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Cannabis Email Marketing: Do's & Don'ts

Cannabis Email Marketing: Do's & Don'ts

Email marketing can be a powerful tool for those who wish to put in the work, or it can be white noise to your recipients if you aren’t careful or try to take the “easy” way out. Especially if you’re in cannabis, where there are even more considerations to be wary of! So let’s review some do's and don’ts for email marketing, specific to the cannabis & hemp industry.

Building an Email Marketing Funnel for Sales

Building an Email Marketing Funnel for Sales

Not everyone is ready to buy from you at the moment they receive your email marketing message. That’s a fundamental truth that you need to accept or your email marketing initiatives will never deliver the results your business wants and needs. It’s also why creating email marketing funnels designed to move prospects from being unaware of your brand to being ready to buy are critical to your success.

Breaking Down What You Need to Know about New Email Standards from Gmail and Yahoo

Breaking Down What You Need to Know about New Email Standards from Gmail and Yahoo

If your sending volumes are low (under 5,000 in a day) then these new standards won’t apply to you. However these are considered best practices, so it is recommended that any commercial email sender adopts these new standards regardless of volume.

These 5 Marketing Strategies Just May Be The Oomph You Need!

These 5 Marketing Strategies Just May Be The Oomph You Need!

We are now two weeks into the beginning of 2024, and incorporating strategic marketing initiatives is vital, so we put together a list of 5 five strategies to drive revenue in the initial months of the year.

Ultimate Guide To Converting Leads Into Customers After Cannabis Industry Events Like MJBizCon

Ultimate Guide To Converting Leads Into Customers After Cannabis Industry Events Like MJBizCon

Trade shows, conferences, and events offer excellent opportunities for business-to-business (B2B) companies operating in and with the cannabis industry to generate new leads. But what do you do with those leads when you get back to the office? 

10 Skills Your B2B Trade Show Exhibit Team Needs to Be Successful

10 Skills Your B2B Trade Show Exhibit Team Needs to Be Successful

To generate a positive return on your trade show investments and maximize sales from your exhibit, you need to have the right people at your exhibit booth. Not everyone has the right personality or skills to excel working a trade show booth. While you can’t change a person’s personality, you can help your team learn the skills they need to be successful at every trade show.

5 Hacks to Maximize Sales from Your B2B Trade Show Exhibit

5 Hacks to Maximize Sales from Your B2B Trade Show Exhibit

To maximize sales from your trade show exhibit at business-to-business (B2B) cannabis industry events, you need to know the tricks that are effective today. The five “hacks” discussed in this article can make the difference between just collecting business cards and actually attracting viable leads for your company that drive a positive return on your investment. 

What to Post on "Twitter" (and Examples of Cannabis Companies Mastering It)

What to Post on "Twitter" (and Examples of Cannabis Companies Mastering It)

Navigating the nuances of Twitter (now X) for businesses can be daunting. In this blog post, we will unravel effective strategies, providing actionable insights inspired by successful cannabis companies, to help you harness the full potential of X for your enterprise.

What to Post on LinkedIn (and Examples of Cannabis Companies Setting the Standard)

What to Post on LinkedIn (and Examples of Cannabis Companies Setting the Standard)

Figuring out what to share on LinkedIn can prove to be a complex task, so we put together this roundup of post ideas with effective content concepts (and multiple examples) illustrating how B2B cannabis companies excel on the platform.

What to Post on Instagram (And Examples of Cannabis Companies Who Kill It!)

What to Post on Instagram (And Examples of Cannabis Companies Who Kill It!)

It can be difficult to figure out what to post, plus navigating on how to stay in Meta’s good graces as a cannabis company, so we put together this roundup of the top 6 post ideas (with industry all-star examples!) to help boost your engagement, build your brand within the cannabis community, provide a personal voice and add variety to your grid.

Instagram Marketing for Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis-Related Businesses

Instagram Marketing for Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis-Related Businesses

Content published by businesses on Instagram can directly lead to increased brand awareness, word-of-mouth marketing, and sales. In fact, Audience Project’s 2020 Insights report revealed that Instagram is now the most popular social media platform for people to follow brands.

Facebook Marketing for Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis-Related Businesses

Facebook Marketing for Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis-Related Businesses

Is it worth the time and effort to publish content on Facebook when the rules are so murky and seem to vary from one cannabis business to another or one post to another? The answer for most businesses in the marijuana industry is yes, but with a great deal of caution.

Social Media Sales Tactics for B2B Audiences in the Cannabis Industry

Social Media Sales Tactics for B2B Audiences in the Cannabis Industry

Today, social media is a valuable channel for sales outreach and lead nurturing – to generate brand awareness and build relationships that lead to sales. Here are some of the key ways to integrate social media into your B2B sales tactics.

B2B Social Selling in the Cannabis Industry – Tips and Best Practices

B2B Social Selling in the Cannabis Industry – Tips and Best Practices

Social selling is critical for companies to reach their sales and revenue goals. According to LinkedIn, social selling leaders generate 45% more sales opportunities and are 51% more likely to reach their sales quotas. In fact, 78% of companies that use social selling outperform companies that do not use social selling.

Twitter Cannabis Advertising for B2B and B2C

Twitter Cannabis Advertising for B2B and B2C

On February 14, 2023, Twitter became the first major social media platform to allow cannabis advertising for both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) brands and companies. In an announcement published on the Twitter website, the company said it had relaxed its cannabis ads policy in certain U.S. states to create more opportunities for responsible cannabis marketing.

How to Create a B2B Sales Strategy in the Cannabis Industry and Measure Your Success

How to Create a B2B Sales Strategy in the Cannabis Industry and Measure Your Success

Creating a B2B sales strategy in the cannabis industry, developing a plan to execute the strategy, and measuring success can be challenging. The factors and tips discussed in this article will help you create a strategy that works for your business.

How to Use the Cannabiz Media License Database as a One-Person Sales Team

How to Use the Cannabiz Media License Database as a One-Person Sales Team

The Cannabiz Media License Database is filled with cannabis and hemp industry leads to fill your sales pipeline, but if you’re a one-person sales team, it can be challenging to prioritize your efforts and get the best results. If that describes you, then you’re in luck because this article introduces you to tips to use the Cannabiz Media License Database effectively when you don’t have a team to help you.

Proven Ways to Segment Your Email List and Boost Results

Proven Ways to Segment Your Email List and Boost Results

Email marketing is one of the best ways to connect with cannabis and hemp license holders and businesses. However, if you’re not effectively segmenting your email list in order to send the most relevant marketing messages and offers, your results will suffer.

How to Use Lead Scoring to Increase Sales

How to Use Lead Scoring to Increase Sales

For a business to maximize revenue and profits, the sales team has to use its time strategically. Lead scoring is one of the most effective ways to enable every salesperson to optimize their time and focus on the leads that are most likely to convert into sales. 

How to Find and Sell to Your Hottest Leads with Email Marketing

How to Find and Sell to Your Hottest Leads with Email Marketing

Research shows at least 50% of your leads are not a good fit for the product or service you’re selling. In fact, only 25% of your leads are good enough to actually advance to a sale. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean your lead generation process is broken.