Marketing Drive with Dan Nedelko

Planning for marketing versus a marketing plan I've decided to resurrect my podcast in order to be more relevant to a wider audience, in addition to it being easier and more convenient for me to record a short ten to fifteen minutes podcast on my drive into the office every morning. I'm anticipating that it will be a podcast full of tips, anecdotes, gripes, strategies, tactics and techniques that I've used over the years and in my day to day adventures in the world of startups and marketing. If you know me then you'll know that I have a number of concurrent projects happening all of the time. The concept of the "lean startup" is not new to me. It's actually called bootstrapping, or, "starting up without any money" - this concept is as old as commerce itself. For some reason it's the new rage in the world of technology startups, so I'll refer a bit to that audience but in reality this should be useful for any entrepreneur, small business owner or marketing/business professional making their way in this new digital economy that has developed. Episode 1: Planning for marketing versus a marketing plan. I cover why a marketing plan written in stone will do you no good at all, especially when you're moving quickly and defining your product or service. I give up a process I've used successfully dozens of times in both the online and offline business worlds. Click the play button to get started, and please forgive the noise, I really am driving while I recorded this!

What happened in the world of Digital Marketing in 2016? How did Google, Facebook, Twitter and the general state of social media evolve? Here's what we need to keep top of mind as Digital Marketers going into 2017.

Watch and learn how to reduce your Pay Per Click campaign costs, create a highly engaged lead list and increase your conversion and retention rates. Making this happen simply requires an understanding of how a lead and conversion list can be set up to reduce costs and increase your long term conversions.

AdWords Quality Score, is going to be an-going topic of conversation on The Marketing Drive. We'll be discussing why it's important for all marketers from the executive levels to the most junior intern to understand the importance of this score.

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on reddit Reddit Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Setting your digital marketing campaigns into one of three main types will help you maintain your sanity and provide clear goal posts for your team. Misunderstood campaign goals can cause a serious headache when the campaign is complete if everyone involved is not on the same page or unclear on the goals. Lead generation is a nurturing and growth process, it does not burn resources. Conversion Campaigns can be very effective when care is taken to understand your true Cost Per Acquisition (CPA). Retention Campaigns can catapult your business into the stratosphere. In today's Marketing Drive we're talking about why I do The Marketing Drive without expectation of reward, defining the type of campaign you are launching before it is launched and ensuring it fits into your revenue allocation and targeting model. In The Marketing Drive Episode 19 we're talking about: Why I do The Marketing Drive (because I ❤️  you, that's why). The importance of content creation without expectation of reward. Lead Acquisition Campaign. Goal: generating the lead to get them into your funnel. Conversion Campaign: converting that lead or inbound customer into a "sold customer" Retention, Rebuy, Reactivation: a.k.a the "Care" campaign. Subscribe to my YouTube channel Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes I'll be covering the latest and greatest marketing, business and start-up tips every day from the road. Agency Life: http://dnedprod.wpengine.com The ups, the downs of agency life. How to build your agency successfully. Marketing Execution: http://honeypotmarketing.com Every day we're launching, reviewing and optimizing marketing campaigns. Marketing and Business: http://marketerknows.com How to survive as an effective marketer without losing your sanity. Marketer Knows is a community for marketers who are in the trenches each and every day.

10 AdWords and PPC optimizations you can implement right now. These tips are perfect for PPC marketers, or business owners and marketing teams who hire PPC consultants or agencies.

Marketing strategies and tactics are often confused. Here are some tips that will help you to lay out Marketing strategies clearly, assigning tactics to them, then completing the circle by integrating that process into your reporting cycle.

Facebook has been on a tear recently, they're definitely on track to "eat the world". I've found that Facebook also sports one of the highest conversion rates of all channels when you've developed an engagement plan (a.k.a defined funnel and plan). In today's Marketing Drive, we'll be talking about why this feature is so great and how you can roll it out.Hint Giveaway: it's Facebook Groups and they're very powerful!

It’s easy to sugar coat our marketing campaign results. No one *likes* reporting on less than “up and to the right” results. As Marketers, we have to be careful not believe our own sweet little lies...

Digital Marketing Skills every professional needs in 2016. Learn what skills will make you stand out and also make you a more effective Digital Marketer.