Category: YouTube
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You Ask, I Answer: How To Use YouTube for Organic Marketing
Kourtney asks, “How can you use YouTube for organic marketing?” YouTube is a search engine. Start by thinking of it as a search engine, rather than a video channel or a social network, even though it’s also those things. Let’s walk through some of the basic tips; be sure to take my free Video SEO…
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You Ask, I Answer: 10 Tips for Starting a Business Podcast
Genevieve asks, “What tips would you give to someone wanting to start a podcast?” Having been a podcaster since 2005, I have so many. Let’s start with the basics. For business, have clear, measurable goals. Start small. Your smartphone and a $40 headset or mic are good enough. Your first 10 episodes will suck. Acknowledge…
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You Ask, I Answer: What Writing Samples Should Be In Your Portfolio?
Rob asks, “What writing samples should I have ready if I’m applying for jobs in the PR industry?” Disclosure: I no longer work in the PR industry, and even when I did, I was doing marketing technology. It’s possible things have changed. PR is fundamentally about helping lesser known companies become known, and improving the…
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You Ask, I Answer: How to Speak to Buyers In the Customer Journey
Sandie asks, “How do I speak to my buyer at the right stage in the journey?” This is a terrific question that has three parts. First, we must categorize all our customer communication in each stage of our buyer’s journey and run text mining analytics on it to understand what they say at each stage.…
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You Ask, I Answer: How I Make Daily Video Content
Kathy asked, “How do you make daily video content? What’s the process?” This process has been iterative – it’s not something I came up with all at once. Below is the outline; if you’d like a printable PDF version, just click here. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here:…
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You Ask, I Answer: Diagnosing a Failed Marketing Strategy
Pradeep asks, “Even after making the most calculated decisions, we have seen that Digital Marketing Strategies may fail due to improper implementation or a possible disruption in the Market. What is the best way to redesign the strategy when your previous strategy has failed?” We use the hierarchy of analytics to determine the cause of…
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You Ask, I Answer: When To Pivot Marketing Campaigns
Sandie asks, “How often should I report and adjust my marketing campaigns?” We marketers should report on our campaigns whenever we’re asked to by our stakeholders. We should have internal reporting that’s near real-time so we can spot anomalies. In terms of pivoting, we should pivot once an action cycle has passed. Action cycles are…
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You Ask, I Answer: Learning Marketing Analytics Resources
One of the most common questions I receive is, “where do I get started learning marketing analytics?” Can’t see anything? Click here to watch on YouTube. Transcript and Video Notes Here’s the logical progression of training for burgeoning measurement folks in digital marketing today. Do these in the following order – courses, to build a…
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IBM THINK 2018 Wrapup Video
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Let’s look back at IBM THINK 2018. What were the big things, the eye-catchers, the thought-starters? Amazing New Technologies Quantum Easier to Use Technologies Watson Studio Watson Discovery The New ABCs AI Blockchain Cloud Data Encryption Watch the 9-minute video for the full review: Can’t see anything? Click here to watch it on YouTube.
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THINKing Out Loud: The Importance of Practical AI
My summary of Day 3 at #THINK2018: Sales lessons learned from an IBM sales exec Facebook Live sessions coming up Inevitable Disruption talk Practical applications of AI The last is the most important. AI will never reach its fullest potential if people don’t understand the value it delivers. Let’s commit to simplifying AI and focusing…
