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Marketing trends we LOVE
This blog lists a couple of our personal favorite areas of inspiration and trends we’ve been loving recently – not for the sake of following trends, but to recognize what other creators are doing well and remember that while trends aren’t everything, they can be a lot of fun.
Email Marketing for Your Business
Maybe you still associate email with AOL in the dark ages of the internet, and you think about all of the emails you unsubscribe to constantly - you don't want that to be your story with your company in other people’s inboxes, right?
We don’t want that either. Let’s talk about how to discern if email is the right platform for you, and how to use it well.
Homepage vs landing page vs sales page: What’s the difference?
There are basic pages that should be included in almost any website outline, which are the home page, about page, services page, and a contact page.
Once those are up and running, there are actually more pages to create that will help you connect with the right clients more quickly and accurately. Today we’re talking about the differences between homepages, landing pages, and sales pages.
A Chat GPT Case Study
Our founder Katie was recently on the Marketing Made Simple Podcast, where she shared a practical example of an instance where she used ChatGPT in an everyday scenario.
Let’s dive in to that example and see what it can teach us:
Kyler Creative Transitioning Clients to Murphy Marketing
Murphy Marketing is now accepting Kyler Creative clients - here’s our transition plan!
Ethical Marketing on The Marketing in the Wild Podcast
Ethical marketing is a huge topic, and it can feel hard to know where to begin. Katie was invited to sit down and chat about ethical marketing with our friend Julia on her podcast, Marketing in the Wild. Keep reading for the highlights!
4 Tips for Empathetic & Ethical Marketing
Marketing can get a bad rap, with its stereotypes of annoying ads and incessant, coercive sales emails.
But you don’t have to make empty promises or prey on your audience’s emotions. Here are some hallmarks of more ethical marketing practices you can implement for your company:
Compassion and ChatGPT
It’s time we addressed the elephant in the room. AI tools are all over the place.
The implications for website writers, email campaigns, social media managers, authors, and students are significant, given what ChatGPT has shown us it can do. But the question that so many people keep coming back to is: what are its limitations? Where would humans still win in a fist fight with these robots?
Marketing Goals for the New Year
Whether you’re just beginning to develop your company’s marketing or you’re revamping an existing strategy, here are some small ways you can refocus and create actionable goals for your marketing in the new year.
Habits to keep in 2023
Some of the best resolutions aren’t brand new ideas and methods, but simply resolving to press into good practices you’re already living out.
Here’s what worked in 2022 that we’re bringing into 2023 with intention.
Reflecting on growth this year at Murphy Marketing
It’s nearly the end of the year, and everyone is talking about and reflecting on how the last 11-ish months have gone. We’re no different - we want to be intentional as we think about and share our success, because we think it's beautiful to see ourselves and others grow! Today we want to share how we measure success as a small marketing business, and whether you’re in marketing, leadership development, real estate, or accounting, we hope this framework will be helpful for you.
Maintaining end of year marketing momentum
For a lot of businesses, November and December are all about sales - Black Friday sales can now span even days or weeks at a time, not to mention the “pre-black friday” and regular Christmas deals!
Read on for three perspectives to help make your marketing great for the end of 2022.
How to express gratitude in your copy
When your company wants to share gratitude and doesn’t quite know how to start, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. The good news? Gratitude doesn’t have to be complicated.
A Murphy Marketing VIP Day in the Life
If you’re a business owner who needs your company’s messaging to be revamped quickly, you’re in the right place. Keep reading and to learn about VIP days for clients who need help with their messaging ASAP.
Choosing a social platform for your business
Let’s face it - social media is hard.
Every company has to decide what platforms will work best for their online marketing, and this blog is here to guide you as you figure it out.
How to fight the curse of knowledge in your marketing
We talk often with clients about cutting through the weeds of their industry knowledge so that they can better communicate with their audience. Everyone deals with “the curse of knowledge” on some level.
The good news is that if you know you have the curse of knowledge (which, reminder - you definitely do) you can work past it. Here are 3 ways how.
How Much Does a StoryBrand Guide Cost?
In this blog post, we’re diving into that question for you. We’ll discuss:
The different options you have if you want StoryBrand messaging
Why I hired a StoryBrand Guide to do my own messaging
4 questions to ask yourself to know if hiring a StoryBrand Guide is right for you
3 ways to build trust through copy
Whether we realize it or not, we’re still always processing the words around us. Quick-paced videos may have the upper hand right now, but the fact remains - it's hard not to read words that are right in front of us. So if you've been wondering whether to throw in the towel and quit parsing out your business’ copy - we’re here to encourage you to keep going.