If you’re anything like me, you like having a plan, and you like sticking to it. When it comes to digital marketing, social media marketing and content marketing, that plan oftentimes comes in the shape of an editorial calendar. Sticking to that calendar can be a bit of a beast, […]
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Apple App Tracking Permissions Now Live
The day has come. Apple’s new app data tracking prompts are now being rolled out to all iOS devices in the iOS 14.5 update. As we mentioned in a post a few months ago, the update has been causing quite a stir even before its launch. As Apple describes this feature […]
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Circularity in Marketing
I recently received an email from Rothy’s, one of my favorite shoe brands on the planet. (PS – if you’re interested in getting a pair or two of your own, use my referral link for $20 off!) The email opened with: First things first: What does circularity mean? At Rothy’s, […]
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The Importance of Testing
When you work in your business (or a client’s account) day in and day out, it’s really easy to get into a rut. You kind of learn what works and what doesn’t with your audience, then it becomes a lather, rinse, repeat sort of situation. But that may lead you […]
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The Power of a CTA
You may have noticed that at the end of every blog post and the bottom of the pages of this website, there’s a button inviting visitors to get in touch with SBN Marketing. The intent behind this placement, this usage, is very intentional. It’s to let visitors know what’s the […]
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Apple iOS 14 vs Facebook
The time is nigh for the gloves to come off between Apple and Facebook. An Apple iOS14 update that is planned for sometime in early 2021 will require all apps to explicitly ask for users’ permission to gather data and track them across mobile apps and websites. This includes Facebook’s […]
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Lessons to Learn from Donald Trump
I will start by saying that headline is not one I would’ve thought I’d ever write. But events of the last week or so showed me there was something all marketers could learn – or at least be reminded of – from Donald Trump. What should we all glean from […]
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Last-Minute Marketing for the Holiday Season
There are over 20 holidays celebrated worldwide between Thanksgiving and the New Year. As we’re already at the first week of November, so a lot of your holiday marketing plans are probably already in place, if not already being implemented. But if you’re not in that camp, all is not […]
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Getting Leads Via Social Media
When talking to potential clients, I hear a lot of folks saying that they’ve never been able to track a lead or a sale back to their social media efforts. When I take a look at their social media outlets, it’s clear why they’ve gotten no sales or leads: they […]
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Do You NEED a Website?
Lately, as I’ve been talking to a few potential clients, the subject of them not having a website came up. A discussion ensued with each about the differences between owned media and rented media. And then my dear friend Nadia Vanderhall posted the image here, and it summed up my […]
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