into 2020, marketers were riding the wave of tried-and-true strategies that have been successful for years. Then 2020 hit, and things turned upside down in the blink of an eye. Marketing teams were caught off guard with the necessary shifts and adapted as best they could to the changing situation. As a result, offices downsized, in-person events ceased to exist and people were genuinely worried about how to keep their businesses afloat amid a pandemic. According to a Yelp! Report released fall 2020, over 60% of small business closures due to the pandemic were permanent. Despite all...
Jun
04
2018
Making Sense of GDPR and Its Implications for US Businesses
In recent weeks, you’ve probably received many emails from businesses about their updated privacy policies, or noticed an increase in website pop-ups asking you to give consent to the site’s use of cookies. There’s a reason for that. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s new data privacy law, took effect on May 25, 2018. Its goal is to ensure the security and proper handling of personal data collected by businesses and to allow individuals to better control if and how their data is used. While parts of...
Feb
07
2018
3 Ways Marketing Enables Sales for Success
In 2018, digital marketers will face continued pressure to optimize their efforts online, to generate marketing qualified leads, and to enable sales teams to close those with leads. Marketers are taking more responsibility for the sales funnel and are needing to prove the impact of their work with data. The key to success is a modern digital marketing strategy that is measurable, repeatable, and delivers results. Luckily, platforms that support data-driven, user-first strategic marketing campaigns are stronger and more integrated than ever. (Read how Hubspot and a modern strategy increased pipeline...