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Why Warm, Inbound Leads Trump Cold Calls

3 Benefits to Warm Sales Leads You do your research, you identify your prospect, get your elevator pitch in order, and 3-2-1: You pick up the phone...

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How to Send a Press Release in the Digital Age

The press release is still a viable communications tool for organizations hoping to disseminate newsworthy information to the masses, contrary to the...

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StoryTeller Turns 10 Years Old

Happy birthday, StoryTeller! Wow, where did the years go? Seems like just the other day you were born and now look at you. 10-years old. I swear, I...

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4 Lead Nurturing Rules to Start Following Today

Someone Just Converted On Your Website. What Now? You just received an email notification informing you that someone has filled out a form on your...

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5 (More) Free Stock Image Websites

Bookmark These Free Stock Image Websites Back in November, we published a post called 10 Free Stock Image Websites. (We've found morguefile.com to be...

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What is Inbound Marketing?

What is inbound marketing and how is inbound marketing different than content marketing? HubSpot coined the phrase "inbound marketing" back in 2006...

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The 10 Content Marketing Benchmarks Worth Tracking

One of the beautiful things about Internet marketing is the ability to track the success of your efforts better than ever before. There are dozens of...

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Why Guest Blogging Is Important

Guest Blogging Can Be A Game-Changer Let's be honest. Guest blogging can seem like a pain in the butt. Asking people to write 500 words in exchange...

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Best And Worst Types Of Content Marketing For The Travel Industry

This, Not That For The Travel Industry According to hospitalitynet.org, Millennials will become the core customer within the hospitality and travel...

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Haskell’s Joins StoryTeller Media + Communications’ Family of Partners

We are delighted to welcome a new partner to our Minneapolis inbound marketing agency. Haskell’s, a leading Minnesota wine shop and family-owned...

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Paul Apap — The Most Unselfish Person: Stories for the Soul [VIDEO]

Paul Apap takes on ALS with courage and an unselfish heart. Selflessness. It's a trait that is admired and difficult for most of us to practice, let...

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Getting to know one of the Minneapolis Power 50 winners, Ed Heil

If you know Ed Heil, you know that there's not much he can't accomplish when he sets his mind to it. He is the master of setting a goal and...

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Should I Delete Negative Comments From My Social Media Pages?

What do you do when people post negative comments about you? Face it, not everyone loves you. And many consumers let the world know just how much...

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Timing is Everything: Understanding the Best Times to Pitch Media

Understanding the best time to pitch the media can make or break your attempt to garner the attention of the local news media. Interestingly, most...

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Social Media is a Dialogue, Not a Monologue

I was reading a book the other day (PR 2.0: New Media, New Tools, New Audiences - check it out) that suggested that PR is moving back to it's...

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