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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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Inbound Marketing

Anatomy of a Gold Medal Blog

Imagine coming in first and winning that gold medal, or reading a blog and afterward you feel like you’ve learned something that will help ...

Rachel Begg · Feb 7, 2014
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Branding

Does your Logo Fumble or Win the Championship?

If your company’s logo was a team playing in the big game on Sunday, would it win? Have you considered every option, explored different ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 29, 2014
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Website Design

How to Create the Most Striking, Memorable Web Design

Without good web design, your site is likely doomed to the back pages of the internet. If that sounds a bit bleak, well, that's because the ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 24, 2014
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SEO

Focus on Creative Content to Build a Highly Visible Web Presence

In part because of the fact that a staggering 93% of all online experiences begin with a trip to Google or another search engine, the ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 6, 2014
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Social Media

Top 9 Marketing Predictions for 2014

January 1 has come and gone, and many companies are looking to set sales goals and develop advertising campaigns that will carry them to ...

Rachel Begg · Jan 6, 2014
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SEO

6 Reasons to Incorporate Video into your SEO for 2014

As 2013 draws to a close, business owners are gearing up for next year and setting goals for 2014. Part of the strategy should include ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 30, 2013
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Content Marketing

Signs Your Website is Doing its Job or Needs Fine-Tuning

Is Your Website Naughty or Nice? Even if you’ve been a good business owner this year, your website could still get a lump of coal for being ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 26, 2013
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Social Media

5 Things you Need to Have a Complete LinkedIn Profile

For many of us LinkedIn, though not as massive as Facebook, is very important for the business and professional markets. It is where the ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 5, 2013
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Email Marketing

How to Create a Strategy for Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday can make or break a season for an online retailer. If your business has been down at all in the past three quarters, now is ...

Rachel Begg · Nov 20, 2013
FIG. 10
Social Media

Big Changes to Google+ and Your Personal Statement

Google has done it again! A new version of the Google+ cover photo layout was released this morning. Your cover photo will now be displayed ...

Rachel Begg · Nov 19, 2013
FIG. 11
Social Media

10 Social Media Marketing Tools Tips & Tricks to be Thankful for

Social media: There is a lot to know, right? It’s a big, new, complex social world out there. And our job is to navigate it and make sense ...

Rachel Begg · Nov 18, 2013
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Branding

Effective Branding Makes Your Customers Remember Like Elephants

Everyone knows that an elephant never forgets. They have a memory like a steel trap! After an elephant develops a relationship they are ...

Rachel Begg · Nov 12, 2013
FIG. 13
Website Design

Above the Fold is Out; Embrace the Future with Your Website Re-Design

The website for your brand is the new storefront. This is where people get their first impression of you. With the right design for your ...

Rachel Begg · Nov 5, 2013
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Inbound Marketing

The Vacuum Salesmen Pitch doesn't Work Anymore, and Why Sales People Need to Embrace Inbound Marketing

Gone are the days when you could go door to door to sell vacuums. How many people avoid opening the door for this guy? Today you have to ...

Rachel Begg · Oct 30, 2013
FIG. 15
Branding

12 Things You Need to Know About your Brand

When you have a good sense of your brand it can guide your business. From the logo on your bags to the people you hire, your brand will ...

Rachel Begg · Oct 25, 2013
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Marketing Strategy

3 Awesome Halloween Marketing Campaigns

Halloween is a great time for everyone to get into costume. This even holds true for business. As a marketing strategy, show that you can ...

Rachel Begg · Oct 22, 2013
FIG. 17

How Landing Pages are like Burgers

Landing pages, also known as Lead Capture Pages, Splash Pages, or even Squeeze Pages, are a crucial part of your website and an inbound ...

Rachel Begg · Jul 22, 2013
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Inbound Marketing

Merge Inbound & Outbound Marketing to Drive Success

Ah – the sweet sound of wedding bells! But let’s back up a bit. If you have been following internet marketing, then you’re quite aware of ...

Rachel Begg · Jun 14, 2013
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Content Marketing

4 Website Elements that Help Gaining Your Visitors’ Trust

Gaining your website visitors’ trust is the basis of the success of your internet marketing. Your website should be a representation of ...

Rachel Begg · Apr 19, 2013
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Website Design

Websites vs Trees: Close Cousins?

Did you know, the average U.S. Internet user views 2,750 web pages per month. 10.3 billion Google searches are conducted every month. How ...

Rachel Begg · Mar 28, 2013
FIG. 21
SEO

Advertising vs Marketing: Buying Process Has Changed, Has your Selling Process?

When onboarding new clients, we often ask our clients about what they do for marketing. Their typical responses are Yellowbook, newspaper ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 31, 2012
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Reputation Management

How to get rid of Bad Reviews on Social & Review Sites....

Have you ever heard this saying? "A Happy Customer will tell 1 person how great you are and a Un-Happy Customer will tell 10." Nowadays ...

Rachel Begg · Dec 29, 2012
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SEO

The Future of SEO for your Website: Content Marketing

Google is notorious about being vague with its SEO guidelines but one thing is very clear: Google wants high quality content so users get ...

Rachel Begg · Jul 20, 2012