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Dec 30 2014

Part Two: How to Convert Qualified Leads to Brand Advocates

In our previous blog post of this series, we examined the methodology, tactics, and tools for attracting and converting visitors into qualified leads. Now that you’ve created great content for your well-researched personas and convinced them to complete a form to download your high-value content offer, what’s next? If a salesperson calls them pre-maturely, with nearly 50% of consumers not yet ready to purchase, you risk creating a negative experience for your potential customer, or worse, losing the deal.

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Dec 06 2014

3 SEO Tips and Tricks in Light of Penguin 3.0

Online marketers need to understand how updates to Google’s algorithm may affect their website rankings. When a site is affected by an update, it is important that adjustments are made to avoid further penalties from Google. Unfortunately, sites typically have to wait until Google rolls out another update in order to see how their changes impact rankings. Last month Google rolled out their most recent update of Penguin 3.0 approximately one year after the previous Penguin 2.1 update. How Significant is Penguin 3.0 on Rankings? Every update to Google’s algorithm affects only a...

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Nov 21 2014

What is CASL? How Your Business Can Ensure CASL Compliance.

You may have heard murmurs that Canada recently released a new law called Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Effective July 1, 2014, this new legislation will drastically impact digital marketers and businesses that send commercial emails. Penalties for non-compliance with these strict new email marketing requirements will come at a high price. The Canadian government announced that businesses can be fined for up to $10 million dollars for failure to follow legislative guidelines.

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Nov 06 2014

Meet Mambo: A Few New Faces Around the Office

We’ve been busy at the Mambo office over the past few months and we are thrilled to introduce the newest additions to the Mambo team! With their charisma, humor and whip-smart digital marketing chops, we know that these three new team members will have a bright future with Mambo!   Naira Perez, Digital Marketing Strategist Naira’s experience in marketing spans 14 years. Over the course of her career, Naira has had the benefit of looking at marketing from many different perspectives including: sales, corporate marketing, advertising agency and independent consultant. The diversity of...

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Oct 27 2014

Three Reasons Why Your Social Media Paid Ad Campaign Will Fail

From fame to fortune to followers—there are many lucrative outcomes to social media advertising. However, there are also many chances for failure, misused time and wasted money.

Social media advertising is not as simple as “build it and they will come”. Brands dream of creating a beautiful ad, with a great image and killer copy; clicking publish and watching revenue pour in.

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Oct 15 2014

HubSpot’s Inbound 2014 Highlights: Keynote Speakers

10,000 marketers descended on this year’s Inbound 2014, in the heart of downtown Boston. With nearly double the attendance of last year, this turnout legitimizes the acceptance of the inbound methodology and the shifting power of consumers. Providing education and value to your audience continues to be the foundational element of a solid content marketing strategy, and topics such as personalization and real-time marketing have gone from experimental to mainstream. The sessions were jam-packed with brilliant marketers, industry thought leaders and marketing automation experts. We’ll be sharing more of our...

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Sep 30 2014

Facebook’s Latest Algorithm Update – Embracing Real-Time Marketing

Facebook recently announced that they have made changes to their Newsfeed Algorithm—once again! This latest update prioritizes showing users posts that they want to see, when they want to see them. Whether it’s a devastating college football loss or an uplifting news story, Facebook is taking a cue from Twitter by testing a more “real-time” user experience. Facebook’s latest algorithm update presents an opportunity for brands to better interact and engage with consumers on trending topics. The first part of Facebook’s algorithm update prioritizes posts that mention a trending topic. Facebook...

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Sep 16 2014

Keeping Up with the Joneses is not Enough! Don’t Just Meet but Exceed Your Customers’ Expectations on Social Media

Cool campaigns or great design elements are not enough. Social media needs to be integrated into all marketing initiatives; from real-time personalization to marketing automation. Today’s consumers have grown to expect that brands are present, active and engaged across social media channels. Your customers’ questions are no longer “are they on Twitter?” but rather, “what kind of loyalty programs do they have available to me on social?” or “how fast is their social media customer support?” Because consumer expectations are so high, brands must rise to the occasion and learn...

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Sep 05 2014

How to Attract Visitors and Convert Them Into Qualified Leads

The ultimate goal for marketers has always been to create the right offer, at the right time and to the right people. As customers now have unprecedented amounts of information to sift through, a brand’s inbound strategy plays a critical role in leading the customer successfully through each stage of the buyer’s journey to maximize success. Modern marketing must rely on the awareness, interest, consideration and delight phases of the customer’s path to purchase. Marketing Automation platforms, including tools such as Marketo, Hubspot, and SharpSpring, help to coordinate and manage...

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Aug 22 2014

Translate Your Offline Success to the Online World

“I regularly hear members rave about our services, but engagement in our social communities doesn’t reflect this enthusiasm.”

“We offer online registration for all of our events, but the majority of people still prefer to call or come in to register.”

If you are a brick and mortar business, translating a successful offline experience to the online world can be a challenging task. The key to success lies in understanding the essence of your brand–what your target audience loves about your brand, product or service–and extrapolating that to an online environment.  Uncovering what motivates and delights your customers will help you evolve a digital strategy that will yield results.

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