
The world of digital marketing is one that is constantly changing. As it changes, businesses must adapt their approach to keep up with the evolving market. Knowing what the market demands in terms of advertising trends can be taxing, though,…
Not long ago, the internet was a smaller place. Getting your website up and noticed was a lot easier, simply because of a less crowded field. Times change, and now even people in their seventies and eighties are more likely…
Marketing and advertising are not the same thing online of off. There are a lot of people who believe that advertising is all there is to marketing, and that ad buys and ad design are the only thing to consider…
Facebook is changing algorithms again and has a message for publishers and that’s best summed up as, “Adjust your expectations.” For Facebook users, it means a change in the news feed to reflect friends and family over content provided by…
It is not enough to have a Facebook page. It is not enough to update a Facebook page. It is not enough to have a strategy for social media. It is not enough to tweak your SEO. You, Small Business…
Building a social media presence is not simply creating social media accounts, sticking the icons on your webpage, and having customers flock to your digital doorstep. Building a social media presence means that you are competing against thousands of other…
When it comes to internet reviews, you either get really good ones or really bad ones. Most people don’t go online and put on their Op-Ed hat when something meets expectations. Nobody ever argues with a good review, it’s the…
It’s not a matter of having a web presence; it’s a matter of using it. There are millions of law firm websites out there, but in order to move up the ranks of the search engines, you and your firm…
How often do you hit the delete key? It’s almost a morning ritual. You open up your email, personal or business, and unless you actively filter your mail, you nope your way through your inbox. However, every so often, you…
“There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.” – Sun Tzu The era of one note marketing is over and as cool as the Mid…
“Earth gives birth to length. Length gives birth to volume. Volume gives birth to counting. Counting gives birth to weighing. Weighing gives birth to victory.” ~ Sun Tzu All the great content, spot-on ads, and social media building is worth…
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” ~ Sun Tzu By now, most Internet users are wise to the ways of marketing, and kind of annoyed by it. The ubiquity of advertising means that many…
It’s not possible to run a successful business without having a strong online presence. However, you need to be careful and strategic when approaching customers online, and there several things to keep in mind when trying to gain your audience’s…
Customers love reviews. They’re written by people just like them, who have had experience with a product or service, and often, they read reviews not just to make a rational assessment, but to validate what they already knew to be…
With more than a billion active users on Facebook alone, it’s no surprise that companies want to take advantage of social media to connect with potential customers. People have integrated sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter into their daily lives,…
Creating sharable content is the basis of content marketing, and sharability isn’t hard to formulate. It all comes down to following a few key principles, and writing with a distinct purpose. Take a blog like Buzzfeed, for example. When it…
Social media marketing has always been about living in the moment. Your post is only going to cross the feed of your followers once; the majority of them will scroll right by without a second glance. In order to get…
For many small business owners, online marketing professionals might as well be speaking Klingon. What’s an SMB? What does PPC mean? What’s the difference between a planned marketing campaign and real-time marketing? Don’t worry, this guide will get you up…
It goes without saying that big brands are big for a reason: it’s all about marketing. One of the most common mistakes small businesses make is assuming that the most powerful marketing techniques and standards used by big businesses are…
There are a lot of so-called SEO and SEM specialists who will tell you marvelous tales of all the things that they can do for you, very often in the context of destroying your competition. While the language of competition…
Like many businesses, you may use Facebook to help boost your traffic and conversions. However, the Facebook Ad Campaign tool goes through multiple changes throughout the year; the most recent batch has created a drastic change in overall structure, leaving…