Choosing the right AI project management tool for your team can help you save hundreds (even thousands) of dollars per year. I’ve managed projects across a variety of businesses — scrappy startups, agencies with 50+ team members, and enterprises like Dell. Regardless of the company’s scale, I noticed a common problem: rapid growth without proper…
How to get sponsored on Instagram [what 500+ social media marketers are looking for]
At my job at Nickelodeon, I’m fortunate enough to get to work with a variety of influencers and creators — from family influencers focusing on parenthood to beauty influencers to comedy sketch creators. You’d be surprised to see that they don’t all have millions of followers; many are macro and micro-influencers with anywhere from 10,000…
20 best digital marketing agency websites to inspire you
When you’re building your own brand online, you’ll learn quickly how much your website matters. Through promoting my own projects, I’ve spent many hours studying how top agencies design their sites to attract and convert.
How to create a sales process that drives results, directly from a sales pro
Sales used to feel like a blank canvas every time I picked up the phone. No map, no rhythm, just intuition and hustle. That might work in the short term, but if you’re trying to scale, guessing isn’t a strategy. I learned that the hard way. The turning point came when I built my first…
How to create a content style guide [+ free guide & examples]
Every content team has a different idea of what ‘on brand’ means — until you write it down. I’ve found that having a content style guide is vital to getting it right without multiple revisions or rewrites. I’ve seen long documents and cheat sheets, and both work as long as they explain why you do…
16 website metrics to track for growth
Whether it’s setting up analytics for a brand new website or diving deep into data to help inform strategic direction, I spend a lot of time configuring and analyzing website metrics. As a digital marketing consultant, I use metrics to inform what I do and assess the performance of tactics I’ve put into place.
15 crucial questions to ask prospects throughout the buyer’s journey, according to HubSpot’s former sales director
If you’re still ignoring buyer journey questions, it’s time to pause and rewind. I say so because sales is now an increasingly consultative profession. Success today is less about “always closing” and more about “always helping” as a knowledgeable, reliable person that buyers can trust. Genuinely helping prospects demands providing them helpful and specific resources…
What is a domain name? See these definitions + examples
Whenever a new business idea pops into my head, the first thing I do is check if the domain name is still available. That little habit has led me to buy over 50 domains. Today, I actively manage 27 of them. Each one carries a dream, a story, and a few impulsive buying moments.
Inside the MEDDIC sales qualification process: My step-by-step approach for B2B reps
There are several different approaches and frameworks used in the sales qualification process. Given the various ways to discover the best lead, I think any approach could be effective, depending on the sales process context. For me, as a SDR in B2B sales, I used the BANT framework, as well as the Challenger Sale methodology….
Signs it’s time to redesign your website [+ 15 steps to follow]
I never thought I needed a website redesign strategy until I lost search traffic and the revenue it brought. That was in 2022, when I had several websites generating earnings via affiliate commissions. Back then, you could have an “ugly” website and still rank well in search. But not anymore. Today, your website needs more…