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Share the Luck of the Irish with Your Clients & Employees

Whatever your background, we’re all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s how to share the spirit of this holiday with your business family: Throw an Irish potluck — Ask employees to bring their favorite Irish-themed foods for a festive event in the office. If you’re throwing a last-minute shindig, order in from your favorite Irish restaurant.Continue reading “Share the Luck of the Irish with Your Clients & Employees”

How to Incorporate Reactions into Your Facebook Strategy

Facebook Reactions are here. Now that people are getting used to them, how can you incorporate them into your strategy?   Here’s how to feel the love from your Facebook community with the new Reactions: Share controversial or complex issues that are in the news and relevant to your page. Ask community members how they feelContinue reading “How to Incorporate Reactions into Your Facebook Strategy”

Movin’ on Up: Small Businesses Go to the Big Game

It all started with a groundbreaking company that just wanted to encourage more interest amongst girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Who could predict that Goldieblox would become the first small business to advertise during the Super Bowl? In 2014, Intuit ran a contest to award one small business the opportunity of a lifetime — the chanceContinue reading “Movin’ on Up: Small Businesses Go to the Big Game”

Content Marketing: Transforming Business Since 1895

Recently I had the opportunity to attend a big-screen showing of The Story of Content: Rise of the New Marketing. What a great story! If you’re not familiar, the Content Marketing Institute made a documentary telling the story of content marketing — past, present and future. Yes, content marketing has a past, and I’m not referringContinue reading “Content Marketing: Transforming Business Since 1895”

Mobile Marketing Customization 101: A Guide

All mobile marketing strategies are different—and some are better than others. Starting out on the right foot requires planning, but a slew of utilities capable of generating potent mobile strategies exist. The modern smartphone user is constantly connected, and approximately 60 percent of global mobile consumers utilize their mobile devices as exclusive Internet sources. TheContinue reading “Mobile Marketing Customization 101: A Guide”

2015: Storytelling, Platelets & Facebook, Oh My!

2015: what a long, strange road it’s been. Thank you for visiting the CCC blog this year! We’re excited to see an increase in visitors and views for the 4th straight year, each year of our existence. We publish a wide range of content and that showed in the diversity of our most viewed posts inContinue reading “2015: Storytelling, Platelets & Facebook, Oh My!”

Evaluating Feedback: How to Listen to What’s Not Being Said

In our last post, we talked about how the gift-giving process makes you a better marketer. The final similarity discussed was evaluating your feedback, which is crucial to your success in marketing. The problem is that it can be difficult to evaluate your feedback. Prospects and customers are human, so they’re complex. Perhaps they fit yourContinue reading “Evaluating Feedback: How to Listen to What’s Not Being Said”

How the Gift-Giving Process Makes You a Better Marketer

I love to give gifts. Part of it is seeing the joy that the recipient expresses, but part of it is the process. Finding the perfect gift for someone isn’t easy and shares a lot in common with the marketing process. First, there’s the research into what the recipient likes and how he spends hisContinue reading “How the Gift-Giving Process Makes You a Better Marketer”

The Art of Follow-Up

It’s an integral part of the marketing process yet most marketers don’t do it. Unfortunately, not following up on your marketing efforts leads to missed opportunities and sales. How do you consistently follow up with people without being annoying?