9 Best Practices for Effective Calls to Action
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View ArticleThree Pak: Most Common Marketing Video Types
“A minute of video is worth 1.8 million words.” ~ Forrester Did you grow up in a family that shot home videos? Are you an avid fan of America’s Funniest Videos? Do you like to watch the added...
View ArticleFive Compelling Reasons Why YOUR Company Should Blog
© Sabelskaya Drew Reichard, contributor I got started in social media quite by accident. Back in 2009 I was doing some marketing research on the internet and stumbled upon Chris Brogan’s blog. At that...
View Article7 Best Practices for Membership Marketing
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View ArticleDigital Marketing: 3 Things Dave Matthews Band Can Teach Us
Tuesday, December 18th was a big day for me. I turned 25, attended AMADC’s panel discussion on digital marketing for non-profits, and topped the evening off with the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) concert...
View ArticleGoogle ALERT: Are You Mobile Ready?
They’ve done it again. As soon as you get used to doing things one way, the “powers that be” make a change—for the better. In late February, Google announced that starting April 21, their search...
View ArticleYour Mobile Website: Top 3 Do’s & Don’ts
© Thinkstock Is your website mobile-optimized? In just 5 days Google is switching their search ranking algorithm to favor mobile websites! Being mobile-accessible is critical to life and business....
View ArticleLapsed Membership: What You Can Learn
Nobody likes looking at stats that paint a negative picture. But you won’t have the full picture if you’re not willing to look at everything. Remember, when it comes to marketing, you don’t know...
View ArticleMember Engagement vs Engaging Your Members
© Moodboard Which questions sound more like your association’s internal conversation: How can we get members to buy more of program X, product Y or service Z? OR How can we enable members to achieve...
View Article12 Best Practices for Twitter Cards
There are three basic elements to all Twitter cards: the image, the Call to Action (CTA) and the tweet copy. Your image should show off the business. The headline and CTA together call out the offer....
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