SERPStat invited me to talk about one of my favorite topics/pet peeves: Data visualization. I learned (after about 20 years) that if no one understands you, being right means exactly nothing. Read a summary, get the slides, and check out some links.
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In These Uncertain Times, Marketing Copy Can Still Show Empathy
Most of us, including brands and the copywriters that work for them, want to show empathy. Particularly during a crisis. But you don’t need to start your ad with “In these uncertain times.”
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Digital marketing is not a business strategy. It connects your customers to your value (your product) when they need it.
Continue readingSite Replatforming: 51 Must-Do To-Dos
I have a love/hate relationship with site replatforming projects: Migrating from one CMS/e-commerce platform/whatever to another is an opportunity. Great things can happen! Yay! Or, you can end up with a feculent pile of badly-written code and shortcuts that bogs down your business until the next time you replatform. This is my stream-of-consciousness list of things you must do for a stench-free project.
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