The TEKsystems report on the Top Digital Skills CMOs are looking for in 2018 has analytics top of the list. While measurement has long been a vital part of marketing, it hasn't always been part of the required PR resume. In a recent post PR News stated, "Data analytics and insights will be more valuable on your resume than "people skills" or great writing." 2018 is the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Digital Skills to Learn in 2018
It's that time of year when predictions and suggestions are made for the new year. Forbes made a list of the digital skills they see as the most important and TEKsystems polled 250 CMOs to find out what they're looking for in 2018. Distilling all this data down into one list, here are my picks: Analytics: This one wins hands-down, no contest. If you are not … [Read more...]
Earned Media Outperforms Paid in Demand Gen
According to a recent Demand Gen study B2B marketers are looking for new ways to drive demand, increase brand awareness and bring more prospective customers into the funnel. Earned media is growing more and more appealing to these companies, as the price of paid efforts increases. Working with Cision, Demand Gen found that 79% of marketers are prioritizing earned … [Read more...]
Make Your Website a Tool to Grow Your Business
There are 28.8 million small businesses in the US, which account for 99.7% of US businesses. (Source: SBA Gov 2016) Just over half of them (54%) have a website. (Hard to imagine why the other half don't!) There are thousands of web design companies out there offering to make or update your site. If your company has a website, or is considering … [Read more...]
How to Measure the Quality of Your Content
A while ago I posted a video by Rand Fishkin on how to create 10X content- content that is 10X better than your competitors. So how do you know if your efforts are working? Can you measure the quality of your content? The quality of writing and visuals is very subjective. I may love something that you think is awful But there are several indicators that can tell … [Read more...]
