For the past 7 years, I set aside time in late December to reflect on the past year and choose a theme for the year ahead. Note: Every year, I’ve shared my theme for the year ahead in a blog post. My theme in 2014 was change and resiliency. In 2015, it was vulnerability. In 2016 it was mindfulness. In 2017, it was honey over vinegar. In 2018, it...
REFLECTING ON MY 2ND YEAR IN BUSINESS: TOP HIGHLIGHTS AND LESSONS LEARNED
As I enter my 3rd year in business, I’m going to share some of the key highlights and lessons learned on days 365 – 730.
I started my business in November 2018.
In my first year in business, I had some early wins.
However, I got to that point through intense focus and working A LOT OF HOURS. It wasn’t a sustainable way to grow and run a business.
An Introvert’s Guide to Networking
As an introvert, talking to a bunch of people who I just met and engaging in small talk can be a bit daunting.
Sometimes, just the thought of “networking” at a conference or event has me thinking about skipping it in favor of cozy sweatpants, Netflix and maybe following along from the event hashtag.
11 Excellent Brand Marketing And Copywriting Talks You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Chances are – we’ve all heard the great speeches like the late Steve Jobs’ Think Different and David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water.” However, digging through Youtube and TED, there are thousands of great brand-building, marketing and copywriting talks online.
In this post, I’m highlighting 11 excellent marketing and copywriting talks.
My Word For 2020 – Momentum
Every year since 2014, I’ve deliberately set aside some time in late December or early January to evaluate the past year and set my theme for the year ahead. For the past 6 of those years, I’ve shared my theme for the year in a blog post. My theme in 2014 was change and resiliency. In 2015, it was vulnerability. In 2016 it was mindfulness. In 2017, it was honey over vinegar. In...
Reflecting On My First Year In Business: Top Highlights & 9 Lessons Learned
I’ve heard many of my fellow entrepreneur friends say that starting a business is like a rollercoaster ride. While it made sense, I don’t think I fully internalized that until this year. I started my business in November 2018. Now in my 13th month, I can say that I experienced more intense ups and downs than the prior three years combined. While I had some wins (especially in the...
The State of B2B Content Marketing in Q4 2019 (Including 70+ Statistics)
The world of B2B content marketing is constantly changing. As technology and best practices evolve, so do marketing strategies. While there’s a certain amount of testing, creativity, and intuition that goes into marketing decisions, you can and should rely on data to shape your strategy. In this post, I’m sharing more than 70 B2B content marketing stats that will help you with your...
The WIIFM Principle – How to make your marketing stand out
WIIFM stands for – “What’s in it for me? However if you want your marketing to stand out and resonate with more prospects and customers, you need to be thinking about what’s in it for THEM, not YOU. Another way to think about this is – why should anyone care about what you are creating? What is WIIFM? While it is usually not intentional, most content that marketers write...
The Future of Voice Search: A Text to Voice Software Experiment
Should you record an audio version of each piece of content you produce? As voice search is expected to make up 50% of all web searches by 2020, I wanted to set out and understand what this means for the future of SEO and content marketing. While it’s still a fairly new frontier, this Google Home case study revealed that many of the same factors that rank for traditional searches are...
SaaS Marketing – How to Create Customer Personas That Work
One of the biggest SaaS marketing mistakes that I see companies routinely make is targeting too broad of an audience. While this may seem obvious, if you try to speak to everyone, you end up resonating with no one. Instead, you need to focus on the people that are most likely to convert into sales. This is where customer personas – a.k.a. buyer personas – can come in handy. Creating...