Defining Your Purpose on Twitter

I help a lot of people dip their toes into the world of Twitter as a marketing and relationship building tool.  There are lots of important things to know about the tool, but I think many people miss the first critical step to developing their social media strategy. What is that step?  Determining why and…

Engagement is the Key to Successful Content Marketing

Engagement is a marketing strategy onto itself. By directly engaging consumers, you invite them to participate in a dialogue that develops meaningful relationships around a common interest. And as we have already uncovered, trusting relationships are at the core of all successful business development. There is a big focus on content marketing right now, but…

The CLE of Lead Generation

I often get asked how to generate leads.  I usually begin talking to people about how they define a lead.  The typical answer is that a lead is akin to a cold call.  Unsolicited inquiries from strangers about your services or business.  I don’t agree, entirely.  Of course that can be one type of lead,…