When it comes to generating leads, some people think the more the merrier. Unfortunately, this is not true. In fact, an overabundance of leads often results in a large percentage of unqualified buyers who will never convert on your site. And, if you’re feeding a sales team leads, nothing wastes their time like a high volume of low quality leads. And that can ruin the relationship between marketing and sales.
Mambo Media has been a proud partner of inbound marketing and sales platform HubSpot since 2014. We are thrilled to announce that we recently took our HubSpot partnership to the next level, earning silver partner status! We are excited to be able to offer even more inbound marketing expertise to our clients and maximize their investment in HubSpot’s all-in-one marketing software solution.
Has your marketing team developed a true inbound marketing strategy? Are your email marketing efforts giving you the ROI you hoped for? Does your content speak to each of your buyer personas throughout their entire buyer’s journey?
If any or all of these questions speak to you, it might be time to embrace inbound marketing and consider how marketing automation platforms like Marketo or HubSpot can lead to more qualified leads, higher conversion rates and – yes – even the holy grail of increased revenue.
Analyzing and updating your website should be a standard practice, just like checking the food items in your fridge for expiration dates or taking your car in for service. If you can’t remember the last time you made changes to your site, then it’s likely time for a little facelift. Though redesigning or updating your website may seem like a daunting task, it is an imperative step to remaining current in your industry and it can set you apart from your competitors. The next time you are on your company’s website, look for these five red flags that signal it’s time for an online redesign.
You’ve implemented a Marketing Automation platform, developed personas, mapped the buyer’s journey and established measurable goals for your campaign. You’re ready to go, right? Well, not necessarily.
When developing a marketing automation strategy, the following items are keys to your success:
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The key question is how “clean” is your email list? It’s not the quantity that counts, it’s the quality! Does your marketing automation software remove emails that have previously had a “hard bounce”? A hard bounce is an email address that permanently fails to send.
Here at Mambo Media, we recommend the use of ad extensions to enhance Google AdWords. Ad extensions offer visitors increased opportunities to engage with an ad by displaying additional information like direct links to offers, (white papers, case stories) “click to call” or location information. In most cases, we’ve seen that utilizing extensions result in higher conversion rates. In their quest to provide the best experience to their search users, Google is once again requiring that websites verify the ownership of their Google services.
Things have been busy around the Mambo office. In addition to bringing on new team members, appointing a new CMO and continuing to partner with fabulous clients, we have been working diligently to update our website.
Today, we are proud to unveil our newly designed site! This new website was created to reflect the sophistication of our strategic marketing programs. Along with modernizing our site, we now offer our visitors a better opportunity to get to know us. Pages such as About Mambo, Meet the Team, and Working at Mambo offer an inside peek into our internal culture and values that allow our dynamic team to thrive.
Portland, OR. — April 24, 2015 — In response to continued growth, integrated digital marketing agency Mambo Media today announced the appointment of Janet Johnson as Chief Marketing Officer. Johnson will lead Mambo Media’s business development initiatives and marketing programs including the innovative marketing automation division of the company that was established in 2013.
It’s no secret that visuals can have an incredible impact on a brand’s marketing results. Images and videos capture audience attention, increase retention rates and encourage customer engagement. Brands and consumers alike are flocking to visual social media platforms like Instagram in record-breaking numbers; at the end of last year, Instagram announced that they had surpassed 300 million active users.