
10 skills genius online marketers have
In the online marketing world, there’s no bell curve. There’s a sharp, exponential growth curve in terms of marketing success. The...

There’s a silent killer in your sales pipeline. Do you know how to stop it?
Your sales pipeline is in danger. Whether you know it or not, there’s something lurking in the shadows that threatens to bring the whole...

Selling your agency, a how-to guide, Part 3: The mechanics of being acquired
In the movies, an agency acquisition would probably be shown as a quick montage: The agency founder gets a call, gets on a plane, has a...

7 marketing gimmicks that could damage your brand
The difference is semantic, and I’m not here to argue about the differences. I’m here to argue that some marketing tactics rely on...

Social CMO to social CMI: the insight-driven evolution in the enterprise
Earlier this year, we discussed the importance of leveraging social data to impact your organization’s marketing efforts. We focused on...

Developer marketing and the myth of the Rosetta Stone
How often have you been told, “Developers hate marketing?” More than once, I’ll bet. So it’s not surprising that marketing to developers...

How to scale organic local marketing
Scaling local seems oxymoronic, which is why advertising platforms — digital and analog — rule in the local space. If you Google the term...

3 ways agency account managers can work better with new client hires
Some agencies even have account manager transition processes to make the process as painless as possible. However, one transition that is...

Selling your agency, a how-to guide, Part 2: Why do agencies get acquired?
view it here; there are over 100 agencies on the list. You’ll notice that more than 80 percent of the agencies listed are independent. To...

7 great reads to drive your marketing career
With the advent of the internet, how we marketers do our job has changed significantly. We’re now using technology (e.g., marketing...

Forget who’s leaving. How about who’s staying? How to evolve your agency creative department
article, we are reminded once again that employees are departing to join large technology companies such as Google or Facebook. For many...

How most startups do events wrong…and 6 ways to do them right
When you’re in startup mode, awareness is everything. And event marketing combines awareness with message testing, audience...

How to achieve the ideal state of marketing
I do believe, however, that achieving the ideal state of marketing should be something that drives every marketing organization. It...

How to manage ad partners in regulated industries: Pharma (part 5 of 5)
My goal has been to show advertisers how to embrace, not fear, the federal ad regulations governing them and their partners. In highly...

Selling your agency, a how-to guide: Part 1 — Starting out right
About eight years ago, I founded 3Q Digital (initially named PPC Ad Buying, then PPC Associates). I founded the company mainly because I...

4 marketing trends you need to follow to sell to millennials
largest generation since the Baby Boom. By 2018, millennials will account for $3.39 trillion in spending annually. By 2025, it’s...

How to manage ad partners in regulated industries: Education (Part 4 of 5)
The series is designed for advertisers who feel overwhelmed by government ad regulations and want tips on avoiding costly lawsuits. In...

Perfecting the pass from marketing to sales
Hut… hut… hike! “Marketing’s got the lead! He signals to sales! Sales is in the end zone! Could this be it? The pass is up and… nope,...

The best marketers know more about their customers
But here’s the brutal and honest truth: We don’t really know our customers at all or nearly as well as we should. As marketers, it is...
























