Month: January 2019

Identify Gaps in Your Digital Marketing System

A good digital marketing system should be a technology platform or platforms that allows the digital marketer to consistently and reliably communicate to their target audience across chosen marketing channels. It should then compile the data from those campaigns so that insights can be gained by analyzing the metrics.  While most trainers, consultants, and professional

The Motivating Power of Pain in Digital Marketing

There are only two things that will motivate someone in your marketing audience to take action on your calls to action, pain or pleasure.  Most digital marketers focus on pleasure motivators like features, benefits, or improvements.  However, overlooking the motivational elements of pain can be a costly mistake.  As Theodore Levitt said, “People don’t want

Building a Digital Marketing Playbook

It’s the time of year when goal setting is top of mind for most people.  Unfortunately, it’s more common than not for people to make resolutions and quickly disregard them or revert back to bad habits.  Last year we posted about the importance of setting a plan. Obviously a goal needs a plan to achieve