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What Craft Beer Can Teach You About Your Business

What Craft Beer Can Teach You About Your Business “Clean water is essential to great-tasting beer. Even more, it’s critical for public health and the health of a wide range of industries. That’s why the Natural Resources Defense Council is teaming up with...

5 Tips for Nonprofit Fundraising

5 Tips for Nonprofit Fundraising We all know that money is a sensitive subject. Nobody really likes to ask others for money, and nobody likes to be asked for money. For nonprofit organizations, however, asking for money is a crucial component of their business...

How to Write a Great Headline

How to Write a Great Headline I always had a gift for writing headlines. In fact, I got my first writing job because I kept yelling headline ideas over the cubicle partition that separated me from the Creative Department, until the staff begged their boss to hire...

Your Brand’s Most Important Asset

Your Brand’s Most Important Asset Ask a CEO what their most important asset is and they’re apt to say “our people,” “our service” or “our products.” But as important as those things are, they can only contribute to the company’s success if they operate within...

Improve Your Marketing with an Editorial Calendar

Improve Your Marketing with an Editorial Calendar An editorial calendar is your content managerStrong marketing campaigns that build a loyal following and increase sales require organization and planning. I am not a planner. And while I like and admire organization, I...

Multiple Channels, One Brand Voice

Multiple Channels, One Brand Voice The Challenge of Content Management and Brand IdentityYour current and potential customers interact with your brand on a daily basis. They do this through advertisements, social media, blog posts, emails, videos, and website...

Great Brands Don’t Restart from Scratch

Great Brands Don’t Restart from Scratch The Best of Intentions, the Worst of ResultsGreat brands almost never reinvent themselves whole cloth. Rather, they evolve to meet the needs of the customers that already love them.I recently listened to a presentation by...

The Four Commandments of Selling Products Online

The Four Commandments of Selling Products Online One of the greatest advantages of learning to write product copy for catalogs is that it prepared me for writing online content in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I’ve learned that most websites are terrible at...

It’s all about the lists

It’s all about the lists You’ve heard the popular song by Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass.” After reading this premium content, we’ll have you singing, “It’s all about the lists!”Contact lists are an absolutely critical component in your business strategy....