Robert Carnes
What’s a solution to help get you off the exhausting content-creation hamster wheel? A content calendar. Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered.
Read MoreEvery business has competition. No one is completely alone in a marketplace. However, not every business leader fully understands their competition or the marketplace they serve.
Read MoreThere’s a well-known concept in journalism often called the 5 Ws. This idea refers to five common questions, all of which start with W: who, what, when, where, and why.
Read MoreYou may not know all of the expert-level email marketing terms—what is a churn rate anyway? But everyone should be familiar with what an unsubscribe is. That’s probably because you’ve probably unsubscribed from an email list yourself. (If you haven’t, you should give it a try sometime. Use a tool like Unroll.me to clean up your inbox.) Everyone gets too many emails. That’s true for you and it’s true for the people on your email list. Allowing anyone to unsubscribe at any time means that you can instantly stop getting emails from someone and keep your inbox that much tidier. Some marketers live in fear of unsubscriptions. They dread people leaving their email list—not only because it means they’ll have a smaller email list, but also because it means someone has rejected their content. Which can feel hurtful. But know that the unsubscribe can actually be your friend. When kept […]
Read MoreLinks are the building blocks of the internet. Being able to quickly and easily click from one web page or site to another is fundamental to “surfing the world wide web.” These days, they’re so common that we often take hyperlinks for granted. Using links to grow great content and analyze how your audience responds to it is one of the most underrated skills in marketing. Doing so is more realistic than most marketers realize. That’s because of something called UTM tracking links. (What does UTM stand for? Keep reading to find out.) You may not realize it, but you likely click on UTM tracking links every day. They’re nearly everywhere, hidden in plain sight. And if you learn how to use them properly, they can be a true secret weapon when it comes to your marketing analytics. What are UTM tracking links? To start, what does UTM stand for? […]
Read MoreGoogle recently announced a major update to their popular Google Analytics platform. Since then, the marketing community has been buzzing about what this means for tracking web data. Google Analytics has always been a very valuable tool for improving your website usability. And the hope is that this update will only continue to provide more value. The fact that it’s completely free to marketers only makes it more of a no-brainer to use. Here’s an overview of the platform from the team at Google: At GreenMellen, we’re still getting up to speed on Google Analytics 4, but we wanted to share a few thoughts and insights that we’ve learned so far with you. Get Google Analytics 4 set up now One of the main disappointments with this new rollout is that it isn’t a seamless transition from the existing Google Analytics system (referred to as “Universal Analytics”). You can’t automatically […]
Read MoreFunnels are really helpful things. People use them every day to pour things into containers. They’re also used to make funnel cakes, which are delicious. They’re also used in marketing. A marketing funnel is a tried-and-true method for building a marketing strategy. It’s a way to break down your customer’s journey into different stages. There are plenty of different ways to build a marketing funnel, but the basic principle remains the same. Rather watch a video of someone explaining this concept? The stages of a marketing funnel Different marketers segment their funnel differently—using different names and numbers of stages. There is no right or wrong way to build a marketing funnel. At GreenMellen, here’s the way we break down our marketing funnels. Awareness The first stage is basic awareness of your brand. Before people can engage with you, they have to know you exist. Think about this like meeting a […]
Read MoreWhat does your website do for your company? This could be any number of things, including: Act as a digital front door for your business Provide organic discovery from search engine traffic Host your awesome online content Strengthen your brand awareness But do you know what the most important function your website should serve? It should be a salesperson. If your website is not selling for you, then you should probably fire it. (Or at least make it into a better salesman.) Why your website should sell for you Websites are great for doing a lot of things. When used well, they can cover all of the things from that list above, and more. But selling is most important because that’s what grows your business. Any effective website is the entry point into an effective marketing funnel. Landing on your website should be the first step in their journey with […]
Read MoreAre we crazy for wanting to look back at 2020? Despite everything that happened this year, there’s been a lot of good things to celebrate at GreenMellen. In the spirit of year-in-reviews that we’ve done in the past (see our posts for 2018 and 2016), we thought we’d recap some of the highlights that happened during 2020. 129 websites managed We love helping businesses maintain their WordPress websites with tasks like updates, backups, and malware scans. Over a hundred clients trust us with this important responsibility. We also launched a number of new sites during 2020—including a new version of our very own website! 1,598 support tickets solved Our fearless Web Support Manager, Natalie, cleared more than 1,500 support tickets submitted by our clients during 2020. She’s super speedy, too—responding to each ticket in an average of 26 minutes and 8 seconds. That’s because being uber-responsive to your needs is […]
Read MoreThere are so many different things we could say about 2020. You’ve heard all of the adjectives ad nauseum—unprecedented, challenging, bizarre, etc. And as um… unique as 2020 has been, there were still plenty of perfectly normal things that continued to happen during this year. One of them was that we continued to write blog posts to help your business with their digital marketing efforts. Let’s take a look back at our top 10 blog posts from 2020. Our Top 10 Blog Posts in 2020 1. How to Improve Your Marketing in 2021 You probably entered 2020 with high aspirations around your company’s marketing. You had big plans for social media and getting your email marketing back on track. This was going to be your year. Then history happened and all of your grand plans went out the proverbial window. Now that 2020 is almost over and we’re still uncertain […]
Read MoreThe holidays are quickly approaching. With the holiday season comes holiday gift shopping. And with gift shopping comes the inevitable debate around gift ideas. What should I get for this person? For those of you with marketing people in your life, we’ve got a list of gift suggestions. That could be for your friend, co-worker, boss, spouse, or maybe even yourself. There’s no end of amazing marketing people out there who need more encouragement. 1. Notebooks Even the most techno-savvy marketing professionals still rely on good old fashioned pen and paper. I personally always need a handy notebook to jot down notes or ideas on. Moleskine has become a go-to for fancy notebooks because of their high-quality and usability. Bullet Journal is another line of notebooks known for their mindfulness and productivity. Speaking of productivity, Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus Planner is an entire system built in a notebook that helps […]
Read MoreYou probably entered 2020 with high aspirations around your company’s marketing. You had big plans for social media and getting your email marketing back on track. This was going to be your year. Then history happened and all of your grand plans went out the proverbial window. And that’s OK—because 2020 happened to everyone. All companies big and small, and across industries, had to figure out how to adapt during the past year. Now that 2020 is almost over and we’re still uncertain about the future, how do we plan for marketing in 2021? What does the next year look like? And how do we create an intentionally flexible strategy that can adjust to whatever the next 365 days look like? 1. Revisit your messaging Online marketing was already oversaturated. But 2020 turned that problem up to 11—with online events, online classrooms, Zoom fatigue, and everything in between. That means […]
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