ByRob
“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” (Steve Jobs) What Internet entrepreneur or online marketer wouldn’t…
ByRob
Like the changing of the seasons, the one thing we can be sure of in the world of online marketing is the regular rise to prominence of a new “killer marketing tactic.” This year’s buzzword? Content marketing! Once again, like “inbound marketing” last year and social media, blogging and SEO in years gone by, marketers…
ByRob
A colleague of mine (David Sovka) wrote a blog post recently about what a waste of time and money banner ads are. While Dave is a very smart guy and a way more entertaining writer than I’ll ever be, he totally misses the opportunity presented by banner advertising. As someone who has (for the most…
ByRob
There’s a recent article about the dramatic difference in results between the best and worst performers tested in President Obama’s fundraising emails during the presidential campaign. In short, there was a 600% performance difference between the best and worst subject lines used during their testing process. While these numbers are dramatic, they are not surprising….