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6 inbound marketing tactics for exponential ROI

Lauren Kleyer inbound marketing, SEO Leave a Comment

So, you’re not seeing a return on your marketing investment. What the heck are you doing wrong? Often, the issue is that you’re just ticking off boxes and doing what you think you’re supposed to be doing with no thought to how  your various attempts are supposed to work together. But don’t worry! With smarter strategy and inbound, it’s totally fixable.

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10 best tools for remote content marketing teams

Charlie Smith content marketing Leave a Comment

Team Impressa is a 100% digital team, which means that all of our collaboration has to be done online. When it comes to things like blog posts and social media content, that’s not terribly complicated. But how do we keep everyone on the same page when we’re working on more complex projects like website redesigns and in-depth ebooks or white

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OMG! Viral marketing isn’t really a thing!

Julie Ewald blogging, content marketing, content strategy Leave a Comment

A client dumped us a few summers ago. After a very warm working relationship over several months, I received a very cold email out of the blue telling us our content and consulting services–including the content marketing strategy we were making them–were no longer needed because they decided to do “viral marketing.”

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Don’t let a freelancer or agency run wild with your blog (or your budget)

Julie Ewald blogging, content marketing, content strategy Leave a Comment

I get a major case of the warm and fuzzies when a client hands us the reigns and lets us create all kinds of cool content for their blog. When the sky is the limit, we are able to whip up a wonderful content mix that offers a range of something to cater to every persona that makes up their

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5 essential tips for content marketing strategy for your startup

Julie Ewald content marketing, content strategy, digital marketing Leave a Comment

Having a strategy for your content is imperative to its success. Now I know some folks just toss some content out into the world and get lucky, but that’s not the case for most who are seeing traction and profits from their content marketing. Yes, you are excited to jump in, but look before you leap! Making a content marketing

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8 pieces of a successful blog post

Julie Ewald blogging, digital marketing Leave a Comment

About a month ago, a potential client reached out to the Impressa Solutions team because he needed some blog posts. To be frank, blog posts alone were not going to get this guy to his stated goals. He needed a content strategy, but when I told him this, I was met with resistance. He didn’t want to be “upsold” on “extras,” and he insisted that I describe