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Why Is Inbound Marketing Important?

The marketing internet has been awash in articles talking about “inbound marketing” this, “outbound marketing” that, and “content marketing” is the next BIG THING—so much so that it’s getting confusing even for us. The explosion of new marketing terms, tactics, and techniques can be overwhelming, we get it. After all, many people ascribe to the idea that marketing is marketing is marketing, right?...

Jesse February 18, 2020 5 minute read

Taking Social Responsibility with The Upside Foundation

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill Today Aspiration Marketing made a significant step in enriching not only our lives, but of those around us, by investing in our future success.

How Often Should You Post New Blog Articles?

Ultimately, and unsurprisingly, the answer to the headline question is going to be—it depends. If you’re not a fan of ambiguity, never fear, as this article will lay out some guidelines and best practices you can use to work out the ideal blogging schedule for your company, your team, and your needs.

9 Fresh Ideas for Your Startup's Marketing Strategy

Digital marketing best practices are ever evolving. Our list of fresh ideas for your startup's marketing strategy includes some evergreen suggestions to apply as well as some cutting edge ideas. Integrate these where appropriate to ramp up your marketing efforts.

A Startup's Guide to Brand Management

We all have that one friend, the one with that one personality quirk that we’re just not sure what to do with. We love everything about them, except that one, seemingly insignificant, yet somehow impossible to ignore, quirk. Does your startup have a quirk like that? If so, or more importantly, if you’re not sure, it’s time for some brand management.

Are you Maximizing All the Features HubSpot Has to Offer?

Have you ever heard of “field mouse syndrome?”

Brand Personality: What Is Yours and Why Does it Matter?

There’s this one step that a majority of startups seem to pass up as they prepare for launch. And it’s a biggie when it comes to creating lasting connections with your audience—brand personality.

Email Marketing Best Practices

Marketing via email gained traction around the turn of the 21st century as personal email accounts became common. Email marketing remains a solid way to generate leads and convert prospects for your business, as long as you do it correctly.

What Is Brand Storytelling? (And How to Tell Your Story)

How do you grab your audience's attention and maintain interest in your brand? By employing brand storytelling, of course! But what exactly is brand storytelling and how should you go about telling your startup's story?

What is the Best and Simplest Blogging Platform in 2019?

Are you launching a startup and looking to start a blog at the same time? This post is for you. Your startup's blog can be contained within the company website, or it can be hosted somewhere else. Maybe you want to keep the blog more personal to you, the CEO, and link it to the company website as you decide what you want it to be.

15 Habits of Well-Liked Industry Leaders

Being well-liked. It's something we all desire. And we can all think of people in our spheres whom everyone feels comfortable around and whom everyone wants to know better. These people are like magnets. How do they do it? When we break it down, it's because they've worked on and gotten really good at many, if not all of, the following 15 habits.

Kickstart Your Startup Marketing With These 7 Growth Hacks

Your startup may literally be the best new thing since sliced bread, but if you can't market it, the world will not even be able to find the path to your door.

The Importance of Maintaining Your CRM Database

Cool, you have your CRM in place, in fact it’s been up and running for some time now and is working like a champ. Your customer database is growing daily and your email newsletter has never had so much reach. Hurray!

A Startup's Guide to Managing Customer Expectations

Clients and customers expect a lot from companies. Do you know how to give your customers—both new and current—what they want?

13 [Free] Branding Tools for Your Startup

Lots of startups undervalue the importance of a branding initiative. But we live in a world of unlimited choices. To captivate consumers and capture market share, you need to have a cohesive, memorable, and differentiated brand. Indeed, every startup needs a branding strategy.

CRM Solutions for Every Stage of Your Business Journey

Your startup just got funded, your marketing strategy is in place, and your sales team is ready to go. Or, you were just tasked with a reorganization of the sales and marketing departments. Or, maybe you’ve been promoted to manager, overseeing a team of 150 people spread across 4 locations and two continents...and you’ve discovered that your client database is just as scattered. What’s the common denominator in these scenarios?

Why Customer-Centric Marketing Matters in 2019

Traditional marketing, what is starting to be called push marketing, doesn't care about the customer. It's focused on the company and the newest widget it want its customers to buy. Marketing has been all about what this new thing is and does...proving that it possesses all those features the other things can only dream about.

What is a PPC Campaign?

We are in the business of content marketing. However, we also know that it's important to have an understanding of paid advertising and PPC campaigns. So what is PPC? And how can you use it effectively?