Web and Digital Marketing

Mistakes Google Doesn’t Like and How to Stop Making Them

By: Manick Bhan, Founder and CTO of LinkGraph

If you publish the best, most relevant content to searchers you most likely will see your pages’ rankings improve. Here are five common reasons pages don’t rank higher — and what you can do to change that.

Marketing - General

Metrics to Review for Your Marketing Strategy

By: Randall-Reilly

To maximize ROI on your marketing strategies and digital assets, make sure you are reaching the goals you have put in place. Following the performance metrics of your brand’s marketing will help you track the success of each one and, when needed, adjust strategies for greater results.

Marketing - General

Adopted into Manufacturing

By: Jeff Norgord, Marketing and Creative Director, Gardner Business Media

Jeff Norgord, Marketing and Creative Director, Gardner Business Media, discusses his passion for all things design, advertising and manufacturing and how certain mediums were a precursor to his understanding of design that helped grow his fascination with the manufacturing industry. He wanted to learn how to create and build magazines. And that he did.
#design

Marketing - General

Gardner Business Index for April Falls Slightly

By: Michael Guckes, Chief Economist and Director of Analytics, Gardner Business Media, Inc.

The GBI fell slightly after an 8-month trend of accelerating expansion. The latest reading was supported by readings for supplier deliveries, production and new orders but weighed down by employment and exports.
#economics

Marketing - General

In B2B Market Research, It’s About Quality, Not Quantity

By: Mark Semmelmayer, Chief Idea Officer, Pen & Ink Marketing Communications, Michael McClellan, President, Plexus Marketing Group, Inc.

Online market research tools offer a cost-effective way to gain insight into smaller B2B customer bases. In Part 1 of this 3-part blog, we covered the strategic underpinnings of market research for SMBs; the what and why. In part #2, we get down to the hows. Specifically, online survey best practices. Simple, well-defined questions can be deployed on a DIY basis. If more complex, a hybrid of DIY and professional assistance might be in order.

Marketing - General

10 Truths About Marketing After the Pandemic

By: Author: Janet Balis, EY Consulting, Global Leader for Media & Entertainment and CMO Practice Leader

The Covid-19 pandemic upended a marketer’s playbook, challenging the existing rules about customer relationships and building brands. One year in, there’s no going back to the old normal. Here are 10 new marketing truths that reveal the confluence of strategies, operations, and technologies required to drive growth in a post-Covid-19 world.

Email Marketing

Create Lead Magnet Ideas That Grow Email Lists

By: Lauren Groff, Online Blogger and Article Writer, Research Paper Writing and Big Assignments

Lead magnets is a marketing strategy that uses barter and trade principle. Data and contact information have become crucial for building an email database. Here are a few ideas on what constitutes a productive and effective lead magnet.

Insightful Writing Involves Meaningful Relationships

By: By Lori Beckman, Senior Editor, Production Machining

Lori Beckman, Senior Editor, Production Machining, says writing is more enjoyable when surrounded by good people who share a common goal and feels fortunate to have created strong connections and friendships while doing her job.
#copywriting

Marketing - General

B2B Market Research: It’s Not Just for the Big Guys Anymore

By: Mark Semmelmayer, Chief Idea Officer, Pen & Ink Marketing Communications and Michael McClellan, President, Plexus Marketing Group, Inc.

B2B marketing research isn’t just for the big guys anymore. Digital and hybrid methodologies make it faster, more effective, and more affordable. Market research is an excellent tool for establishing where you are, and clearly identifying a path forward. This blog is the first in a 3-part series, helping SMBs understand how to use research to help firms flourish.

Content Marketing

Search Visibility: Get Your Content Noticed Online with This One Tactic

By: Meghan Monaghan, Content Marketing Coach and Theresa Cifali, Productivity Coach, The Messy Desk Podcast

Discover how to generate more leads by including researched, relevant keywords in your content to attract interested prospects who are looking for you online.

Are We Gonna Give ‘Em a Show?

By: Abigail Hull, Digital Product Specialist, Gardner Business Media, Inc.

What is the difference between live theatre and webinars? Not as much as you may think. Abigail Hull, Digital Product Specialist, writes about how the two overlap.

Marketing - General

"Made in the USA" Podcast: Show for This Moment in U.S. Manufacturing

By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief, Modern Machine Shop

“Made in the USA,” is a six-part documentary-style podcast series that strives to uncover the hidden history of how manufacturing in the United States arrived at its current state and lays out where it can go from here.