Many of the content marketing rules of today's consumers apply to website design and messaging.
Studies show that consumers will make quick judgments about your company based on website design. Clint Mally helps his clients build Squarespace websites that help grow their businesses. He brings an impactful combination of content marketing and web design knowledge that provides companies with a formula for creating meaningful experiences for the user. Join us as we go beyond the basics and dive deeper into a design strategy that fulfills the expectations of your audience. You'll learn design tips and get new ideas to help you optimize your website through a focus on people.
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A. Lee Judge (CMO and Co-Founder of Content Monsta) helps companies create engaging audio and video content that can connect with different audience personas at different points in their buyer journeys. His combined experience in content strategy and sales/marketing/customer service alignment plays a significant role in helping his clients. He's joining us today to discuss what it means to remix content, why multiple departments have to work together and how a comprehensive approach to content can generate new opportunities. Check out Lee's company - Content Monsta and his website ALeeJudge.com Listen to the Business of Marketing Podcast Find out more about Riverside FM for audio and video podcasting 
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So, what does it take today to maximize engagement success in a presentation, a sales meeting, a virtual session or an exhibitor booth conversation? Anders Boulanger is the CEO of Engagify - a company that helps marketing teams capture and hold attention through conversations and presentations. He is also the Founder and CEO of Infotainers, which features a team of professionals that help people generate persuasive dialogue at marketing events. He'll talk to us about how we have to approach in-person communication to succeed in some of our most critical business engagements. Engagify website Anders on LinkedIn Forbes: Brands Need to Step Up Their Game to Win Over Millennials Forbes: With Brand Loyalty Fading, Customer Experiences Now Determine Business Fate 
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When it comes to your content creation or strategy, doing it better than others isn't enough - differentiating yourself in meaningful and impactful ways will make a more significan impact.
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