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Clariant Creative Blog

If You’re Trying to Find a Marketing Job, Think Like a Marketer

Apr 25, '17 / by Beth Carter posted in Strategy

Clariant Creative is in growth mode, and it’s a wonderful thing. What isn’t so wonderful? Wading through the process of finding the right person to fill a marketing job. 

Whether you’re on the hiring...


Creating an Editorial Calendar? Here Are 8 Tips to Get Started

Apr 17, '17 / by Christina Bockisch posted in Strategy, Blogging

When I first started working in marketing, my blog writing process looked something like this: Go to work on Monday, read industry articles to come up with a new blog topic, write the blog, make...

5 Marketing Tools to Increase Your Team's Productivity

Apr 1, '17 / by Christina Bockisch posted in Marketing ROI, Strategy

As marketers, we’re always looking to increase our productivity. We practically live by the phrase, “work smarter, not harder.” It’s easier said than done, though – especially if you don’t have the...


12 Top Online Collaboration Tools for Virtual Teams

Mar 31, '17 / by Beth Carter posted in Strategy

Author's Note: We've updated this previously published post with some new insights. Enjoy!

Like many companies, at Clariant Creative we operate entirely as virtual teams. This generally works...


Our Inbound Marketing Process: Getting Started with Inbound

Feb 5, '17 / by Beth Carter posted in Strategy

Inbound marketing can deliver amazing results – we’ve seen it happen time and again. And yet, the best inbound marketing strategies are comprehensive, with many moving pieces. We’ve developed a...


Considering an Inbound Marketing Strategy? Here's the Hard Truth

Jan 5, '17 / by Beth Carter posted in Strategy

A year ago, I made the decision to go all-in on an inbound marketing strategy with my agency, Clariant Creative.

I had been doing bits and pieces of inbound marketing for years, but at the end of...


How to Thrive as a Marketing Team of One

Dec 15, '16 / by Beth Carter posted in Marketing ROI, Strategy

Earlier this month I attended a fantastic panel discussion hosted by the Chicago AMA on the topic of how small marketing teams can cope and even thrive under the pressures they face. The takeaways...


Selling to Executives: 4 C-Suiters Reveal How to Get Their Attention

Oct 17, '16 / by Beth Carter posted in Content Marketing, Strategy

It’s the holy grail of sales: to break through the noise and get noticed by a C-suite audience. And it’s never been harder to do. With so much junk out there, today’s beleaguered execs are tuning out...


How to Create a Brand Story That Resonates With Your Audience

Oct 3, '16 / by Beth Carter posted in Strategy

If you ever ordered pizza delivery in the 1980s, and you didn't want to wait, you called Domino's. Why? Because you knew you’d get your pizza in 30 minutes or less or it would be free.

That's the...


7 Ways to Make Your Email Pop-Ups More Effective (and Less Annoying)

Sep 26, '16 / by Neil Hayes posted in Marketing ROI, Strategy

It ranks with selfie sticks, car alarms and karaoke machines. You know it has reserved a place of honor in the Museum of the Most Annoying when the inventor apologizes for it, as Ron Carlson did in a...


Improving Sales and Marketing Alignment: New Data Reveals Sales' New Top Concerns

Sep 12, '16 / by Beth Carter posted in Lead Management, Strategy

When it comes to sales and marketing alignment, there’s a lot of buzz around the need for marketing to deliver higher quality leads to sales teams.

But new data suggests we might be buzzing in the...


What Is Inbound Marketing All About, Anyway?

Aug 30, '16 / by Beth Carter posted in Content Marketing, Strategy

You’ve probably heard the buzzword ‘Inbound Marketing’ lately. Yet, you might be wondering what it is and how it actually works to generate more customers in today’s digital landscape.