What to Know About SEO | Wizard’s Roundtable
SEO is the foundation of how you get found online. It’s also a tar pit of details that can get so overwhelming you wonder if it’s even worth it. Don’t know where to start? Start here.
Learning from Legends: Who Are You Really Talking To?
Direct Response practitioners claim it’s much more effective and efficient to talk directly and only to the decision-maker for the purchase.
5 Marketing Tactics That Piss Me Off
If you don't display the price in your store, I'll think it's expensive. I won't bother to ask the price and run the risk of embarrassing myself. I'll walk out.
Lambo vs Lear. Plot the growth curve for your business.
You can create campaigns that are fast like a Lambo. Fast to get moving. Quick to reach maximum speed. Then tons of resources to just keep steady...
Is Lifetime Customer Value Still Important?
We discuss considerations in calculating lifetime customer value, how you can maximize it, and how to be sure you don’t go broke waiting for that customer to come back.
What About SEO?
A business owner says "I want to show up when someone is looking for a plumber. Shouldn’t we use the “near me” expression because it’s up 500%?" But aggregators that sell leads are dominating the SEO and PPC wars.
Do You Suffer from Feed the Beast-itus?
You’re no longer a one-man-brand or only running a few trucks. You should be getting ready to hit breakthrough. And yet, the bigger your business gets, the harder it is to “feed.”
Win Now. Win Later.
The balance between relational brand-building vs. getting the immediate sale has confused businesses and thrown marketers into battle positions. My spies on the inside tell me both sides are holding out on you.
Writing Car Ads That Don’t Suck
The day Rick posted his 2003 Ford F 350 on Kijiji (a weird Canadian Craigslist), there were 66 other listings for the exact same truck. Rick’s rig sold in 23 minutes...to a Texan.
Long Ads, Short Ads, and Creating Viral Videos | Wizard’s Roundtable
Is it better to have a bunch of little 15 second ads or a full 60 second ad? Is a quick postcard better than a long letter? And how can we leverage entertainment?
GeoTarget or GeoFence? That is the question.
You can decide to target: People who are regularly in your targeted location (i.e., they work or live in that area) People searching in that area, or People that are just in or show interest in that area.
Direct Response Vs. Branding – The Real Difference
WHO are you talking to, and WHEN are you talking to them? That’s the essential difference between Direct Response (DR) and Branding.