Let’s face it, marketing can be hard! In each marketing blog post, we hope you’ll find the information you need for your business marketing success.
Why Use Facebook Advertising? (Infographic)
Few media platforms allow you to be laser-focused, and there certainly isn’t a platform that gives you the tools to narrow your search for specific demographics as Facebook does. As a business owner of a B-to-C or B-to-B you just simply cannot overlook advertising on Facebook. The most important reason for a business to have and manage…
Utilizing Your Customer’s Mobile Devices is Easier Than Ever Before
Most people already know about the importance of serving mobile users. Mobile users can account for anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of the site’s total traffic. While the audience varies from business to business, the constant for most businesses is that they are not utilizing the features of mobile devices to connect and engage…
Learning to Use Google Analytics is a Valuable Tool
For new bloggers or website owners, you know that Google Analytics is supposed to be a powerful tool in your arsenal. Unfortunately, it can be overwhelming and incredibly confusing. If you can learn even a small segment of what the data means, it can really empower and elevate your blog or website. How to Get…
The Steps to Success: Using Customer Profiling as Your Brand’s Secret Weapon
The purpose of all marketing is to reach out and generate interest in what you have to offer, thus bringing more business in. But who should you reach out to? A scattershot approach will ensure that somebody who sees your materials will take steps to learn more, but for every lead, money is being wasted…
What Is Inbound Marketing and Why Should You Care?
What is Inbound Marketing? Inbound Marketing is a phrase that has been on the periphery of every business since the boom of the online marketplace. With 80% of Australians now with internet access, by implementing cost effective online marketing strategies, you can bring people to you in their droves. This chart shows the Breakdown of…
Why Digital Marketing Will Triumph Against Traditional Marketing
Why is digital marketing constantly gaining more popularity over traditional marketing? Unless you’re trying to target only local people, it is perhaps better for you to use digital marketing to promote your business. Today’s technology allows us to constantly connect to the web, which means that it will help us to increase our digital presence.…
Making the Most Out of Your E-Commerce Business
In recent years, many companies big and small realized the potential of electronic commerce (e-commerce) in increasing profit and enlarging the target market. Nowadays, nearly all businesses have some form of Internet presence: websites, social media pages, and online stores. Not all e-commerce businesses are successful, though. What constitutes online success, anyway? It’s one thing…
What the Backstory for Your Target Audience?
I was talking with a client today about who their target audience was. And while we know what the demographic information was, we don’t often consider the backstory — but the backstory is so critical and necessary to really understanding who your target audience really is. To develop the backstory, we simply start pulling the…
How To Track Direct Mail Results
What’s a “good” direct mail response? The one that reaches your stated objectives. As Steve Cuno writes at Deliver magazine, “I have seen companies launch costly campaigns without regard for such details, only to flounder about in an attempt to measure success afterward. That’s like throwing a dart nowhere in particular and then trying to…
All in the Circle of Likeability
We are often asked about our philosophy regarding marketing and buying media. In general is, “it all works if used properly and all fails if used improperly.” While the message and brand must remain on point, how people use and consume each media is different. How to best engage with individuals changes from media to…
SEO and Your Marketing Budget
SEO Where Does It Fit In My Marketing Plan? You’re a small business owner; you have a marketing budget but still most of your advertising endeavors are bills rather than part of a budget. You dabble in some print advertising, and maybe you do a little radio, so how does SEO fit in? Good question…Being…
How To Adapt To Facebook Algorithmic Changes To Brand Pages
Facebook Algorithmic Changes To Brand Pages: In September Facebook made changes to their algorithms, for the most part the changes were made will lessen the effectiveness that brand pages were getting for free and make them pay a little through promoted posts and sponsored ads. It’s only fair. Businesses and Brands that have utilized Facebook…
Simple Google AdWords Tips For Small Local Business
Like most local business marketing, the results must remain a mystery…. Most of us are aware of the famous quote by John Wanamaker, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” It’s easy for you to feel that way about your marketing, but you can stack the…
Facebook Ads
Does your business utilize Facebook Ads? With the adjustments that Facebook has made in their Facebook Advertising, and the ease in which to create and target your demographic, I don’t see why a small local business shouldn’t try Facebook Advertising. We’ve found that for several businesses it’s a great way to not only build ‘likes’ but to…
Facebook Targeted Posts
Facebook Targeted Posts For The Small Business Owner: Facebook is rolling out a slew of new targeted posting options for your business page. TechCrunch reports that the advanced post targeting is already starting to roll out to select Pages, with all Pages slated to receive the ability in the coming weeks. What will Facebook…
Branding 101: How to Identify Your Target Audience
Understanding your target audience is essential in any type of business. You simply cannot expect for everyone to find your products useful. However, once you do figure out who would use your product, you can create more targeted marketing and greatly increase your sales. Whether it means considering the demographics of your audience or creating…
Going Viral With Facebook
What Is Your Viral # On Facebook: Everyone wants posts with lots of ‘likes’, ‘comments’ and ‘Shares’. Everyone talks of viral, not sure what that really is, the definition says “to spread rapidly via the Internet, e-mail, or other media.” Is there a specific number that people feel needs to be reached to feel that it has gone ‘viral’? Then what is it…
Facebook Ads For Marketing Your Small Business
Facebook Ads What’s The Real Story: With the Facebook IPO and GM pulling their Facebook ads there has been a lot of talk regarding the effectiveness of running ads on Facebook. We’ve run several ads for clients on Facebook, like with all advertising, the execution, the category and the set goals will have everything to…
Advertising Rush Limbaugh Red And Blue
The recent comments by Rush Limbaugh has some business owners and listeners asking themselves, is it worth it? Should we have our business advertising in his program? Several national companies have pulled their sponsorship’s of Limbaugh’s program including a couple mattress companies. It’s not the first nor will it be the last time that Rush…
Social Media Fragmentation
The Enemy, Social Media Fragmentation Fragmentation, whether it’s traditional media fragmentation or social media fragmentation, it is marketing enemy #1 for the small business owner. For the small business owner fragmentation means more for less. More work , more money, and reach less people. I have addressed social media fragmentation a few times but with…