If you are a small business owner or marketing professional and you don’t subscribe to MarketingSherpa, do it now! They are an invaluable source of tips and data for marketing professionals. Their recent study on lead generation really caught my eye. They asked nearly 2,000 marketers what lead generation tactics their company uses. Here are… Continue reading
We’ve heard a lot lately about “inbound marketing” – the catch phrase of marketing platforms like Hubspot. The premise is that if you create the right materials, customers will find you. I like the overall theory of this, but what concerns me is that people have mistaken “Inbound Marketing” as a complete strategy. The fact… Continue reading
Q: I need help. My staffing company sends tons of emails, including an e-newsletter–but based on the reports we generate, almost nobody is reading them. What kind of content do you recommend to engage staffing buyers and get them to actually read our emails? A: First of all, I’m glad to hear you’re approaching content… Continue reading
A June, 2012 survey of US, UK and Australian consumers from NICE Systems found that millenials are using more channels to communicate with service providers: So what does that mean for staffing and recruiting firms? It means that in order to recruit the best and brightest new recruits, you need to be in more places! … Continue reading
Any good marketer will tell you that to improve email marketing results, you have to track stats. How else can you determine what captures your audience’s attention, prompts them to take action or completely turns them off? Open Rates, Click Throughs and Bounce Rates are just three of the email statistics your staffing company should… Continue reading
Ask Haley: How do I know if my email marketing is working? Q: How do I know if my email marketing is working? A: Tracking the results of your staffing company’s email marketing sounds obvious, right? Then why do so few people do it? The reasons vary. Some don’t have the time. Others don’t know… Continue reading
Q: What is the best way to get a response from my email marketing? Should I send people to my homepage with my call to action? A: Your Staffing Website’s Home Page is a Lousy Landing Page The biggest mistake most email marketers make is that they send people from the email to the home… Continue reading
From the moment I met Pinterest, I knew that I’d met the one. The site that’s going to change how people use the internet and social media. And I fell in love. Apparently I wasn’t the only one. According to a recent article on TechCrunch, Pinterest is the fastest growing web site OF ALL TIME!… Continue reading
If you type “email marketing trends 2012” into Google, the overwhelming theme is Mobile, Mobile, Mobile. Like it or not, the mobile revolution is upon us. Take these staggering stats into consideration… As of July 2011 ~20% of all email views were done on mobile devices. and… That was up 50% in just six months…. Continue reading
Q: Should I worry about the way my email displays on mobile devices? In short, yes… Consider these statistics: One in three Americans owns a smartphone (Haselton) Today, 16% of email is read on mobile devices (Fickes) Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October 2010 to April 2011 (Fickes). This number is expected… Continue reading
One of the most important things you can do from a marketing standpoint is track the success of your past marketing efforts. Testing different tactics, messages and approaches is key to determining what’s successful for your business–and where you should allocate resources for the coming year. Personally, I’m a big believer in online marketing and… Continue reading
Did you know… The average corporate email user receives 62 emails per day, not including spam? The average inbox contains 2,769 messages? Yet, despite the clutter, no other form of marketing drives a more immediate response or higher ROI. How? Download our brand new guide to find out… Breaking Through the Clutter: A Guide to… Continue reading
I wanted to share a great marketing success story from one of my clients. This client, located in Cleveland, implemented an email and social media marketing campaign with Haley Marketing about a year ago. We also recently added a blog to their website. One of the main goals of these campaigns was to drive traffic… Continue reading
Maybe it’s the fact that I’m now married or that I’m well into my 30’s but I find myself wanting to learn more as I age. I think something happens when you leave your 20’s. As much as you hate to admit it, you don’t know everything. That’s why I’ve been on a quest to… Continue reading
I love stumbling upon links like this one from the “Be Relevant! Email Marketing Blog”. They have put together a list of 50 simple but effective email marketing tips. Not only are the tips great but I also love the way they have presented them in a simple and bold way. A 50 page PDF,… Continue reading
Over the past few months we have been experimenting with some, for lack of a better word, “provocative” and “attention getting” subject lines for our client’s mailings. For example… “Before you go…” “Have you ever lied on a reference check?” “Shut up and listen???” “You’re Fired!” (ok, we even admit we were worried about this… Continue reading
