Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2020

According to a Microsoft study a few years ago, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2020

According to a Microsoft study a few years ago, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Your homepage should seek to quickly answer the following questions for your visitors: What type of world are you trying to create and why does it matter? Take your time to create a homepage that not only accurately reflects your nonprofit but also grabs at your audience’s attention.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Media attention. Conduct a lineup countdown. Final event statistics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? How can we get people to talk to us?

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

The good news was that the survey indicated seventy-five-percent of those questioned who stated they had pulled away from their pre-pandemic volunteering roles, were aiming to get back to the grindstone, once life returned to normality. . Reading the headlines it seems that the government has stepped in to help the nonprofits sector survive.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

During this webinar, Director of Data Analysis Theresa Bugeaud and Senior Creative Director Will Valverde will be reporting the key findings and answering your biggest questions about Benchmarks. Questions like: how did COVID affect online revenue? Bring your questions about Benchmarks and ads! And so much more. Register here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Customize Your Headline. By default, LinkedIn uses the title of your current position as your “Professional Headline.” You can customize your headline and add more detail and personality by going to “Edit Profile.” They add some color and pizzazz that can easily grab the attention of people who visit your profile.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2017

According to a 2015 Microsoft study, the average attention span for us ever-scattered humans is now shorter that a goldfish's; eight seconds. Paul Hellman answers these questions and gives you 100 fast and actionable tactics to make your eights seconds meaningful. Ask at least one thought-provoking question per conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Lamb links to another story: "wireless network might be used by terrorists," the headline screams. That's how much we pay attention when we're subjected to a long one-way lecture. Notice how for the first ten minutes our attention rises, then plummets and doesn't regain its original height. Well, yeah.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The challenge is grabbing your visitor’s attention. A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Write a headline for your story that tells the visitor what your organization does.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Customize Your Headline. By default, LinkedIn uses the title of your current position as your “Professional Headline.” You can customize your headline and add more detail and personality by going to “Edit Profile.” They add some color and pizzazz that can easily grab the attention of people who visit your profile.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

is commonly the first question people encounter when they start a redesign, but I beg to differ. So, my recommendation for the first questions to ask in your planning process are: “What is our 30-second pitch?” You have a limited amount of attention from a visitor. What audience am I building for?” Why (should I be interested)?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

However, a little media know-how can help you get some attention for your campaign. " It might sound harsh, but it will challenge you to come up with a click-worthy subject/headline and an introduction that will draw a journalist in. Find a News- or Viral-Worthy Angle. Connect with Neighborhood Bloggers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best and next practices for nonprofits to use listening effectively as part of their social media strategy. New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening Guest Post By Roz Lemieux. Social Listening In Action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 7, 2024

If you encounter any questions or difficulties during the verification or activation process, don’t hesitate to seek assistance from the Google Ad Grants International Facebook Group or connect with a Google Ad Grants Specialist at Webup! Add all 15 headlines and 4 descriptions to your ads.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Sure, you could highlight all three programs, but with competing imagery, a mutli-topic appeal and non-specific headline, you’re basically taking a gamble that the email will even be read, much less personally relevant and meaningful to the constituent receiving it. Enter Targeted Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Third, as to the question of whether the ED or senior management staff should have a public profile and encourage subscriptions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Just when network members should be devoting their attention to the window of opportunity they get bogged down in a time consuming proposal process. front page headline about the issue? The questionnaire could include questions that get to alignment on the purpose and hoped for outcomes also. Would it be a new health minister?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

For each major marketing initiative answer the following questions. Site Insights: 10 most visited pages on the site, top 10 referring sites, and top 10 exit pages (How can you improve the content on pages where you are loosing people’s attention?). topic, draft headline, and bulleted ideas to expand on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Giller says that regardless of the topic, they are always thinking in incremental steps of engagement and start with a simple question, “How can we inspire people to take action and change – and use social media as part of this strategy?” We pay attention to these only 6 key indicators.”

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2016

Think of it as sort of headline or teaser. The Value: At this point, hopefully your nonprofit has at least peaked the interest and captured the attention of a potential supporter, no matter the solicitation. What other questions do you have about direct mail appeals? Don’t peak their interest for the wrong reasons.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

You can set and forget operations, but more strategic considerations need constant attention. If you answered yes to each of these practical questions congratulations! It’s important to have answers to questions like these: Are there security concerns? Stories like this are frequent headlines. Are systems secure?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 6, 2022

A press release can be the perfect attention-getter for your organization. The headline is a single line that entices readers to keep reading and shares the most important information contained in the press release. Your headline should be catchy, informative, and include keywords that make it easy to search for. Sub-headline.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 15, 2007

An interesting question. Headlining A List Apart, a site devoted to website design and technique, focused recently on some very non-technical aspects of online marketing: the effective writing and and layout of web pages that sell your message. It means only to avoid making specific quantitative promises you might fall short on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Rik wrote a great post this called Global Poverty Death Counter: good cause, @!#(*@() implementation (Rik used another word in the headline, but I don't any trackback spam). I.e. "Hey, idiot, get your head out of the digital sand and pay attention to things that matter." Namely that it isn't enough just to shame people.

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See3

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

They may have missed previous emails, or they just may not be paying attention. You’ve got their attention with video, so what do you want them to do next? Whether it’s human rights, veterans’ issues, the economy, health care, or education, relate your message to a headline and talk about why your issue matters now.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Here’s today’s headline for you: NEARLY 95% OF EMAIL IS JUNK Nearly 95 percent of the e-mail sent in 2007 has been “spam,&# junk advertising loathed by its recipients, according to a report released Wednesday by a US Web security firm. Here is the link, [link] Let me know if you have any questions. … sucks.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

But hey, I’m sure you’ve opted out from things that just no longer captured your attention. It’s tempting to share several stories, but keep in mind that people have the attention of a goldfish (about 7 seconds) and they just won’t read a lot. Use headlines to let the reader know what to expect in each section. Sad day, I know.

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See3

AUGUST 9, 2007

Seeing the headlines, “ Johnson & Johnson Sues Red Cross Over Symbol &# it is easy to say look at the big bad corporation going after the poor nonprofit. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! I am not sure that’s the case here. J&J files a lawsuit. [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? And maybe this should not be an either/or question, but most likely resources will dictate that.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

While this sounds great, the real question becomes: Are you doing everything you can to maximize your investment into email marketing? It sounds like a silly question, but 46% of marketers say they use more than one email service provider (ESP). Razoo answers this question by offering a step-by-step guide to fall fundraising.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Use multimedia to engage and retain visitor attention. Let’s answer the next burning question you might have: “ Is image search valuable? First, let’s define the fields: Title: Defines which headline should appear in results. As it turns out, relevant images get 94% more views than content without images.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Although sadly our unabbreviated name is too long to fit the 25-character limit on ad headlines.) 2) Pay attention to quality scores. yes, we do run ads using our organization’s name, and its common misspellings, as keywords. If you are only grouping by topic, AdGroup organization is generally the way to go. All rights reserved.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

Without them, copy or headlines can become boring and predictable. Using the word “you” instantly address the reader and gets their attention. This is why “because” is a strong power word; it solves questions and offers a resolution. The importance of power words. Liraz Margalit, Ph.D., is a specialist in consumer behavior.

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