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#MarketingTipMonday No. 86

Back in 2015, I got a back massage from a local parlor. A lot has happened since then. I’ve: 😎 moved to Mississippi and back 😎 birthed two babies 😎 voted in two presidential elections 😎 adopted a dog 😎 […]

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#MarketingTipMonday No. 85

Once you click “schedule” on your marketing email, the work isn’t over. Think you know the final step most people skip? No, it isn’t reporting (although that’s important and often forgotten too!). Here’s the part of running a marketing email […]

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#MarketingTipMonday No. 84

If you’re sending marketing emails, the replies MUST go to an actual inbox. Using a no-reply email discourages your customers and prospects from starting a two-way conversation with you. Literally why would a business ever do this?!? To make matters […]

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#MarketingTipMonday No. 83

Each Monday, I share a quick marketing tip that small business owners can use to improve their efforts. Lots of work goes into brainstorming the topics and simplifying the posts, yet this weekly effort receives almost no engagement. On the […]

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#MarketingTipMonday No. 82

To acquire the 100, or 100,000 names on your email file, you spent time and effort crafting customer-focused content. (Go you!) This is the only way to get people to invite you to into their inboxes. Yet, you might be […]

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#MarketingTipMonday No. 81

Unpopular opinion among marketing pros: Marketing doesn’t have to be flashy to be effective. I’m on a modified maternity leave right now and am executing the bare minimum to keep my clients’ marketing activities afloat: publishing blog content sending emails […]