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How to predict the second half of 2020?

Right now, forecasting and predicting anything further out than a few weeks is a fool’s errand for the most part. Here’s just a sample of what’s currently in play that could severely disrupt any marketing/business forecast: The pandemic, still in its early stages Those afflicted by long-term health consequences from the pandemic, about 20% of […]

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{PODCAST} In-Ear Insights: Marketing Strategy on a Shoestring Budget

What data should you look at to decide marketing strategy? How do you use that data with a shoestring budget during leaner times? In this episode, Katie and Chris walk through common Google Analytics metrics that lend themselves well to marketing strategy decisions, and a KPI decision framework. [podcastsponsor] Watch the video here: Listen to […]

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Marketing Exposure

Should You Do Marketing Activities for Exposure?

We’ve all heard it before: “It’s great exposure”, and its many variants. These requests come from fellow marketers asking for us to participate in something – speaking at a conference, writing a guest blog post, appearing on a podcast, and inevitably, the “exposure” is in lieu of a more tangible form of compensation. For some, […]

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{PODCAST} In-Ear Insights: Math Skills for Marketing Analytics

In this week’s In-Ear Insights, Katie and Chris discuss math. Specifically, what are the math skills that marketers of all stripes, but especially those who have an interest in marketing analytics, marketing data science, and machine learning/AI applied to marketing need to know. Do you need a Ph.D.? Do you need to spend a year […]

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Email Marketing Strategy and Insights_ Your Email List Has Decayed 25% in 7 Weeks

Email Marketing Strategy and Insights: Your Email List Has Decayed 25% in 7 Weeks

Here’s a straightforward email marketing insight: if you’re a B2B marketer who operates in or targets the United States, chances are, your email list is severely damaged. In the last 7 weeks in the United States, unemployment claims totaled more than 33.5 million. For context, the total employed population in the United States is approximately […]

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The Return of Inbound Marketing Strategy

The Return of Inbound Marketing Strategy

Inbound marketing was created out of necessity. Back in 2006, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah started Hubspot and championed the concept of inbound marketing, the idea that customers would use digital technologies to seek companies out, rather than companies chasing potential customers. The promises of inbound marketing were lower costs and better quality customers, because […]

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{PODCAST} In-Ear Insights: Client Retention with Jay Baer

In this week’s In-Ear Insights, we continue our focus on client retention with our guest Jay Baer. Join Katie and Chris, along with Jay, as they talk about client retention, what expectations to set, a farming strategy for clients and goodwill, how this crisis is different from the Great Recession, and much more. Learn more […]

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{PODCAST} In-Ear Insights: Client Retention with Mitch Joel

In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris talk to fellow agency owner and marketing superstar Mitch Joel. Mitch dishes on what agencies should be doing to retain clients, keep business, and move forward during a global crisis. You’ll learn some of his favorite tips, how to think about your […]

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Using the right tools for the job

Using the Right Tools For the Job

I love cleaning. I do. Transforming something that is messy and unorganized into something that makes sense makes me incredibly happen. Finding order in the chaos. I find that aside from working out, it is the activity that really helps me clear my mind and problem solve.  When I was younger I would clean with […]

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{PODCAST} In-Ear Insights: Early Warning Systems for Marketing Analytics

In this week’s In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss early warning systems. When looking at your analytics, what metrics constitute leading, realtime, or lagging indicators, and how should you think about using them to determine when trouble is brewing? Learn about what exponential math is, how it factors into trend detection, […]

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