Data Driven Design
Putting Myself In The Audience's Shoes
WATCH READ As marketers we TALK all the time about “putting ourselves in the audience’s shoes.” It’s extremely important to know who we’re talking to, of course, but recently I’ve started to realize how much more important it is to cut through the clutter and just flat out tell the audience the value proposition of…
Read MoreFacebook Ads and Google Ads: Do They Really Work?
WATCH READ As you can imagine, I get asked a lot of questions on a daily basis from clients. I try to take the most common questions and roll them up into video and blog content here at Data Driven Design. One of the most frequent but really basic questions I’ve been asked lately is…
Read MoreDo You Know…When Your Fans Are Online?
WATCH READ Your fans, you know, the ones that like your Facebook page and follow you on social media. Do you know WHEN they’re online? Well, the truth is ALWAYS in the data my friends, and on these pay to play platforms like Facebook, you know as well as I do the challenge of reaching…
Read MoreMindset: Be A Backup Quarterback
READ Often seen as “the easiest job in the NFL” – the “clipboard holder.” Why would I say that the correct mindset is to think like a back-up quarterback? (It’s not because I’m from Michigan State and we typically have the most back-up quarterbacks in the NFL – see Drew Stanton, Cardinals, Brian Hoyer, Patriots…
Read MoreHow Emerging Brands Can Compete On Google With Limited Budget
WATCH READ I’m extremely passionate about finding ways for emerging brands and small to mid-size businesses to actually make an impact on Google Adwords. After years of seeing CPC and first position costs skyrocket, I’ve been testing a lot on Google Adwords Express (I think of it as a remnant product). The concept is…
Read MoreWhat EXACTLY IS My Content Strategy?
READ A while back I set out on a mission to implement a content strategy. To me, it is simple – “start doing exactly what you’re advising your clients to do.” Time after time I’d hear myself tell our clients – “you need to research what types of content your target audience is connecting with,…
Read MoreEnjoy Every Win, No Matter How Big Or Small
READ Sitting at my 8 year old son’s basketball game today, I realized I was having more fun than normal. I mean, I love every minute of watching he and his friends play, but up until today, they were 0-3 for the season, losing a few nail-biters, but playing well and improving each week. Now,…
Read MoreHow Important Are YOU?…I mean, REALLY?
READ I’ll never forget the feeling. The feeling of being so unimportant. So replaceable. So like nobody gave an eff about me. It was eye opening. For the first split second I hated it, my stomach dropped and I choked up. Walking out the same side door I had buzzed in the last seven years…
Read MoreFinding My Intersection
LISTEN READ I’m fortunate enough to talk to all different kinds of business professionals on a daily basis, and the common theme is wanting to grow their businesses and make more money. As a business owner myself, trust me, I get it. And believe it or not, one particular reflection on my career helps me…
Read MoreWhat Are Social Media Rich Snippets?
WATCH READ What are social media rich snippets and how should you use them? Ever try to paste a link from a website into a Facebook or Twitter post, only to find out that the photo and headline it pulls, as well as the preview description is that exactly what you wanted to show in…
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