Twitter (I refuse to say X because it is stupid) has alienated half the voting population because of its CEO, Elon Musk’s ties to the President. Meta is pissing off people by kowtowing to the new administration and getting rid of fact-checking. BlueSky launched in...
Are you impressed by the way Taylor Swift rolled out her latest album? Even if you think a Swiftie is a new floor mop, it was hard to miss the build-up (*cough* marketing) to the release of The Tortured Poets Department. From Target to social media to surprise albums,...
Email marketing is an important tactic to consider incorporating into your marketing strategy. Don’t worry if you don’t know where to start, that’s where this blog post comes in! Key terms in email marketing: Audience: a group of contacts; you can have one or...
“I run a boutique brand consulting agency in Arlington, Va.” Eyes glaze over. Confusion is evident. What the heck is ‘brand? people ask. I recently saw a meme that sums up what a brand is. I would modify this, though: Marketing is like flirting....
Now that you know how to get started with email marketing campaigns and what it takes to have an email marketing content strategy, it’s time to take it a step further by applying advanced email marketing tactics. Why You Need To Implement Advanced Email Marketing...
Season 2 of The M Word was focused on brand — what it means, why it matters, the highs and lows of managing it, and so on. We asked guests, “what does the word brand mean to you?” and did deeper dives into their own experiences creating, recreating, and building...
In our day and age, technology can feel like it’s moving a mile a minute, and rightfully so. It is! With daily updates and advancements, it can be hard for small business owners to keep up with marketing trends, technologies, and best practices. If you’re trying to...
In marketing, the phrase ‘content is king’ is commonplace. What this means for email marketing is that it isn’t enough to just send any old email to your audience, you have to be thoughtful with your content strategy. In the first post of this series, we talked about...
“Write a blog post on our rebranding,” my team said. “Reflect on the past ten years,” they added. And so I did. Running a business is a lot like raising children, in so far as the days are long but the years are short. Maybe anything that takes so much energy and...