Thoughts about Influencer marketing, KOLs and a few hard facts

I am often asked by clients about “Influencer marketing”. More specifically I am asked whether it is something that they need to do or can do and how’s it’s done. Sometimes, it will appear as a fully formed request, usually after someone else (employee, colleague, family member, friend) tells them that they should do it.…

Community Marketing Strategy

Community Marketing Strategy – what it is and what you need to know about it

Lately I’ve noticed an increase in search trends for both “engagement strategy” and “community marketing strategy”. First thought is “ YAY! People are finally starting to realize that community is important and that it can be a marketing channel”. But then I noticed another thing, people search but do not seem to find the answers…

Engagement isn’t bought, it’s driven by reciprocity

Foreword – a sneak peek into my innerworkings “Engagement” is a tricky KPI. On most social media analytics and insights it is measured as an integration of likes, comments, shares etc. All perfectly good and measurable parameters, but do they indeed embody what “engagement” is? I think not. When most humans think of the word…

Digital Literacy is the foundation for Digital Transformation

Over one year has passed since we first heard of covid-19. Since then, nothing has been the same; one sector most affected is the business sector. The pandemic has led to businesses having to close down and those still running had to find ways to survive the pandemic’s effects. This forced a quick implementation of…

LinkedIn SSI (Social Selling Index) Score

LinkedIn’s SSI (Social Selling Index) Score: don’t bother (too much) with it

Originally Published on April 9, 2016 on my LinkedIn Profile, but still relevant today! LinkedIn keeps innovating, changing things around and introducing new features. One of those new features is the “Sales Navigator”, a premium tool designed to help paying members get more leads faster and easier. As part of this tool, LinkedIn introduced the…

Community based marketing case study

How to increase traffic to your booth and website, leads and sales by harnessing your community as a marketing team

Case Study for B2B and B2C companies that want to up their trade show game and overall online presence without increasing budget A client of ours recently tripled the number of leads they brought back from a trade show. That’s right, 3X the leads they would normally bring back from that particular trade show. The…

storytelling background old books

Storytelling – an art everyone needs to master & 2 great TEDx talks about it

What is Storytelling? Storytelling is something we all do, whether or not we’re aware of it. From campfires and shamans thousands of years ago, through cave wall paintings and hieroglyphs, to books and presentations. If you’re teaching your kids something – you tell a story, if you pitch an idea to your boss – you…