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Staff reactions to our 2016 survey

By Lauren Rogers | December 27, 2016

Last week, we released an infographic sharing what we learned in our 2016 Email Newsletter Subscriber Survey. Now, of course Holly did a great job with the infographic. But if you…

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The 2016 T&S survey results

By Holly Kosec | December 20, 2016

We recently sent out a survey to our newsletter subscribers—in fact, you might call it our 2016 Email Newsletter Subscriber Survey. (We do.) Our goal was to learn what our audience (that’s you!) wants more of from us in the future. But instead of…

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Case Study: Baxter Electric Heat & Air

By Tim Priebe | May 31, 2016

Baxter Electric Heat & Air has been serving Edmond and Oklahoma City for decades. When Josh Morphew, CEO, wanted to increase Baxter’s online presence, he wanted to focus on the value-add for their clients, and he didn’t want to be talked down to with jargon.

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Online Marketing Mindshift sample

By Tim Priebe | May 3, 2016

If you’ve ever been frustrated by our online marketing efforts, you may enjoy my fifth book we’ve just released, Online Marketing Mindshift. It is designed to help people—especially people at non-profits or small businesses who are wearing several hats—make the best use of their time and energy when they do online marketing for their organization. While you can find an excerpt…

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Hide-and-seek email marketing

By Tim Priebe | January 26, 2016

In a time where it’s a struggle to get people to read even the first few lines of an email, you’ve got to get creative if your emails are especially long. Kathy Harms, Executive Director at Teen emPower!, has successfully implemented a sort of hide-and-seek to get her supporters to read through emails to get important information.

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Long content vs. short content

By Guest Blogger | January 5, 2016

It seems like every week some internet marketing blog poses this gripping question: is it possible to use long content in the internet age? The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is that it depends, but there are a couple of rules of thumb you can look to for guidance.

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Sales vs. marketing

By Tim Priebe | December 8, 2015

While I’m a little biased, I think online marketing is great. But too often, people get confused on the difference between sales and marketing. And you can lose sales if you don’t understand the difference. Over the last few years…

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Quit clowning around on social media

By Tim Priebe | August 4, 2015

Too often, people are put in charge of their organization’s social media just because they use it on a personal basis. That can be dangerous! Clowning around is fine for personal use, but not for your organization’s social media management.

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What skydiving can teach us about online marketing

By Tim Priebe | July 21, 2015

When marketing yourself or your organization online, one of your goals should be to build up trust with others. After all, people do business with those they know, like, trust, and value. But how can you do that online?

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10 online marketing strategies

By Tim Priebe | June 2, 2015

With all the options for online marketing, it can feel overwhelming. If it’s not your full time job, it’s easy to think you’re okay having a website and maybe even updating social media or sending out an email when you have time. It’s easy to lose track of the big picture and not be consistent! Here are ten strategies you can use to make the most of your online marketing.

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