Happy Fall, Y'all!! What We Read the Week of September 25th!

This is the BEST time of the year, especially if you live in the wonderful state of North Carolina! Fall shows up here pretty much in the blink of an eye—on Sunday it was 92° and on Monday it was 65°. Fall is the perfect time to curl up with a book, your tablet, or your phone... however you choose to read, we suggest grabbing a cup of coffee and adding these to your list!

Is your content forgettable? Unfortunately, it probably is, but there is hope and good advice coming from Inbound 2015! (from Kristen)

Marketing Resources for 2016: Old School Meets New Cool

It's that time of the year when it seems like marketers have hung up their hats on the current year and started dreaming and thinking about what the next year will bring. (from Kristen)

Eleven Ways to Encourage Your Customers to Share Your Content

Let's be honest - 75% of the reason any of us create content is with the hope that it will be shared. That we will create something so moving and mind-blowing that people just can't get enough of it. And 99% of the time, it goes unnoticed. There are some great tips here that will hopefully get your readers and customers to share what you create. (from Kristen)

How to Use an Exit Pop-up Strategy (Without Annoying Your Readers)

Pop-ups, you either hate them or you hate them. The only people who like pop-ups are the sites that are putting them there. However, they work VERY well with increasing the number of people who subscribe to your newsletter, email, or blog. Great, quick-hit tips for incorporating exit pop-ups without annoying your site visitors. (from Adrienne)

Twenty-three annoying Facebook statuses you can finally “Dislike”

Have you ever scrolled through your Facebook wall and seen something that you didn't "like," and you wanted a different option than the "like" button? It's coming, and now you'll be able to “dislike” some of these annoying updates that people post. For the record, I am not guilty of any of them. Seriously :) (from Kristen)