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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

· all posts

FIG. 01
Marketing Strategy

Hotel Marketing Tips, The Inbound Way

The goal for any hotel marketing team is to put heads in beds. A hotel room with no one in it is a wasted opportunity for revenue. High ...

Remington Begg · Mar 25, 2015
FIG. 02
Marketing Strategy

Marketing to Humans: Personalize, Don't Generalize

As any good marketer knows, you can't target everyone if you want a successful campaign. And as a marketer you probably have an idea of ...

Remington Begg · Mar 24, 2015
FIG. 03
Marketing Strategy

4 Marketing Budget Black Holes & How to Avoid Them

Question...

Remington Begg · Mar 19, 2015
FIG. 04
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
FIG. 05
Marketing Strategy

6 Marketing Rockstars You Need To Pay Attention To

Marketing is a complex industry that's constantly evolving, and it can be incredibly hard to keep up with. As marketers, we often turn to ...

Remington Begg · Mar 11, 2015
FIG. 06
Marketing Strategy

Don't Fall For These Dangerous Marketing Addictions

We live in an instant gratification society. We are addicted to "quick fix" solutions.

Remington Begg · Mar 10, 2015
FIG. 07
Inbound Marketing

5 Buyer Persona Myths Debunked

As an inbound marketer, one of the most important tools you'll use is the buyer persona. What may seem like a simple document is actually ...

Remington Begg · Mar 3, 2015
FIG. 08
Inbound Marketing

Why Your Website Isn't For You - It's For Your Buyer Personas

I know it might be tough to hear, but it must be said: your website is not for you. I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, but this is a ...

Remington Begg · Feb 25, 2015
FIG. 09
Marketing Strategy

How Well Do You Really Know Your Customers?

How well do you really know your customers? I'm sure you have assumptions about demographics, buying habits and sales history, but do you ...

Remington Begg · Feb 18, 2015
FIG. 10
Inbound Marketing

10 Free Marketing Tools To Boost Your Campaigns

Let's be honest, is there anything better than free stuff? Not much. As an inbound marketer, there is nothing I like more than useful tools ...

Remington Begg · Feb 11, 2015
FIG. 11
Marketing Strategy

Why Fictional Characters Should Be Your Business Valentine

No, I haven't lost my mind, fictional characters are vitally important to your business. They are so important that they function as the ...

Remington Begg · Feb 5, 2015
FIG. 12
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
FIG. 13
Inbound Marketing

6 Inspiring Marketing Lessons We Can Learn From Santa Claus

Santa Claus isn't just the jolly gift giving man who lives in the North Pole and graces us with his presence once a year. He is also a ...

Remington Begg · Dec 9, 2014
FIG. 14
Website Design

Realtors Using Matrix: Understand Unsubscribes and What it Means to You

As you can see, if someone unsubscribes from your "listing updates" there are 3 different routes. This is important to understand because ...

Remington Begg · Sep 8, 2014
FIG. 15
Inbound Marketing

5 Reasons Why Outbound Marketing is Old School

“Times, they are a changing” and if you haven’t heard already, inbound marketing is IN and outbound marketing is OUT. As times have changed ...

Remington Begg · Aug 5, 2014
FIG. 16
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
FIG. 17
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
FIG. 18
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
FIG. 19
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
FIG. 20
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. 21
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
FIG. 22
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. 23
Marketing Strategy

3 Must Read Books for the Modern Marketer

Marketing is my passion and helping businesses grow to their full potential is what we do every day. Even when I'm not working, I'm ...

Remington Begg · Jun 17, 2013
FIG. 24
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
FIG. 25
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
FIG. 26
Inbound Marketing

An Easier Web Design Process in 4 Steps

Save yourself from a daunting relationship with your next website designer and stick to these tips. Having a great business website is more ...

Remington Begg · Mar 25, 2013
FIG. 27
SEO

How we increased leads by over 1000% in 1 month!

Getting More Leads is one of the primary reasons that we have customers come to us. While onboarding the client we go through various ...

Remington Begg · Feb 1, 2013