Ed Heil

Ed Heil is the president of StoryTeller Media + Communications. StoryTeller is an inbound marketing agency and video production company based in Minneapolis. Ed blogs about inbound marketing, video production, social media, and media relations.

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Search Marketing Isn't Just "Golf Club Near Me" (Mike McAnally) [Episode 10]

Do you still expect people to find your club by typing "golf club near me" into their favorite...

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Bold Leadership: How Robert Sereci Drives Innovation at Medinah [Episode 9]

Robert Sereci has a unique background and a unique approach to leadership as the general manager at...

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Effective Communication: Skills to Help Your Club Thrive (Kevin MacDonald) [Episode 8]

When things go wrong, we like to point the finger at people or policies, putting the blame on...

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Storytelling for Clubs [Episode 7]

Storytelling has become popular vernacular in the marketing world, and why not? We love stories!...

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Drone Footage at Your Club : DIY and Hiring a Pro (Flight Creative Media) [Episode 6]

Breathtaking aerial videography used to cost thousands of dollars to capture, but with drone...

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Email Marketing that Engages Your Members (Mike Donnelly) [Episode 5]

Email has changed the way we communicate. We don't talk on the phone nearly as much as we used to,...

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Creating a Lead Management Process that Drives Leads (Evan Dean) [Episode 4]

It's been proven for years that businesses that blog receive more leads than those that do not....

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How We Turned Our Internal Communications Upside Down (Jackie Singleton) [Episode 3]

How does a club with more than 130-years of history transform its member communication and drive...

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Telling Your Club Story Through Your Branding (Derek Sussner) [Episode 2]

How do you appeal to the younger generation without alienating your traditional member base? That's...

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Transforming Your Club to Digital Marketing (Ruth Glaser) [Episode 1]

If you're looking for a club marketing pioneer, look no further than Ruth Glaser, director of sales...

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Why Inbound Marketing Should Be Part of Your Golf Marketing Plan

We've seen inbound marketing work as an effective strategy for a wide variety of industries — but...

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Skol Minnesota: 7 Lessons Marketers Can Learn from the Vikings

It's hard to live in Minnesota without relating everything to the Minnesota Vikings these days. In...

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Why Blog? A Scalable Process for Increasing Your SEO

According to Keywords Everywhere, 880 people are looking for the answer to the question, "why...

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When HubSpot is Not Right for Your Business

HubSpot is a really powerful marketing automation software that has provided great results for many...

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Big Questions: What Makes a Story Newsworthy?

Have you ever noticed how often Time and Newsweek have the same cover stories? It's almost like...

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When Does It Make Sense to Outsource Content Marketing?

How long does it typically take you to write a 500-word blog post for your company? If your answer...

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Uncover Your Company Stories Like a Veteran Reporter

Darcy Pohland was known for her ability to dig up stories like few other reporters in the Twin...

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Editorial Meetings that Fuel Interesting Brand Stories

“We have too many meetings!” “We don’t have enough time.” “We’re understaffed.” These are a few of...

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Why Storytelling for Business Matters and How to Start

“We have an important story to tell,” is something I hear from business owners quite often. They...

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Why Organic Search Beats Paid Search Over the Long Term

Quickly, answer this — do you click on “ads” when you’re searching for something on Google? If...

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What You Need to Know Before Hiring a Digital Marketing Agency

Erik Saltvold knows things about digital marketing agencies that agencies don't even know about...

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A Talk with John Arms: The Power of Online Video Advertising

“2017 is going to be an inflection point when it comes to online video” according to John Arms, CEO...

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5 Journalism Principles that Should Guide Your Content Strategy

I'm surprised by how often people question me when I compare content marketing to journalism....

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The Fall of Traditional Media and Rise of Content Marketing

Much has been written about the fall of traditional media, but I had a front row seat. I lived...

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Content Marketing is Growing, is Quality Content Lacking?

B2B marketers are making content marketing a higher priority and they feel they are doing a better...

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Making Content Marketing Your Best Lead Gen Tool

Finger-pointing between sales and marketing has been one of the oldest business blame games for...

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[REVIEW] HubSpot Content Marketing Certification

As a content marketer working on the HubSpot platform, I'm thrilled with the newly-created Content...

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StoryTeller Wins 4th Midwest Regional Emmy® Award

From the beginning, I thought it would be fun to have a video company that could produce video...

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5 Ways to Tell Your Story So People Actually Care

One of the most common challenges I hear from business leaders and marketers is this: “We have a...

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Find and Share the Inspirational Stories in Your Company

Identifying inspirational stories within your company is a challenging proposition. Not because...

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