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Become a Thought Leader for your Tribe with a Newsletter

Seth Godin continues to be one of the most influential voices around on the topic of digital marketing. One of his theories that has gotten a lot of attention is the idea of tribes. Basically, people are more likely to take cues from thought leaders rather than big brands. If you’re a DIY marketer and […]

What Museums Can Teach You About Curating Content

Before curation became synonymous with collecting, organizing and sharing web content, the term was reserved for people who work at museums. “A curator is often thought of as the intellectual of the institution, the person who knows the most about the subject being discussed.” The same idea applies to business pros who want to demonstrate […]

FlashIssue Users are Happy Campers

We just received this video from one our early adopters, Mickey Mellen. He is a WordPress guru and blogging pro, check out some of his work at GreenMellen Media. Here is his video review of FlashIssue: Mickey’s Post: If you send email newsletters, this will blow your mind. I’ve been checking out flashissue.com for about a month and […]

Social Media Marketing Landscape Insanely Complicated | Email Provides Refuge

Social media can be great for marketing but it’s pretty tough to really get a handle on all the moving parts. The rapid growth of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest created a whole sub industry of companies providing tools, analytics and strategy for companies who want to take advantage of the networks. There are some […]

Unleash Infographics In Your Content Marketing & Curated Newsletters

People love to look at pictures rather than words. You can use infograohics in content marketing and more specifically curated newsletters. Let me show you how you can do this; Pick a topic Find your info graphics ( i like visual.ly , coolinfographics, visualeconomics). Curate them into a newsletter digest i.e. add some analysis or commentary (Use […]

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Download Your FREE Guide | Unleash The Power Of InfoGraphics In Your Content & Newsletter Marketing

FREE GUIDE DOWNLOAD | People love pictures and you can use them effectively in your marketing; try using Infographics as part of your curated newsletter strategy or content marketing. An Infograohic is a creative cooly designed representation of data, information or knowledge. This guide shows you step-by-step how you can do this. Download it here. […]

Adventures in Email Newsletter Marketing

We’re excited to debut the first post in a new series from the team at FlashIssue. It’s an inside look at what we’re doing now and the big things we have coming next. Without further ado, meet our newsletter building Queen, Darcy Panosian. What’s your biggest problem with email marketing? I’ve been working with a lot […]

Email Crushes Social Media in Usage Comparison

With all the buzz around social media, you would have thought email is a rusty, antiquated technology. The latest numbers don’t tell the same story. The social sites have seen undeniably massive growth but the totals are still nowhere close to the volume of email. Social networks have come and gone but email remains.

The “5 A” Framework for Content Marketing Success

We’re not afraid to admit that our marketing efforts are a work in progress. We experiment on a daily basis to try and find out what works best. This may seem like a scatterbrained approach but we think it makes perfect sense and encourage you to do that same. This isn’t to say that you […]

Looking Beyond A Curated Email Newsletter. What’s Next? Better Conversion

Now you’ve created this killer curated email newsletter and you’re ready to mail out it. STOP! Before you do anything, ask yourself the 2 following questions. Do you have a clear call to action (CTA) in your newsletter? Does your CTA have an effective high converting landing page behind it? At FlashIssue.com, we use a service […]

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