At a recent business networking event that I attended, I had the opportunity to be a firsthand witness to a “power networker” named Dave. Dave was a networking machine and he worked the room like no one I’ve ever seen, passing out business cards left and right. Dave was amazing. In fact, he was the […]
This is a guest post by Jason Swenk. Converting proposals is key to surviving and growing your marketing agency. Since most of the time agencies are under insane deadlines, most people don’t put much attention into conversion until it’s too late. The fact is, every agency loses an average of 25-percent existing business each year. […]
In August of 2012, I launched BrightIdeas.co and since then, I have published 138 blog posts, amassed a following of over 10,000 and have built a professional network that includes some of the top names in digital marketing and social media. In addition to our consulting business, we also run a successful mastermind group for […]
On Tuesday, December 10th at 11am EST, my new book, The Digital Marketing Handbook, will be available for sale. In advance of the book being available, I thought it would be a good idea to publish this FAQ so that all your questions about the book are answered prior to the book’s release. FAQs Q: […]
One of Joe Mechlinski’s favorite things to ask is, “How can we add value now?” Joe built his management consulting firm into a multi-million dollar business by providing tremendous value for his clients, helping them achieve significant growth in their companies. Joe shares many of his strategies in his New York Times bestselling book, Grow […]
If you are thinking about embracing content marketing to help grow your business, I hope that what I’m about to share with you will motivate you to begin immediately. At 9am one morning last week, I hosted an online meeting with a prospective client in need of the type of help that we offer via […]
How much do you think you could learn about email marketing from someone who’s known as The Newsletter Guru and has a list of 17,000? Probably quite a bit! How much do you think you could learn about client retention from someone whose six month retention program doubles his retention rate? A lot! I learned […]
Earlier this morning, I was on the phone with a friend (and former podcast guest) of mine by the name of Casey Graham. Casey and I had scheduled a call to talk about how we might help each other to promote some of our products, and while we did make a plan to do that, […]
Jason Weisenthal is a successful entrepreneur in every sense of the word. He came upon a product that he couldn’t find in the marketplace and went on to create a business to provide that product. In just 24 months, Jason grew Wallmonkeys.com into a 7-figure online business. He shares with us many of the secrets […]
First, let me say this: I cannot write code – AT ALL. Luckily, to be successful in software, I don’t need to know how. My first attempt at creating software was a WordPress plugin that helps agencies connect with clients that don’t have mobile-friendly websites. I hired a developer to create the MobiLead Magnet for […]