Influence is the ability to affect or persuade someone. Or as I like to think, influence can more effectively drive people to take action. That’s what most marketing campaigns want to do – drive action, right? Here are 9 powerful ways you can influence your audience to take action. Note that what makes these tips so Read More
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Angus Prime Filets – Recap of SMX San Jose
Search Marketing Expo San Jose (aka SMX) was the mecca for search marketing and SEO this week. Alas, I had to watch from the sidelines. I was paying attention to the Twitter streams and recaps though. This edition of Angus Prime Filets delivers links to these recaps and slides from my favorite SMX sessions: Mega Recaps on Read More
5 Situations You Need a Creative Brief But Often Don’t Use One
We are busy marketing professionals. We need to save time whenever possible. One of the most common shortcuts that marketers take is skipping the creative brief at the beginning of some projects. Unfortunately, we think we are saving time, but we are likely paying for it later with more time spent during production. Or Read More
Innovate or Die: Writing Content That Solves Problems
One common long-term thread of any successful venture is innovation. Not just any willy nilly idea will do though. Great results are most frequently achieved when the innovation is worthwhile. It’s useful. It solves problems. It solves problems in a way that currently is not being done elsewhere. The same thing applies Read More
Angus Prime Filets – 3 Actionable Social Media Infographs
Social media infographs are everywhere today. Most charts distill the broad market trends and high-level statistics on today's social media landscape. That's nice, but professional marketers need more actionable insights that we can use to get better results from our Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social network Read More
Angus Prime Filets – How to Guest Blog Links
Writing guest posts on popular blogs is a proven best practice for bloggers or anyone who wants their work published online. This week's edition of Angus Prime Filets serves up links to guest blogging articles that will help you learn how to successful publish your guest posts on the top blogs. The basic steps to guest Read More
Free Creative Brief Template
A creative brief (also known as a design brief) is the best way to communicate key elements and objectives of your creative project. A great brief can lead to the most imaginative and effective campaigns. Use this free creative brief template as the starting point to working with agencies, freelancers, writers, Read More