In 2017, Intel’s iQ digital magazine team borrowed a page from the traditional media playbook – focusing on sustaining loyal readers rather than getting more eyeballs. Luke Kintigh, Intel IQ’s head of publishing, shares how they did it. Continue reading
Words That Convert: Test, Learn, Repeat
One of the most effective ways to boost your conversion rate is to test and tweak your words. Read on for real-life proof and learn why “submit” isn’t necessarily a bad word. Continue reading
4 Google Tips Marketers Can’t Afford to Miss
Think of Google as a behemoth plotting to mess with your SEO-focused mind? Think again. It offers a trove of guidance to help improve your SEO. Start with these four new (or newly updated) resources. Continue reading
How the Best Newsletters Get – and Keep – Readers’ Attention
How do you create a newsletter so compelling people not only subscribe to it but also look forward to receiving and reading it? Scott Monty has a few thoughts on this challenge based on his expertise and his own perusing. Continue reading
5 Steps to Improving Subscriber Data for More Personalized Emails
If you want a more valuable audience, you must know more about your subscribers than just their email address. Learn how CMI gained robust data for almost 50% of its subscribers, and how it used that information for the better. Continue reading
Email Lists: When Smaller Is Actually Better
A lot of information exists about how to attract and keep people on your brand’s email lists. It’s hard to find tips on how to actively repel or discourage subscribers. Wait, discourage subscribers? Yes, you should. Read on. Continue reading
The Smart (and Not-So-Smart) Ways to Use Vanity Metrics
Vanity metrics are helpful when they’re seen as optimization metrics. They are bellwethers for what your target audience finds valuable on that channel. Learn how to maximize their use and why they should not measure business goals. Continue reading
The Future of Content and SEO: 5 Trends Every Marketer Needs to Know
Wouldn’t it be great if you could turn your brand into a content powerhouse of the future – today? You can. Start with adapting to and adopting these five trends now before the audience leaves your brand behind. Continue reading
Email Content: Increase Reach, Impact, and Subscriber Satisfaction
It never hurts to go the extra mile when it comes to enhancing the value of your email efforts. Follow these tips and examples to increase your reach, your impact, and your subscribers’ satisfaction with your email content. Continue reading