Market Analysis: Definition and Resources

When you hear the term “inbound marketing,” you likely think of compelling blog posts and informative videos. Both resources can be entertaining and helpful for a brand’s audience—but there are a pair of potentially more effective ways to engage your audience: conversational AI and live chat. As a part of their inbound content marketing efforts,…

A marketing plan documents your marketing strategy and tactics to provide direction for reaching business objectives. It often focuses on a specific period of time and covers details such as the target market, buyer persona, goals, costs, action steps, and KPIs that will be used to measure results. A marketing plan is subject to change…

Before you publish your next blog post, use this writing checklist to make sure you fully optimize your content for readers, search crawlers, and your marketing goals. Checklist for Writing Blog Posts 1. Create a starter headline. Write down at least one initial idea for what the title of the post will be. Knowing the…

As more conversational AI assistants, such as Alexa and Siri, become mainstream, brands are looking for ways to make their own conversational experiences shine in the midst of the competition. Today’s rapidly shifting conversational marketing landscape has seen many technological advances, but some companies still fall into the trap of bland, robotic script writing that leaves…

You only get one chance to make a first impression. In email marketing, that notion is even more pressing. Nearly 60% of respondents in a SaleCycle survey said marketing emails influence their purchase decisions. It’s clear that email can be a valuable conversion tool if used correctly. Welcome emails are an opportunity to introduce new…

It’s an understatement to say that the nature of marketing has evolved at a breakneck pace.  The dizzying array of multi-channel options and their need for almost real-time attention to measurement and optimization has transformed marketing from a conceptual art form into something akin to hedge fund analysis.  And while there has always been the…