by Don | Jul 19, 2016 | E-newsletters
In last month’s article, I shared a few tips for writing better emails and got some nice responses with more tips and also some a few email pet peeves. For example, one reader said she hates it when people don’t change the subject line in old email chains to reflect a...
by Don | Jun 7, 2016 | E-newsletters
Do you remember when email first hit the scene? My first exposure to email was around 1988 when the publishing company I was working for installed internal email on our IBM 286 PCs. (Google this old PC and look at the pictures for a real stroll down memory lane!) I...
by Don | Apr 29, 2016 | Content Marketing
I was talking with a good friend earlier this week who just started a new sales job. His boss gave him a marketing budget for the year and told him to create a marketing plan, so my friend wanted to pick my brain about where content marketing might fit into the plan....
by Don | Mar 14, 2016 | Content Marketing
In just the past month, I’ve seen two different blogs tackling the topic of content writing vs. copywriting. Since I’ve been a professional writer for going on 31 years now, these blogs definitely piqued my interest. In fact, this distinction isn’t something I’d ever...
by Don | Jan 23, 2016 | Social Media Marketing
I have to admit that when it comes to social media marketing, I might have underestimated the power of this relatively new medium. Based on what I’m seeing, social media marketing very well might actually live up to all the hype that digital marketers have been giving...