Hi, I’m Craig Bailey and this is my personal blog where I write about technology, web strategy, and general musings. You can read my posts here. (If you are looking for the Content is King post by Bill Gates it is here)
I run two digital agencies in Sydney:
The first is XEN Systems. We help government departments and mid-large B2B technology companies with their online strategy, including content marketing, SEO, SEM and Social. You can find out more about what we do here.
The second is XEN Solar, where we help high quality solar companies (dealers, installers) with their digital marketing.
A good overview of marketing automation here from the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI).
And a monster comparison and dive in here from Smart Bug Media.
Both well worth reading.
Both posts of course claiming to be ‘the ultimate guide’. The word ‘ultimate’ is meaningless these days.
Just saving this one for later – a massive piece by Dawn Anderson diving into BERT.
No, I haven’t read it yet. Just need to block out 30 mins to soak up the goodness.
A good overview of CCPA in 7 mins by Kyle at HubSpot.
Not legal advice, just marketing notes.
CCPA = California Consumer Protection Act
HubSpot has added a cut-down version of Landing Pages in their HubSpot Marketing Starter version. This went live on 01 November. I’ve started playing with it, and have collected a few initial thoughts here. I’ll update it as I learn more (or am corrected on any points). The Good The things I really like are: very simple to use (similar user experience to their Drag and Drop email...
Another iPhone home screen update (purely for my own interest when I look back on this in years to come):
My only change was to remove Fabulous and replace it with Streaks.
And yes, I have an iPhone SE with a tiny screen. And I love it.
I’ve been thinking about this lately – how to ensure predictable outcomes. Usual wisdom is to follow a proven process. Seth’s post today notes the process versus the outcome – and it reminded me to consider further: Instead of asking, “how did my team do?” we can begin with, “did the system do what it’s supposed to do?” and The process that gets you answers you want most...
Just loving that Databox have released this new course on predictable business performance.
I’ve signed up, have you?
If you’re a marketer take a moment to stop and think about how you respond when someone (anyone!) suggests a new marketing idea, channel or (dare I say it) growth hack. If your first response is to resist (as mine often is), then here’s a reminder to be more open. Marketing is constantly changing, so you need to open to new ideas, new processes, new opportunities. Sometimes the new...
From an interview with ex-Googler Kaspar Szymanski: But the first and foremost, the most important thing to clarify—because this is a very common misconception—is the fact that there is no such thing as an algorithmic penalty.There are algorithms and manual penalties. Those can have a rather similar impact. They can feel like they are the same thing, but it is very important to understand that...
My wife (Michele Connolly) has won another award for her wonderful book: How To Be An Introvert In An Extrovert World. As always, you can buy the book on Amazon, and if you want to have your say you can leave a review on Goodreads. It really is an excellent read, useful for both introverts and extroverts. And a reminder, if you’re interested in joining a community of quiet, non-threatening...
