The beginning of the year is a great time to reflect on the tools we use and to experiment with new ones that will help make our jobs easier for the next 12 months. These are the online marketing tools that we recommend for 2010. Listening Tools At the heart of any...
Reviewed from Uncorrected Proof Friends with Benefits is one of the few books that offers social media marketing case studies with accompanying stats. Although every company has to set their own baseline for metrics, having a reasonable idea of what to expect...
Using Facebook as a business can be an interesting exercise in anger management. Facebook is a powerful tool, especially for individuals, but it can drive an intern batty as she tries to set up new pages or migrate Groups to Pages. (Yes, Crissy, the Boxcar Marketing...
Boxcar Marketing has been out and about on the speaking circuit lately and the following myths keep presenting themselves. Let’s dispel them, shall we? Myth #1: Social media is a marketing strategy. Social media is not a marketing function; it’s an overall...
In tough times, it is even tougher to secure your marketing budget because most companies see marketing as an expense rather than an investment. It is easy for managers to slash marketing budgets when they do not understand how marketing affects the health of their...
The fast-approaching holidays and New Year offer a great opportunity for reflection. Below are 5 blog posts from Underwire over the past year. They are the blog posts that are most popular on the site and undoubtedly a good reminder of online marketing tips for the...
Corey Rollins and I were live blogging the Internet Marketing Conference in Vancouver on Sept. 11 and 12 for TechVibes. There are a couple of posts that I want to highlight related to Search Optimization: Erin Colbert of HubSpot presented Website Grader. A tool that...
or What to Write When You Are Wiped I must say that July has been a hectic month. I have been in 4 different cities. A new place each week. My favourite was Portus 2008 in Dallas where I spoke about the phenomenon of podcasting and participatory culture within the...
Are you using these 5 online tools to expand your sales and marketing opportunities? 1. Email newsletters Like direct mail, this is one way of delivering a marketing message to a prospective customer. The greater your ability to tailor and personalize these messages,...