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01 MarFeatured

7 Deadly Sins and 7 Virtues of Email Marketing

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By Beth Hayden

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Ever heard of the seven deadly sins? They were originally a roadmap for avoiding moral pitfalls that included sloth, envy, and greed.

Today, these seven pitfalls frequently appear in popular culture, including the thriller film Se7en and the Morgan Spurlock documentary television series 7 Deadly Sins.

If you perform a quick online search, you’ll also find playful examples, such as the YouTube video that features examples of each deadly sin taken from various episodes of Spongebob Squarepants. No, I’m not kidding.

With the seven deadly sins all over television, film screens, and social media, I started mulling over the major moral pitfalls …read more      

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29 FebFeatured

Modern Online Marketing Education: 18 Courses and Resources

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By Neil Patel

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There are many paths to becoming a great marketer.

Even more so, there are tons of different roles that marketers excel in.

There’s a great degree of flexibility.

Take your education as an example. Did you go to school to get a marketing or business degree?

There’s a good chance you didn’t, but you still enjoy marketing, and it plays a part in your business or job.

And while you can pick up a ton of skills on the go, you might be missing a few fundamentals.

The best solution for this is to take courses online.

I’m not talking about sketchy courses offered by schools you’ve …read more      

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29 FebFeatured

Content Marketing and Advertising Meet in a Dark Alley: Who Wins, and Why?

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By Demian Farnworth

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Traditional advertising pretty much had its way with the 20th century.

Big campaigns with big budgets from big companies influenced the things we did, said, and thought. And it’s safe to say that influence continues into the 21st century.

But content marketing is starting to make some noise of its own. In fact, interest in content marketing has risen rapidly in the last five years.

What are the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of both? When should you use advertising, and when should you use content marketing?

And which method is better?

We’ll answer those questions and more in this article.

What is …read more      

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27 FebFeatured

Rainmaker Rewind: 12 Tips for Creating Calls to Action that Work on LinkedIn Pulse

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By Caroline Early

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This week’s edition of Rainmaker Rewind features our own Sean Jackson and Mica Gadhia on The Missing Link.

The dynamic duo welcomed John Nemo, bestselling LinkedIn author and trainer, to discuss calls to action on LinkedIn Pulse.

John Nemo is not only personable and an absolute pleasure to listen to, he also knows LinkedIn inside and out.

John is a bestselling LinkedIn author and trainer who helps small business owners, coaches, consultants, trainers, and sales and business development executives use LinkedIn to generate more sales leads, clients, and revenue for themselves.

He takes Sean and Mica through …read more      

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26 FebFeatured

75 Content Marketing Tools You Can’t Live Without

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By Neil Patel

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Are you seeking ways to take your content marketing strategy to the next level? There are thousands of tactics to consider, but you have a limited supply of time, money, and energy.

Even if you are among the 42% of B2B marketers who say they’re effective at content marketing, there is always room for improvement. If you want to make the most of content marketing, you need to know which strategies to implement and which tools to use.

In this post, we’ll examine 75 content marketing tools proven to increase reach, generate sales, boost traffic, and much more.

Here …read more      

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