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Field notes from the agency.

Essays, playbooks, and field notes on building intelligence layers for B2B companies — by the team that ships them.

UpdatedWeekly · Mondays
Authored byImpulse team · 6 contributors
FormatLong-form · 5–13 min reads

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Content Marketing

3 Steps to Proving Content Marketing ROI

Content marketing has become one of the foremost tools used in today’s marketing industry. One key component that marketers and business ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 11, 2016
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Blogging

5 Key Strategies To Craft The Perfect Business Blog Post

With so many marketing tactics designed to drive business to your website you may be wondering, “Do I really need to blog?”. The answer is ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 9, 2016
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Website Design

3 Steps To Take When Redesigning Your Website

Redesigning your website to meet your user’s needs can be a daunting task when considering all of your options. Keep in mind that your ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 29, 2015
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Inbound Marketing

5 Keys To Delivering The Best User Experience

Delivering the best user experience means you care about addressing and helping users reach their goals. Crafting a website that is ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 15, 2015
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Marketing Strategy

Why Contextual Marketing is Essential To Your Business Goals

Not all of your customers are the same. They don’t have the same needs, they don’t approach your site with the same intent, nor do they ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 12, 2015
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Social Media

Integrating Social Media Into Your Inbound Marketing Campaign

Incorporating a optimized social media presence into your inbound marketing campaign will help you gain and nurture your connections. An ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 6, 2015
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Email Marketing

How To Make Sure Your Next Email Marketing Campaign Is a Success

Email marketing is still an efficient tool for reaching your target audience. The fact that most consumers are obsessive when it comes to ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 5, 2015
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SEO

6 Reasons Why Your Landing Page is Not Converting

Landing pages. Whether you love them or hate them, they are an integral part of converting visitors to leads. Use best practices to ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 4, 2015
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Sales Strategy

Why Having Your Sales and Marketing Teams Collaborate Is A Great Thing

Rachel Begg · Dec 3, 2015
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SEO

3 Ways To Use SEO Keyword Strategy To Optimize Your Site

There may be a lot of buzz surrounding the constant updating of algorithms by Google, but when it comes to the best practices of boosting ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 3, 2015
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Website Design

5 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Domain Name

Choosing a domain name is like choosing a name for your child. It requires a lengthy thought and consideration process. It should be ...

Rachel Begg · Apr 10, 2015
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Email Marketing

How to Grow Your Email List Organically

Email lists are some of the most valuable assets that companies have when it comes to their marketing efforts. With a long list of email ...

Rachel Begg · Mar 26, 2015
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Marketing Strategy

4 Reasons Why You Don't Want to Get Rid of Cookies

Although they are sometimes maligned by privacy advocates as a point of vulnerability, from a digital marketing perspective cookies can be ...

Rachel Begg · Mar 18, 2015
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Inbound Marketing

Don’t Get Stuck in a Marketing Rut, Try Beta Testing Your Personas

Even when you spend the resources to develop a robust inbound marketing approach, you can still get dragged down when traffic to your ...

Rachel Begg · Feb 4, 2015
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Inbound Marketing

Create a Contagious Brand

Something that's contagious spreads rapidly, catching on from person-to-person almost instantly. In a marketing context, the advent of the ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 16, 2015
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Social Media

How To Gain Subscribers On YouTube

YouTube is a key place for your business to have a strong following if you want to maximize the ROI of your web presence. Every month, over ...

Rachel Begg · Nov 13, 2014
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Content Marketing

How to Write E-mail Content to Avoid the Dreaded Spam Filter

What is the purpose of writing content? There are three main purposes: entertainment, information and promotion. The written word is the ...

Rachel Begg · Sep 5, 2014
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Understanding Your Leads

4 Tips for Developing an Effective Landing Page for Your Business

Even if you have dynamic, engaging blog content and a loyal group of followers on social media, your efforts will go to waste if they’re ...

Rachel Begg · Jun 17, 2014
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Reputation Management

5 Most Epic PR Nightmares to Avoid

What is a public relations professional’s job? Public relations is all about perception. If you are a PR professional, you can't control ...

Rachel Begg · May 20, 2014
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Marketing Strategy

DOs and DON'Ts of a Powerful Landing Page

TL;DR: The success of your landing page relies heavily on the design: graphics, buttons, copy and mobile view. The user experience is key ...

Rachel Begg · May 14, 2014
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Sales Strategy

Give Your Customers Peace of Mind With a Secure Shopping Experience

The fact that more and more consumers are heading online to shop for goods and services provides an excellent opportunity for businesses of ...

Rachel Begg · May 6, 2014
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Content Marketing

Context Marketing vs. Content Marketing

TL;DR: Context marketing inserts timing into the equation so your great content marketing reaches the right person at the right time.

Rachel Begg · Apr 18, 2014
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Advertising

How to Get More Bang for Your Buck with Pay Per Click

If you haven’t already added pay-per-click ads to your online marketing repertoire, it’s time to get on board with one of the most ...

Rachel Begg · Apr 16, 2014
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Inbound Marketing

Don’t Ignore the Middle of the Marketing Funnel

Developing your online marketing strategy is a painstaking process, but it’s certainly less overwhelming if you think of it as a series of ...

Rachel Begg · Mar 14, 2014
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Social Media

Facebook Changes Their News Feed AGAIN

Get ready because Facebook has decided to redesign our news feeds again! Before you freak out and go on strike, just remember that once you ...

Rachel Begg · Mar 6, 2014
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Social Media

Why Negative Comments are Good for Business

Inevitably, you’re going to receive a nasty customer comment on your business website or social media page. Whether it’s deserved or not, ...

Rachel Begg · Mar 4, 2014