You say "old dog, new tricks" like it's a bad thing

Posted by Mary Coombs on May 27,2014

old dog, new tricks, inbound marketingSo, you've been in your marketing job for almost 20 years now.  A lot has changed in that time, but no more rapidly than the last 5 -10 years. In that time, marketers have had to learn to embrace email marketing, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ among others. Add to that blogging (creating remarkable content) along with all the traditional marketing functions they have done for years and and top it off with having to show a ROI and "new tricks" takes on a whole new meaning.

I have talked to many friends and fellow marketers who wonder if the're in over their heads with all that needs to be done.  They say that marketing is the first budget to get cut, but expectations don't ever get cut along with it. What to do?  Is there a simple solution, an easy fix?  Probably not, but there's an approach and methodology that can get you there. 

New trick #1 - the inbound marketing methodology is proven to increase the traffic to your website, capture the lead online, nuture the lead to close, and delight your customer over time.  That's a great start!  

Today, there are many companies that can lead nurture, but not many that have a process from attracting strangers through delighting customers, while tracking and analyzing every step in their buying cycle to enable quick alterations and gain maximum effectiveness.  The inbound methodology was created to do all of this.

Being a long-time marketing professional with a strong knowledge in the basics of marketing and advertising will enhance your knowledge and execution of the inbound marketing methodology.  

Find out how the inbound methodology can work for you. You can be an old dog and learn new tricks...I have!

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