Get More from Your Fundraising Events

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Fundraisers are great opportunities to raise money, right? Wrong—well, sort of wrong.

Often hosted just a few times a year, these races, picnics, galas, and more are great opportunities for nonprofit marketers to learn more about their communities, members, and donors. Rather than chasing down your website visitors to complete sample surveys or connect with your team over the phone, you can have a good old fashioned conversation.

From Steve Jobs to Jay Z: 6 Successful People Who Dropped Out of School (And Why)

“Never let schooling interfere with the tech startup you’re running out of your dorm room.” – Mark Twain

Admittedly I may have taken a few artistic liberties with the Mark Twain quote above, but the underlying sentiment remains: When it comes to learning — to amassing the knowledge you need to be successful in life — formal education isn’t always the best option.

How Online & Offline Marketing Can Work Together [Infographic]

Inbound marketing is shown to be incredibly effective for attracting website visitors and generating leads. But for many companies, there’s still a place for outbound marketing tactics (like print advertising, broadcasting, and so on) alongside those inbound tactics.

So how can offline marketing work hand-in-hand with your online marketing efforts? Is there a way to incorporate both into your larger marketing strategy?

How Online & Offline Marketing Can Work Together [Infographic]

Inbound marketing is shown to be incredibly effective for attracting website visitors and generating leads. But for many companies, there’s still a place for outbound marketing tactics (like print advertising, broadcasting, and so on) alongside those inbound tactics.

So how can offline marketing work hand-in-hand with your online marketing efforts? Is there a way to incorporate both into your larger marketing strategy?

Something Big is Happening With Snapchat: Why Businesses Shouldn’t Wait to Get Started

There’s a funny pattern of awakening that tends to happen when a technological advancement sneaks up on us. It starts with a mess of confusion.

We don’t understand the technology or its purpose: “I don’t get Twitter. Why would I want to know what you had for lunch?”

Something Big is Happening With Snapchat: Why Businesses Shouldn’t Wait to Get Started

There’s a funny pattern of awakening that tends to happen when a technological advancement sneaks up on us. It starts with a mess of confusion.

We don’t understand the technology or its purpose: “I don’t get Twitter. Why would I want to know what you had for lunch?”

How One Company’s New Blog Strategy Increased Lead Flow by 700% in One Year

Ever feel like your business is too “niche” to benefit from blogging?

Then consider this: 16% to 20% of searches people ask in Google have never been searched for before. No matter how unique your niche is, it’s likely that people are searching for the content you’ll create. 

How One Company’s New Blog Strategy Increased Lead Flow by 700% in One Year

Ever feel like your business is too “niche” to benefit from blogging?

Then consider this: 16% to 20% of searches people ask in Google have never been searched for before. No matter how unique your niche is, it’s likely that people are searching for the content you’ll create. 

10 Things Every B2B Tech Marketer Needs to Know

For B2B tech marketers, it’s crucial to understand the real value of the technology you’re promoting – whether it’s a simple consumer product or a complicated enterprise service.

10 Characteristics of a Growth-Focused Content Marketer [Infographic]

You’ve probably heard of a “growth hacker” — someone who uses creativity, analytical thinking, and social metrics to help their products or services gain exposure. The methods behind growth hacking are a little bit scrappy, and they’re totally focused on end results.

So what’s a content growth hacker, then?