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2017-06-23T15:12:21-04:00

Every Monday morning, your dedicated phoneBlogger.net team huddles on a conference call reviewing what I call the “Vital Signs” for each client. The “vitals” include: when your latest blog article was published, where it was promoted, the date of your latest newsletter,  the upcoming step of your upcoming article, your idea bank & approved article [...]

Help Us Help You…More2017-06-23T15:12:21-04:00

phoneBlogger.net’s Onboarding Process: A Springboard to Word-of-Mouth Marketing Results

2018-03-27T07:53:20-04:00

{3:33 minutes to read} phoneBlogger.net has a detailed and well-oiled client onboarding process that starts with the end in mind—to create full engagement in our process and for clients to produce and distribute smart articles to their network. The onboarding process is a coordinated effort—and it works.  […]

phoneBlogger.net’s Onboarding Process: A Springboard to Word-of-Mouth Marketing Results2018-03-27T07:53:20-04:00

Don’t Blast Your Sales Message to New Contacts—Try This Instead!

2018-03-27T08:04:21-04:00

{4:48 minutes to read} For the majority of professional service providers (like most of you), you should realize you cannot depend solely on your online marketing & networking efforts as your only means of marketing. Offline (in-person) professional relationships cannot be replaced by online efforts, but they can be augmented and reinforced. Keep in mind [...]

Don’t Blast Your Sales Message to New Contacts—Try This Instead!2018-03-27T08:04:21-04:00

7 Cross-Promotion Strategies to Boost Referrals

2018-03-27T08:05:10-04:00

{4:15 minutes to read} There are a lot of different ways in which you can engage others in your co-marketing. In the phoneBlogger.net world, we are, of course, focused primarily on blogs and newsletters. Cross promotion is the next level of marketing by utilizing these tools: Strategy #1: Quote Others Quoting others is the opportunity [...]

7 Cross-Promotion Strategies to Boost Referrals2018-03-27T08:05:10-04:00

3 Ways to Measure Results

2018-03-27T08:05:36-04:00

{4:00 minutes to read} There’s an old adage: “Only 20% of marketing works; 80% is a waste. We just don’t know which 80%!” Even worse, the 80% is a changing set: What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, and so forth. Unfortunately, much of marketing is trial & error and A/B testing. Still, I find [...]

3 Ways to Measure Results2018-03-27T08:05:36-04:00

LinkedIn Publisher (Pulse) Article Posting: Pros & Cons

2018-03-27T08:05:58-04:00

{3:45 minutes to read} Breaking from tradition, we have been experimenting with sharing our client’s LinkedIn publisher or “Pulse articles” to their LinkedIn groups in lieu of sharing the external article. We are still doing blog articles for nearly all clients. We publish their blog posts’ excerpts and titles, then include links to the blog posts [...]

LinkedIn Publisher (Pulse) Article Posting: Pros & Cons2018-03-27T08:05:58-04:00

Marketing Fitness — 6 Key Strategies to Implement (Part 2)

2018-03-27T08:06:20-04:00

{4:45 minutes to read} Continuing our discussion from the last blog post, today’s article examines some more health & fitness lessons that can be applied to marketing. Don’t overdo it. Although pushing yourself can be a good thing, you don’t want to take it too far. In physical fitness, when you feel a tingling or [...]

Marketing Fitness — 6 Key Strategies to Implement (Part 2)2018-03-27T08:06:20-04:00

Marketing Fitness — Don’t Sprint to Win the Marathon! (Part 1)

2018-03-27T08:07:23-04:00

{4:50 minutes to read} When I was younger, with a rather extreme physical regimen of fitness including football, wrestling, tennis, weightlifting, etc., I often repeated the same cycle — I’d push myself too hard, get injured, and then I’d have to stop. And when I stopped, I stopped completely. I’d go from one extreme of [...]

Marketing Fitness — Don’t Sprint to Win the Marathon! (Part 1)2018-03-27T08:07:23-04:00

How to Get Your Email Newsletters Opened & Read!

2018-03-27T08:07:40-04:00

{5:57 minutes to read} Email newsletters are an important part of engaging your clients and driving traffic to your blog. The first step in creating a good newsletter is choosing a good return email address. The ideal address should ideally start with your name@ (this makes it personal, not generic); next best is “info@”. The [...]

How to Get Your Email Newsletters Opened & Read!2018-03-27T08:07:40-04:00

Do You Promote Your Articles Through Your Personal Networks?

2018-03-27T08:08:03-04:00

{2:05 minutes to read} Here at phoneBlogger, we work with most of our clients on promoting their original articles through newsletters as well as business & company pages on social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, or Twitter. Clients might also have accounts on community networking sites like Gotham, for example. Most clients also [...]

Do You Promote Your Articles Through Your Personal Networks?2018-03-27T08:08:03-04:00

Facebook’s Instant Articles: Useful for Professional Services?

2018-03-27T08:08:23-04:00

{3:12 minutes to read} Social media has revolutionized marketing in some ways by providing opportunities for free and fast marketing. The technology in this space changes quickly; the options that are available now will most likely be very different down the road.   As the social media landscape continues to evolve, we research and vet [...]

Facebook’s Instant Articles: Useful for Professional Services?2018-03-27T08:08:23-04:00

7 Traits of Marketing Maestros

2018-03-27T08:08:39-04:00

{2:20 minutes to read} I’ve only had one real boss: my father. He’s a deep thinker & very learned—inspirational to many people. He taught me pretty much everything I know in terms of business. I’d like to share one of the best lessons he taught me, which still rings true on a daily basis: 7 [...]

7 Traits of Marketing Maestros2018-03-27T08:08:39-04:00

Redesigning Your Website? I Told You So! Part 1

2018-03-27T08:09:16-04:00

{4:20 minutes to read} One of my favorite blog article ideas on blogbrainstormer.com is in the client Q&A section. It’s often dubbed the “Anti-Success Story” or the “I-Told-You-So Story.” As an advisor to others, you may have had an opportunity to tell your clients not to do something, but for whatever reason, they went ahead [...]

Redesigning Your Website? I Told You So! Part 12018-03-27T08:09:16-04:00

3 Reasons to Keep Marketing During Your Busy Season

2018-03-27T08:10:02-04:00

{4:30 minutes to read} Very often, during the barrage of business, there isn’t as much time or energy for marketing. Yet, the busy season doesn’t literally happen all at once: It happens sometimes over the course of 3 or 4 months, which means someone in that 2nd or 3rd month is very often being affected [...]

3 Reasons to Keep Marketing During Your Busy Season2018-03-27T08:10:02-04:00

Starters & Finishers – Part 2: Can You Be Both?

2018-03-27T08:10:08-04:00

{4:20 minutes to read} Everybody’s a starter and everybody’s a finisher. As I mentioned in Starters & Finishers – Part 1: Which Are You? we can all start and we can all finish. How close you are to the center line determines how easy it is to do one or the other. There are a [...]

Starters & Finishers – Part 2: Can You Be Both?2018-03-27T08:10:08-04:00

We’ve Been Hiding Something from You:-) You’re Now Being Published on LinkedIn

2018-03-28T00:31:55-04:00

{2:15 minutes to read} phoneBlogger has begun publishing your blog articles to LinkedIn Publisher. This is part of a new feature available on LinkedIn. What is LinkedIn Publisher? Here’s what LinkedIn says: Your original content becomes part of your professional profile. It is displayed on the posts section of your LinkedIn profile. It’s shared with [...]

We’ve Been Hiding Something from You:-) You’re Now Being Published on LinkedIn2018-03-28T00:31:55-04:00

How to Market Yourself During Conference Season

2018-03-28T00:32:19-04:00

{3:50 minutes to read} Business professionals often wonder: Is it worthwhile to market my practice during the various conferences I attend? At Practice Marketing, we’ve used conferences for marketing for a number of years, and fairly successfully. Whenever possible, we try to be in a room full of potential clients. […]

How to Market Yourself During Conference Season2018-03-28T00:32:19-04:00

Are You Building Yourself a Business or a Job?

2018-03-28T00:32:45-04:00

{5:00 minutes to read} A number of years ago, a fellow by the name of Michael Gerber wrote a book called The E-Myth Revisited. Michael relayed the story of a baker who had started his own bakeshop and found himself essentially to be a chef, cook and bottle washer. After going out and shaking the trees [...]

Are You Building Yourself a Business or a Job?2018-03-28T00:32:45-04:00

What Is CRM & Does Your Business Need It?

2018-03-28T00:33:10-04:00

{3:30 minutes to read} Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is basically a hub where people organize, store and stay in touch with their customers or clients, whether for a service, product or company. Unlike a standard contact list or email program designed for a single user, CRM is more functional and interactive. It allows you to [...]

What Is CRM & Does Your Business Need It?2018-03-28T00:33:10-04:00

Are Your LinkedIn Group Postings Being Auto-Moved to Jobs?

2018-03-28T00:33:34-04:00

{3:40 minutes to read} Since LinkedIn’s recent “improvements,” certain group postings have been reassigned to the “Jobs” category – which may be a glitch in LinkedIn’s algorithms or an intentional feature. LinkedIn has continually updated and adapted its moderation policy, including what moderators are allowed or prohibited from doing. In fact, we at phoneBlogger have [...]

Are Your LinkedIn Group Postings Being Auto-Moved to Jobs?2018-03-28T00:33:34-04:00

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