The biggest sporting event of the year is about to arrive: Super Bowl LI, which ironically doesn’t involve any bowling at all. Companies pay over $5 million for a 30 second commercial during the game, and whether they’re adorable or terrifying, they certainly are memorable. Let’s have a look at some of the best contenders...
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Meet February’s Speaker: Douglas Burdett
Each month Triangle Marketing Club invites a speaker to present at our event. February’s speaker will be Douglas Burdett, founder of the marketing agency Artillery and host of The Marketing Book Podcast. I had the chance to speak with Douglas to find out a little more about the man behind it all. Could you tell...
How to Evaluate a Link
Using a Clean Link List It’s important to begin a link project by using a cleaned list. Use the following considerations to eliminate as much manual review as possible. Review only one link from each domain. Have a header checker test for links that have a server response code of 4xx, 5xx, or 302. These...
Why SEO?
Search engine optimization is more than another marketing term to add to your industry jargon. SEO is vital to your business’ success! With the rise of digital marketing, driving Internet traffic to your company’s site or social media posts is more important than ever before. So, what even is SEO? According to this article by...
Emerging Trends of 2017
Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2017, we should pay close attention to emerging marketing trends to stay at the top of our game. Let’s have a look at what everyone’s been talking about these first few weeks of January. As expected, mobile-focused marketing will dominate the field in 2017, and many advertisements...
How To Create a Successful LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is great way to network in your industry as well as seek internship and job opportunities. It is like the professional version of Facebook. Your LinkedIn profile is like an online resume, which is meant for you to showcase your talents, accomplishments, and experiences in a professional manner. So what does it take to...
Questions You Should be Asking in an Interview
Never walk into an interview without being prepared to ask your interviewer a handful of questions. Your interviewer will almost always ask you if you have any questions for them and you will look foolish and unprepared if you don’t have the right questions to ask. Here are a few questions you can use while...
Sponsorship Spotlight: Watts Digital
At the end of each month on a Tuesday, Triangle Marketing Club hosts a wonderful networking event; which allows current marketers from the Raleigh/Durham area and surrounding areas to meet with potential marketers and students. On top of all that, they also have amazing appetizers, refreshing drinks, and informative guest speakers. Organizing an event like...
Trends in Marketing: 2016 Predictions and Outcomes
2016 has been quite the year for most of us. We’ve walked miles for Pokémon GO, struggled for better streaming quality, and watched debates that changed the course of the nation forever. Thankfully however, the year is over, and we can reflect on what’s happened and how it affects us, particularly in the marketing sector....
Your January Speaker, Grant Crowell
Are you in charge of a social media program or a manager/ business owner trying to make sense of the social media landscape? Does social media leave you feeling easily distracted and looks like your day is disappearing down a rabbit hole? Are you constantly reaching for your smartphone in the middle of something important?...