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Are You Sick of Marketing?

Are You Sick of Marketing?

More to the point, are you sick of doing your own marketing and not focusing on your business? In every business development meeting I have, I always ask “who’s doing your marketing now?” Often I hear that the founder is performing all if not most of the current marketing activities. Nine times out of ten they are trying to: run the business/grow the business, manage staff, manage payroll, come up with new product ideas, and more, all while doing what they can with marketing. It’s too much for a growing business.
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The Psychology Of Color In Marketing And How it Can Help You

The Psychology Of Color In Marketing And How it Can Help You

Over the years the psychology of color has been a controversial topic.  Marketers and scientists alike have formed connections between the colors and reactions the human subconscious has towards them. However, although there have been many studies to support certain aspects, there has also been a disconnect.  This disconnect between person to person has been attributed to experiences, personal preference, culture, and upbringing.  All of these aspects influence a person's opinion about certain colors and therefore make some studies unreliable from the get go.  However, although there is a noticeable disconnect, some marketers swear by colors and the persuasion they have over consumers.  According to a study done in 2006 in the journal Management Decision, people can make 62% to 90% of their snap decisions about products based on color alone.

Let’s delve into the wonderful world of colors, what do most psychologists say about colors and the power they have over branding?
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Best 15 Websites for Creative Marketers

Best 15 Websites for Creative Marketers

It's not by accident that creative marketers are paid more money, are in greater demand and hold the key to a successful marketing campaign. 

Some are born that way and can come up with a creative campaign on the way to work, other's like to spend their time being inspired by the environment in which they live in, and of course, the one's who are time poor and like to surf the net, find the internet a great source for inspiration.

I personally like a combination of both and collaborative creative ideas always seem to draw the best inspiration from each of the different sources.

If you are looking for inspiration online, here is where I like to go:

1. Behance: 
This is a designers go to point for inspiration. Mostly the designs are clean and creative, and they cross many industry sectors allowing for creatives to be inspired by variety and relevancy which is very important.
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I Started From The Bottom Now We're Here : Drake

I Started From The Bottom Now We're Here : Drake

How many people can relate to "I started from the bottom and now I am here"? I certainly can. There are literally millions of people who can relate to the lyrics and inspiration that hip hop / pop artist Drake uses in his songs and his everyday sayings.

I spoke with a young lass that worked behind a bar the other day mentioning that I was going to the concert and she said, "Every woman wants to be with him, and every man wants to be like him."
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The Cheeky Way To Say To Prospects That Direct Mail Still Gets Your Attention

The Cheeky Way To Say To Prospects That Direct Mail Still Gets Your Attention

Yesterday I spoke with Instagram and Snapchat king, Jeremy Jauncey, for a story in the Marketing Eye Magazine. 

He talked about why pictures tell the story more so than any other format whether it is in one picture or through a video. 

I couldn't agree more. Looking at a picture, it does tell a thousand words.
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What The New Marketing Team Looks Like: Young, Dynamic and Tattooed

What The New Marketing Team Looks Like: Young, Dynamic and Tattooed

With time up my sleeve, I've had a lot of thinking to do. Innovation is key to performance and success in the future, and if we are not innovating faster and more smarter than our competitors, we will fall to the way-side, and eventually will lose market share whether we like it or not.
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Twitter

Is Twitter Right For Your Businesses Lead Generation?

I am an avid lover of everything about Twitter. From time to time I become somewhat obsessed and with a combination of Ashleigh Cameron who is now 20 years old and has worked for Marketing Eye for the past 3 years, from junior through to social media curator - we have forged an organic growth rate of 80,000 plus followers.

Not trying to buy and build, these followers are real and with 97% authenticity, we have done a really good job. 
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Why Marketing Eye Is Replacing Its Marketers With Robots

Why Marketing Eye Is Replacing Its Marketers With Robots

You've read it many times before "Robots will never replace humans". Incorrect. They will. They are. And you're job is on the line especially if you are in marketing, and work at Marketing Eye.

Clients are continually concerned with the length of time it takes a human marketer to do the work that they do. Mostly, they are being short-sighted, but equally so, they are right. Marketing Automation took over a few years back for a reason. It took away the time it would normally take a human being to nurture a lead all the way to a sale. All a human needed to do was write the content, but even that is not so necessary today - however, proof-reading is.
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Millennials

3 Golden Rules For Marketing Towards Millennials

Go mobile

No, you’re not crazy, Millennials, in fact, are glued to their smartphones, I’m not joking there are facts to support it. According to a report done by Experian Millennials spend just about over 2 hours a day - 14.5 hours a week - on their smartphones. The report goes on to state that in fact, so much time is spent on their smartphones that it accounts for 41 percent of the total time that the American population spend using smartphones, despite Millennials only making up 29 percent of the US population. 

But wait, it gets even crazier.
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How To Be the Lady Gaga Of Your Industry

How To Be the Lady Gaga Of Your Industry

One of the most important things we all strive for in the business world is standing out from the crowd. We want our audience to be able to differentiate us from the competition and, well, we want to be Lady Gaga. Let’s face it, we may not want to wear meat to corporate events but we want to be memorable and instantly recognizable. Lady Gaga has refined that skill to a tee. Here is what you can learn from her:
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9 Marketing Mistakes You Need To Stop Making

9 Marketing Mistakes You Need To Stop Making

1. Not listening

As a marketer you have a pretty good understanding of what actually needs to be done for a client, however sometimes marketers go off on their own ideas and ignore what the client wants. STOP!  Remember the number 1 objective should be your client's happiness. That means listening to what the client wants and making compromises when possible.   
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CRM

The Importance Of A CRM System

Do you have a system in place to organize your customers? Whether they are prospects or existing clients you need to have processes in place for keeping track of vital client information. Confused about what is an CRM system? A CRM system is simple a way to organize your clients and prospective clients. Yes, an excel spreadsheet can be considered a CRM system, but for some an excel spreadsheet isn’t enough.This is when they turn to software such as Salesforce. A CRM system is important for several reasons; organization of contact details, keeping track of the sales pipeline, and making sure everyone is on the same page.
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