Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight

As a marketer, you’re pulled in a million directions at once. Explain this new tool, write next week’s tweets, negotiate a vendor contract, code and send out this email — the possibilities are endless. One second you’re creative and the next analytical. How can you be expected to keep your head above water with changing priorities and each day looking different than the last?

I’ve been on an endless journey to discover the best tools and tactics to help me be more productive, focused, and thrive day-to-day. At NewsCred, I’m frequently asked what the icons in my toolbar are or what a specific program/extension is, so I figured if these tools can help a few co-workers, hopefully they can help you as well. I’ve included a link to each tool below, a Windows equivalent where appropriate (I’m on a Macbook), and a description of how it can help....

Startups are exciting, bewildering and hugely risky things to be a part of. There’s the constant worry of the whole thing imploding under the weight of your multi-pronged business ideas. There’s the fear of being chewed up and spit out by larger competitors with deeper pockets.

There’s also the need to attract the fickle online customer and retain their loyalties for as long as you possibly can.In this race against time and resources, every smart e-commerce startup could do with some tools that make their lives just a tad bit easier. Here are my top four picks....

Everyone loves free marketing tools that can make your work easier. Give this list of 29 simple tools a try for greater marketing efficiency.

...Finding a good marketing shortcut feels especially great, considering all that we marketers have to do in a day.

That’s why I went hunting for the top free marketing tools in a variety of marketing categories. These tools – all quick hits you can get started with easily – focus on everything from research and writing to benchmarking and analyzing. Here’s hoping you find the perfect shortcut for your work!...

Looking for effective ways to streamline your social media marketing tasks?

Have you heard of IFTTT applets?

Applets let you automate social media posting tasks so you can spend more time engaging with your audience.

In this article, you’ll discover how to automate a variety of social media tasks with IFTTT applets....

There are hundreds upon hundreds of tools to choose from. For example, here’s a list of 75 content marketing tools that you should absolutely review.

But, here’s what you may not realize: there are many ways to use each tool. For this reason, it’s imperative that you spend the appropriate amount of time examining and experimenting with each one.

In this post, I’m going to discuss the finer details of five top online marketing tools. For each one, I’ll give you a better idea of how you can use it to your advantage.

Remember, accessing an online marketing tool is just the start. If you truly want to achieve top results, you must know how to use it. Here we go!