by Joel Engardio | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog, Content, Marketing, PR, Resources
If you’re a Lady Gaga fan and enjoyed her Oscar-nominated performance in last year’s hit movie A Star Is Born, you probably didn’t mind — or even know — that Barbra Streisand played the same role in 1976. As did Judy Garland in 1954 and Janet Gaynor in 1937. Pretty...
by Theresa Carper | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog, Content, Digital Marketing, Resources
While there’s a thousand different ways to do SEO, the strategy around building content anchors and content clusters has lately garnered a lot of buzz. Content clusters and content anchors, which are also called “pillar pages,” refer to a content-centric SEO...
by Morgan McLintic | May 7, 2019 | Blog, Content, Digital Marketing, Marketing, PR
Startup marketing is a contact sport. If you make a good play, you can be sure your competitors will copy it. Just as you’ll be watching what they do and improving their best moves. Some companies are blatant about it — literally mimicking positioning, copying your...
by Maura Lafferty | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog, PR, Resources
Every startup wants to make news. But how much should you expect from a corporate update, product launch or even your funding round? You want to be ambitious with your media goals but also have realistic expectations about media coverage. But how? There are lots of...
by Firebrand Team | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Resources
Remarketing typically includes display remarketing, dynamic banner remarketing, video remarketing, and social media remarketing. It’s a go-to approach in the paid media digital marketing world. But doing remarketing correctly requires thought, strategy and execution...
by Joel Engardio | Jan 11, 2019 | Blog, Content, Digital Marketing, PR, Resources
The great American novelist and humorist Mark Twain lived before the advent of blogs, but his view on writing length still resonates today: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter,” he famously said. “So I wrote a long one instead.” Writing succinctly takes...
by Firebrand Team | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing
If reading long blog posts online isn’t your thing, this entire post can be downloaded as a formatted pdf. What Is Marketing Attribution? In the context of digital marketing, marketing attribution is a math problem for assigning recognition of an outcome to an...
by Morgan McLintic | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, PR
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2019) is almost upon us – January 8-11, 2019. That means every exhibiting tech company is full throttle pitching media and probably has been for several weeks, even months. Not every reporter on the CES media...
by Morgan McLintic | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog, PR
It’s easy to understand why spokespeople prefer email instead of phone interviews with reporters. Email responses are well-crafted, can’t be misquoted, and are low pressure. A written statement can be drafted by comms professionals and thoroughly vetted. But...
by Firebrand Team | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Resources
As companies consider Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategies, one question consistently comes up: should we invest in a dedicated platform to support our digital marketing program? Just as there’s no specific time for a startup to begin adopting ABM strategies,...
