In most roles I’ve begun, an employee handbook was the first internal document I read. So naturally, I’d make a lot of assumptions about the kind of place I was hired at based on the employee handbook. From vacation policies...
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The 12 Sharpest Lessons from Marketing Leaders at Fortune Media, Liquid Death, Oatly & More
Each week, Laura, Caroline, and I get to sit and chat with some of today’s most innovative marketing masters. We’ve run down the rabbit hole with folks from Spotify, Liquid Death, Oatly, New Balance, Zapier, Hootsuite, the Brooklyn Nets, and...
99 Quotes That Celebrate Teamwork, Hard Work, and Collaboration
“Teamwork makes the dream work,” is one of my favorite teamwork quotes. Seriously, I’ve said this quote in the office and on Zoom. I’ve even set it as my Slack status. Turns out John C. Maxwell said it in 2002....
Designing Web Forms With Impact — My Complete Guide
Like many businesses, I depend on web forms on my website to collect visitor information and to give them an easy way to contact me. They are an invaluable part of my lead generation strategy. You probably know what a...
How to Write a Great One [+ Free Generator]
Want to write a great email? End with a professional email signature. Unlike the standard sign-off found in paper letters, an email signature shares a bit more information about the work that I do. It’s a little note that allows...
How to Create Excel Charts and Graphs
I still remember being super intimidated when asked to create a graph in Excel for a client‘s monthly report. It was my first day at work. I didn’t want to ask anyone for help, but I wanted to do a...
21 Free and Paid Resources for Excel Training
Faced with an urgent need to brush up my spreadsheet skills, I went online and searched for the best Excel resources available. I discovered a lot of amazing options, both free and paid. Microsoft Excel is a versatile spreadsheet application...
7 Meeting Agenda Examples For Productive and Efficient Meetings
In the early days of my career as a content marketer, I wish I had access to the meeting agenda examples to have today. Back then, I was managing a team that was fairly new to me, and I hated...
The Ins-and-Outs of Content Optimization, Straight From a Marketer
Over the past three years, I’ve written over 200 marketing content pieces from blog posts to guides to landing pages. Over that time, I’ve witnessed more and more brands investing not just in new content, but in content optimization. It...
How Brands Are Investing in Video Marketing on a Budget [2024 Data]
It’s hard to ignore the fact that video is now a leading trend for marketing teams. I mean, even LinkedIn has jumped on the bandwagon by prioritizing video content (now, whether or not you agree with that, it is a...