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16 October 2019
Improve Your SEO Decisions Based Upon Paid Data, and Vice Versa
There’s no definitive way to operate your SEO team. Whether these professionals work within a business, an agency or a l...
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9 October 2019
The Key to Impactful SEO? Ask Your Marketing Agency
Search engine optimization, or SEO, is one of the most important digital marketing strategies a company can focus on. Fi...
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2 October 2019
PBJ Marketing Named a Leading PPC Provider for E-Commerce Companies
Your company doesn’t need just another partner, and we don’t want to be an ordinary vendor. Instead, we strive to se...
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25 September 2019
The Biggest Metrics Pitfalls of 2019, and How to Avoid Them
The use of gig data, often, is a digital marketer’s ideal solution. Like most resources, however, data has downfalls. In...
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18 September 2019
A Guide for Executing a Successful Paid Advertising Campaign in Any Industry
PPC campaigns are booming—but modern advertisement has changed. When you think about advertising, itself, what comes to ...
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11 September 2019
Why SEO Strategies With Qualitative and Quantitative Data Win
These days, it seems like every company relies on big data, engagement metrics and e-commerce portal click-through to cr...
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4 September 2019
Where to Prioritize Your Ads, the Right Way: Facebook, LinkedIn, Quora, Reddit or Google?
It’s 2019. Instagram is booming, Facebook is a marketing haven for SMBs, Quora is a primary source of in-depth informati...
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28 August 2019
SEO Strategies That Actually Lead to ROI
It seems like there are innumerable digital marketing strategies in 2019. Between inbound marketing campaigns, social me...
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22 August 2019
A Beginner's Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Digital Marketing
For a long time, the concept of artificial intelligence only existed in the periphery of the tech world. Most people loo...
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8 August 2019
How Hiring a Marketing Agency for SEO Can Be More Impactful and Cost-Effective
It seems like most businesses are outsourcing, these days. In 2019, efficiency and mobility matter—and harnessing the pe...
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1 August 2019
Why CMOs Need Solid Digital Policies
Modern Chief Marketing Officers have plenty of responsibilities in 2019. Today’s C-level corporate executives aren’t onl...
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24 July 2019
10 Reasons to Adopt a Strong Mobile Strategy
Of all the marketing strategies out there, in 2019, mobile marketing is consistently a top-tier contender. Mobile app ma...
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17 July 2019
Using Digital Marketing Alongside Traditional Marketing Channels
One of the most difficult struggles for companies is finding a way to reconcile their traditional marketing channels wit...
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10 July 2019
This Year's Top 10 Content Marketing Strategies
Today’s digital marketing climate is one of constant change—and content marketing is at the forefront. As of 2016, 42 pe...
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27 June 2019
How to Perform a Comprehensive Digital Marketing Audit
The first step to launching a successful digital marketing strategy is carefully sitting down, planning it out, and putt...
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19 June 2019
5 Ways You Should Be Using Data (But Probably Aren't)
Today's businesses are data-rich, but it's seldom that the organizations are fully utilizing the available tidbits of in...
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12 June 2019
PBJ Marketing Recognized as a 2019 Leader by Clutch.co!
For the last 8 years, PBJ Marketing has thrived in providing exceptional SEO for small businesses, strategic search engi...
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6 June 2019
Cost-Effective Digital Marketing For Any Budget
Digital marketing is critical to the success of all businesses, no matter how established their brand is, and no matter ...
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22 May 2019
25 Free Online Digital Marketing Courses You Should Consider
Whether you’re looking to take your career to the next level or simply need some help improving your company’s marketing...
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16 May 2019
The Best Nonprofit Conferences for Digital Marketers in 2019
Whether you’re jumpstarting a small business or you’re a nonprofit pro, garnering visibility as a digital marketer is im...
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8 May 2019
Diving Deep Into Paid Search Advertising: How to Execute a Successful Campaign
Paid search advertising, also known as search engine marketing or simply pay-per-click (PPC), is one of the most powerf...
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1 May 2019
Discovering the Best Conversion Rates of 2019
Whether you’re an established seller, a kick-starter guru or simply starting your own e-commerce business, conversion r...
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24 April 2019
The 20 Best Podcasts for Digital Marketing Professionals
Podcasts are nothing new to marketers. We know that younger audiences listen to less radio and more streaming options,...
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17 April 2019
How Facebook's New Privacy Features Will Affect the Digital Marketers of Tomorrow
The world of online messaging, digital marketing and social media has changed yet again. Facebook may be revamping its...
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10 April 2019
How to Build a Killer Content Marketing Strategy
Without a strategy in place for your content marketing, you leave all of your success and failure to chance. However, ...
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5 April 2019
White Papers: What Are They and Why Does Your Content Strategy Require Them?
If content marketing isn’t a critical part of your digital marketing strategy, you’re making a huge mistake. Content m...
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3 April 2019
What Are Micro-Moments in Marketing and Why Do You Care?
Every consumer has dozens -- if not hundreds -- of moments during the day where they make decisions based on an externa...
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1 April 2019
More Than Just a Post: Using Instagram Stories to Grow Your Business
With over a billion users and half of them using Instagram daily, it’s one of the largest and fastest-growing soci...
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29 March 2019
PBJ Marketing Named a Leading Advertising & Marketing Firm in Washington D.C.
At PBJ Marketing, we understand that technology has changed the marketing landscape for the foreseeable future. Today’...
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27 March 2019
You Need Cultural Context to Take Advantage of Global Markets
The words "global" and "international" in terms of marketing may seem like they're saying the same thing, but did you ...
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25 March 2019
The Next Generation of Facebook Ads Are Coming
In the summer of 2018, Facebook began slowly rolling out their newest form of advertising - augmented reality. Augment...
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22 March 2019
Staying On Your Toes: What Does Agile Digital Marketing Really Mean?
Being agile is one of the single most important aspects of digital marketing success. The problem is that not many comp...
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21 March 2019
Does Your Business Need a Customer Experience Team?
It's not branding -- well, not exactly. It's not website design -- except when it is. How exactly can you define custo...
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18 March 2019
Just Listen!!! Collaboration Pointers for Marketers and Creatives
Communicating efficiently and effectively with others is often a learned skill, and one that individuals work...
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15 March 2019
The Ins and Outs of Managing Your Digital Reputation
Our digital reputation has never been more important than it is today. Even when in a physical store, 82% of people th...
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13 March 2019
Is Your Brand Ready for Reddit Ads?
It's no surprise when a social platform announces that they are changing their monetization strategy, but Reddit's mov...
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11 March 2019
Video Content is On the Rise: How to Create Great Video Content
Making great video content has never been more important than it is today. The frequency of video content appearing in...
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8 March 2019
Web Design 101 for 2019: What a Great Website Looks Like Today
The Internet has changed a great deal over the past decade, which means that website design has changed a lot, too. We...
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6 March 2019
Boosting Your Website Analytics Edge with Google Data Studio
When are numbers not fun?!? Your website analytics can tell you so many different things, if only you know where the s...
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4 March 2019
Building Your Brand and Improving SEO by Guest Posting
SEO is one of the most important and most effective digital marketing strategies for 2019 and beyond. Consider this: o...
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1 March 2019
PBJ Marketing Featured as a 2019 Leading NYC Agency by Clutch!
Since 2011, PBJ Marketing has excelled in offering services in digital marketing strategy, paid search on Google/Yahoo/...
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27 February 2019
Why Crummy Off-Page SEO is Killing Your Discoverability
Digital marketers love a good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) conversation . . . er, debate. What works, what doesn't...
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25 February 2019
Bing Shopping Ads: Why They're Important and How to Get Started
Google is the most popular search engine in the U.S., but it doesn’t have a monopoly on search traffic. Bing, despite i...
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22 February 2019
Content Marketing and the Customer Journey: What to Use for Each Step Along the Way
One of the most important aspects of your digital marketing strategies is mapping out the customer journey. Companies ...
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20 February 2019
Digital Marketing: In-house or Outsourced, What's Right For Your Business?
No matter how big or small your business is, you’ll have to make the decision on which operational tasks you’re going to...
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18 February 2019
Data-Driven Digital Marketing: What Does it Really Mean?
By now, we should all know that being data-driven in our marketing and business operations is one of the key indicator...
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15 February 2019
Audience Segmentation and Messaging: Tools Every Marketer Needs
Communicating with people at scale is a challenging task, but how can you create information and messages that will reso...
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13 February 2019
Your Customers Are Searching With Images - Is Your Website Ready?
These days, it's not shocking to grab an app and be able to interact with the physical world -- either by snapping a pic...
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8 February 2019
Think Local, Not Global, to Find eCommerce Success
The whole point of eCommerce is to sell to people far beyond the reach of your physical stores, right? Not necessarily -...
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6 February 2019
Accelerate Purchase Times with Targeted Product Filters
As a consumer, you know there are some websites that you love to shop on (ahem, Amazon!), while others can definitely po...
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4 February 2019
PBJ Marketing - Recognized as a Global Leader & Ranked #5 on the "Clutch 1000" List
Research company Clutch published its annual Global Leaders list, recognizing agencies from around the world that demons...
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4 February 2019
Rundown of Digital Marketing Training Opportunities for Your Team
In digital marketing, the changes come fast and furious -- and with that comes a wealth of new information that your tea...
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1 February 2019
5 Digital Marketing Skills You Need to Grow Your Business
Is your business taking full advantage of the digital marketing toolkits that the largest brands in the world have at th...
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30 January 2019
Are Your Digital Ads Making it Through Chrome's Aggressive Scrubbers?
In a moan heard around the world, Google -- and soon thereafter Safari -- launched aggressive ad blocking techniques int...
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28 January 2019
How Revamping Your Workflows Can Increase Customer Engagement
Creating an amazing customer experience has been something that organizations have been chasing for years, but it often ...
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25 January 2019
Programmatic Marketing: Do You Understand It Fully?
In 2019, if you’re anything like other digital marketers, you’re going to spend about 65% of your total digital advertis...
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18 January 2019
Getting Started with Customer Personas
You've spent months detailing out the slightest bit of information about your customers. Analyzing their sales habits. S...
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16 January 2019
Are You Taking Advantage of the Latest Trends in Healthcare Marketing?
With the commoditization of healthcare, it's no longer enough to have the best staff, the quickest wait times and the co...
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14 January 2019
What Is Content Curation and How Can It Maximize Your SEO Efforts?
Content curation is a marketing strategy that is excellent for maximizing engagement with customers as well as boosting ...
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11 January 2019
Are Your Marketers Truly Digital? Top Tips for Finding Pros for Your Team
You may not be hiring right now, but chances are that you'll need a new digital marketing team member in the next 8-12 m...
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4 January 2019
Transparency Matters: How to Be Truly Authentic in Your Digital Marketing
Authenticity is quickly becoming one of the biggest drivers in consumer decision-making. An astounding 90% of all Millen...
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21 December 2018
3 Marketing Strategies That Are Crucial to Your Success in the Digital Age
True or false: all marketing today is actually digital marketing. The answer? It depends. While there are still plenty o...
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19 December 2018
A New Frontier : Taking Advantage of Voice Search Marketing
Voice search, powered by technologies such as Amazon’s Alexa, may still feel like a gimmick, but it’s quickly becoming a...
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17 December 2018
Is Your Business Ready to Leverage These 4 eCommerce Marketing Trends for 2019?
It's a brave new world in eCommerce marketing, and 2019 is shaping up to be a year for the record books. From the expans...
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12 December 2018
Diving Deep into Social Media: Platforms You Might Not Think to Advertise on
Social media advertising is a key component of digital marketing. Ads on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,...
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10 December 2018
Getting the Most out of the Holidays with Digital Marketing
The holiday season is an extremely opportune time for many businesses. In fact, we ran an article earlier in the season ...
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3 December 2018
How AI and Machine Learning Will Continue to Change the Game in 2019
What if you could run infinite permutations of a product design until you found the one that was fully optimized in term...
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30 November 2018
Are You Suffering From Data Exhaustion? Here’s What Really Matters
One of the biggest benefits the digital age has bestowed upon marketers is data. Heaps and heaps of data. Used correctly...
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28 November 2018
Finding the Optimal Social Media Post Time
While social media marketing is easily accessible at first glance, its barriers to entry are surprisingly high. If you'r...
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27 November 2018
PBJ Marketing - Recognized as a Global Leader & Ranked #5 on the "Clutch 1000" List
Research company Clutch published its annual Global Leaders list, recognizing agencies from around the world that demons...
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26 November 2018
Getting Your Digital Marketing Ready for 2019
It’s never too early to start setting yourself up for future success. In fact, now is the perfect time to start preparin...
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14 November 2018
Digital Marketing For Retention: Best Strategies for Growing Your Existing Customers
User acquisition often feels much more exciting than retention does. It’s much easier to track. Plus, you’re expanding t...
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7 November 2018
Train Your Marketing Strategy Like You Train Your Employees
A great marketing campaign doesn't just happen. It takes time and effort to get it just right. If you're searching for t...
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5 November 2018
Local SEO: Tips to Drive Sales to Your Business
Every business must engage in some sort of marketing efforts to keep up with the competition and be successful. In our w...
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2 November 2018
Live Video: The Next Generation of Audience Engagement
Roughly 64 percent of consumers make a purchase after viewing a social video, says Forbes. As conversion rates go, that'...
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31 October 2018
Five Surprising Ways to Market With YouTube
It’s no secret that YouTube is one of today’s leading buyer attractions. A slew of researchers, innovative marketers, an...
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29 October 2018
Why Your Business Blog Needs a Content Calendar
In April of 2018, we discussed the importance of a blog calendar for your business. Consider this a sort of “Why Your Bu...
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26 October 2018
Targeting Your Marketing Message for a Mobile Audience
The way the world accesses the World Wide Web is evolving at the speed of technology. Screens are getting smaller and mo...
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24 October 2018
5 Ways to Make Your Content Shine
While most people view great content as a key element in any competent SEO strategy, the need for stellar content goes f...
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19 October 2018
The 10 Best WordPress Digital Marketing Tips
WordPress is one of the world’s most-used content management platforms. While it began as a personal project directed at...
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17 October 2018
The Five Biggest Content Marketing Pitfalls
Content marketing, today, is one of the best strategies for garnering digital marketing leads, gaining new followers and...
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15 October 2018
Mobile Apps 101: Boosting Your Download Numbers
The mobile app world is booming, and today’s marketers are taking advantage of its cross-market potential. By 2020, mobi...
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12 October 2018
Why Social, Search and Video Ads Now Make Up 51% of Advertising in America
Digital ad revenue has been on the rise for many years, but you may be surprised to learn that it now makes up 51% of al...
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10 October 2018
The Future is Coming: What Will Digital Marketing Look Like in the Year 2023?
The key to keeping your digital marketing effective and relevant is evolving with the times. Facebook algorithms update ...
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8 October 2018
Transforming Your Digital Marketing From Good to Great
Digital marketing isn’t difficult to get up and running in today’s digital age. You can start blogging within minutes an...
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5 October 2018
Tailoring Your Digital Marketing For an Older Audience
Digital marketing has become increasingly focused on Millennials for good reasons. They’re extremely savvy and have beco...
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3 October 2018
Studies Show Consumers Have More Selective Memory - What Does This Mean for Marketers?
We’ve all heard by now that studies show how much shorter the average person’s attention really is. Some studies even cl...
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1 October 2018
Building a Better Brand – When is the Right Time to Rebrand Your Business?
Despite all the articles on the Internet claiming it’s easy to build a brand for your business, the truth is, it require...
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28 September 2018
Is Your Business Poised to Take Advantage of the Holiday Selling Season?
A massive bump in holiday sales can make or break many businesses, but how can you be sure that you're getting your fair...
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26 September 2018
Quitting Time: Understanding When to Give up on a Digital Marketing Strategy
We know that one of the most important concepts of digital marketing is constantly testing to find out what works and wh...
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24 September 2018
Finding the Best Marketing Partner For Your Business
Working with a digital marketing partner is a great idea for businesses of all sizes. The right partner can help you spe...
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14 September 2018
Are Your SEO Strategies Outdated? 5 Practices You Need to Drop Today
SEO constantly changes, which is both a gift and a curse. It’s a gift to marketers who take the time to make sure their ...
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12 September 2018
Why Ages-Old Audio May Be the Next Hot Marketing Trend
People say that all trends come back around in time: tight-rolled pants, backpacks, and mirrored sunglasses are some rec...
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10 September 2018
Getting Started With Interactive Content Marketing
When we think of content marketing, we tend to think of the same kinds of content. Things like blog posts, white papers,...
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7 September 2018
Is Your Content Reaching the Right Audience?
You’ve probably heard, more than once, by now that content is the undisputed king of the World Wide Web. If you have a w...
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4 September 2018
Reputation Management: 4 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Not Manage Your Business Reputation in Today’s Digital World
It’s hard to make your business stand out on the World Wide Web. As of January 2018, Tek Eye reported there were more th...
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31 August 2018
Is Your Business Website Optimized for a Mobile Audience?
If you haven’t yet made it a priority to make your website a mobile-friendly location on the World Wide Web, now is the ...
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28 August 2018
Google’s Algorithm Changes Again: Keeping Your Website Prepared
At the beginning of August, many companies and marketing professionals started to notice a change in Google’s organic we...
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27 August 2018
Showing Some Personality: Using Memes in Your Digital Marketing
Memes. Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the Internet came around, you know what they are. You’ve seen them a...
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24 August 2018
Bringing SEO Back from the Dead
There was a time not so long ago that SEO was at the very heart of every company’s digital marketing strategy. Things ha...
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22 August 2018
2018 Facebook Updates That Will Boost Your Marketing Savvy
Facebook has long been a friend to marketers, but are those days coming to an end? The new data privacy laws are wreakin...
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20 August 2018
Why Are Push Notifications Valuable and How Can I Get Started?
Digital marketing is all about getting the right message in front of the right people at the right time. The reason push...
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17 August 2018
What Do You Need to Know About Facebook’s Content Review Policy?
By now, everybody has heard about the foreign Facebook accounts that spread false information and engaged in malicious b...
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14 August 2018
PBJ Marketing Named #1 E-commerce PPC Agency in 2018 by Clutch.co!
Simple, optimal, and straightforward. At PBJ Marketing, we’ve always tried to capture the very best of the benefits of P...
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13 August 2018
Why Advertising on Amazon Is the Next Big Move for Retailers
If you're a retailer, Amazon.com is likely something you refer to as the "evil empire", the "800-pound gorilla" or a raf...
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10 August 2018
LinkedIn’s New and Improved Campaign Manager: How Can You Take Advantage?
Last month, LinkedIn redesigned its Campaign Manager to allow marketers to more easily manage multiple campaigns at once...
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7 August 2018
Crazy! 5% of Your Pages Are Driving 95% of Your SEO Traffic
Crawling. Indexing. Ranking. Are you ready to rewrite your entire website (including blog posts!) every time Google deci...
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6 August 2018
4 Geo-Targeting Tactics to Heighten Your (Local) Business Appeal
Online discoverability and getting new customers in the door are two of the biggest challenges faced by local businesses...
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3 August 2018
The Next Frontier of Personalized Marketing: Google Tests Responsive Search Ads
Last month, Google announced some of their latest advertising features and tools. One stuck out particularly: Responsive...
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31 July 2018
Reaching a Digitally Savvy Audience: How to Market to Millennials
Very few businesses today can survive without a strong base of Millennial customers. In 2017, Millennials had an estimat...
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30 July 2018
Two Operational Emails You Simply Must Optimize
There are two emails that your business sends out every day -- day in and day out -- that could significantly increase y...
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27 July 2018
Beyond Science Fiction: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Marketing Forever
AI is a trendy tech term that’s been thrown around a ton recently. It stands for Artificial Intelligence and actually co...
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26 July 2018
How to Track Google Analytics Conversions for Elegant Themes Bloom Email Plugin
Updated July 2019 Do you want to track Google Analytics conversions using Elegant Themes Bloom Email Opt-In Plugin wi...
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24 July 2018
Not Using Video in Your Marketing? You're Missing Key Customers . . . Literally
Do you remember the days when making a video for your brand involved actors, sets, scripts . . . and a massive budget? F...
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23 July 2018
Why a Rockstar Website Is a Pivotal Part of Your Digital Marketing Mix
What is your website? It's a centralized location for all of your digital marketing activities. It's where your customer...
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20 July 2018
Marketing Automation in 2018: A Beginner’s Guide
The phrase marketing automation is everywhere but it has a scary connotation. Many marketing professionals are afraid of...
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17 July 2018
Common Digital Marketing Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Digital marketing is fast and constantly evolving. Being a successful digital marketer requires intricate knowledge of y...
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16 July 2018
Facebook Changes Cryptocurrency Policy: What Does it Mean for Marketing?
Last month was a major win for cryptocurrency companies who wanted to advertise on Facebook. Previously, any advertiseme...
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13 July 2018
Do You Need to Conduct a Digital Marketing Audit? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
A digital marketing audit is a critical component for long-term marketing success. Without a successful digital marketin...
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10 July 2018
Why PayPal’s New Personalized Checkout Option Changes the eCommerce Game Forever
Checking out on eCommerce websites that utilize PayPal Merchant Services just got a whole lot easier. With the adoption ...
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9 July 2018
Leveraging Social Media Contests to Grow and Engage Your Audience
One of the best ways to grow your audience and get them to actively engage with you is by running contests. You see them...
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6 July 2018
Podcasts: A New Wave in Radio Marketing
Radio is still quite popular, but it doesn’t have the same all-encompassing reach that it used to. Younger audiences sim...
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3 July 2018
Is Event Marketing Right for Your Business?
Live event marketing is typically seen as a stand-alone funnel, something that’s separate from other marketing strategie...
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2 July 2018
Target Your Social Ads by Device or You May Be Wasting Money
You may not realize it, but you consume different types of content on different devices. When you stop to think about it...
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23 May 2018
Dynamic Search Ads Will Rock Your (Marketing) World
Most digital marketing professionals have a love/hate relationship with A/B testing. Some love it. Most hate it. The res...
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21 May 2018
Is Your Website Content Killing Your SEO?
The days of building website content for search engine bots is truly over. Today, your content should be optimized for r...
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18 May 2018
Which Wins? Technical SEO or Great Content?
A digital marketer's job is never boring. Whether you're looking for the next great way to hack your PPC results or find...
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16 May 2018
Beyond PPC: Creating Landing Pages That Convert
There is no proven scientific method for creating a perfect digital marketing campaign. There are definitely some things...
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11 May 2018
Bing or Google? Which SEM Platform Serves You Better
You know we love some PPC marketing here at PBJ Marketing, and we've talked a fair bit about Google AdWords in the past....
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9 May 2018
Taking Advantage of Amazon's New and Improved Sponsored Products
Toward the end of 2017, Amazon began phasing out the way that their Amazon Sponsored Product advertisements were deliver...
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4 May 2018
Do You Need a Brand Evolution? Take Notes From These 3 Companies
Brands have evolved from simply companies that produce goods and service you can rely on to something much more than tha...
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30 April 2018
The Big Marketing Mistake 97% of SMBs Are Making
Marketing is one of the most important tasks a business faces, no matter how big or how small it is. Without a successfu...
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24 April 2018
PBJ Marketing Named Leading NY Marketing Agency in 2018 by Clutch!
A message from our CEO... Our team at PBJ Marketing works with companies of all sizes and across dozens of sect...
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20 April 2018
Do You Have a Content Calendar? Here's Why You Need One
Do You Have a Content Calendar? Here's Why You Need One We have talked plenty about the execution and benefits of conte...
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16 April 2018
The Internet of Things: What Does It Mean for Marketing?!!
One of today’s most trendy tech phrases is The Internet of Things. We all have a vague idea of what it means - our devic...
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6 April 2018
Designing Banner Ads That Get Results: 7 Handy Tips and Tricks
Digital advertising is a necessary, yet often frustrating challenge. You need to advertise and get your banners in front...
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6 April 2018
Using Twitter Ads: Everything You Need to Know
Twitter is undoubtedly one of the most important platforms for businesses to engage with their audience. Just take a loo...
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30 March 2018
4 Attribution Tools in Google AdWords You Should Know
If you’re using Google AdWords, you probably use last click attribution to determine the attribution credit for a conver...
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26 March 2018
What's the Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Shopping?
If you have a smartphone, odds are that you're already using augmented and virtual reality and don't even realize it. An...
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23 March 2018
Facebook Advertising: Exactly What Makes a Video Engaging?
Facebook is perhaps the most powerful platform available today for digital marketers. As of last spring, there were over...
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21 March 2018
Open Rates Lagging? Here Are 3 Ways You Can Boost Them
Email marketing is still one of the most effective tools to engage with existing customers, drive conversions, and recon...
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15 March 2018
Hey Alexa: Is Your Brand Ready for the Voice Search Revolution?
"Alexa: Order some toilet paper." No, this isn't a husband texting his wife 'Alexa' and asking for some Charmin. Inst...
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10 March 2018
Give Your PPC Account a Health Check-Up
An un-optimized PPC campaign can burn through your budget in no time flat, leaving you with empty pockets and trying to ...
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7 March 2018
Responsive Website or Mobile App? Making the Right Decision for Your Business
Is your marketing team constantly warring with your IT department over limited resources and time? This isn't an unusual...
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5 March 2018
Win BIG With Instagram's Awesome New Shoppable Collection Ads
Instagram entered the advertising space with a bang around 2014, and when Instagram ads were added to the Facebook Ads M...
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2 March 2018
Your Personality is What Customers Connect With
We spend vast quantities of time defining our brand: the look of the logo, the design of our products, packaging, ad cre...
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26 February 2018
3 Mobile Advertising Trends You Need to Know for 2018
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that mobile marketing is critical to the success of just about any marketing campaign. M...
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21 February 2018
Could Facebook Live be the next YouTube?? YES
Facebook Live is a global phenomenon, with engagement statistics proving without a doubt that this new way of reaching i...
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19 February 2018
Instagram: Why There's Never Been a Better Time to Dive In
Instagram is one of the largest and most popular social media platforms today. Not only that, but it’s still growing eno...
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12 February 2018
Hey! Are you Paying Attention to Multi-Touch Attribution?
If 100 percent of your customers go through your online shopping cart, does that mean that the only advertising and mark...
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8 February 2018
Don't Let a Few Customers Kill Your Online Reputation
Today's consumers are laser-focused on finding the best possible deal. One of the first things people do when they start...
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7 February 2018
Off-Site SEO and It's Importance In Ranking Your Site
Search engine optimization is constantly evolving and never completely intuitive. It makes sense that only your own webs...
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6 February 2018
3 Trends To Know When Updating Your Website In 2018
In 2018, web design is more important than it’s ever been. The competition is out there, and if your website isn’t respo...
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5 February 2018
4 KEY Tips When Using Social Media Influencers
Ten years ago, who would have believed that we would be buying something based on the recommendation of a 20-something w...
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2 February 2018
How to Beat the New Facebook Algorithm
Well, Mark Zuckerberg and his team of uber-programmers have done it again. Just when you thought you'd figured out the F...
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1 February 2018
Are YOU following the CBA's 'Better Ad Standards' rules?
We know that Google and Facebook business leaders feel as though they're all-powerful and all-knowing when it comes to c...
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31 January 2018
5 Tips for Achieving Great Social Advertising Results in 2018
Social media advertising is a relatively low-cost way to reach a targeted audience of potential buyers -- but there are ...
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30 January 2018
Valuable Content > Lots of General Content. Here are 4 tips to Follow:
Content isn’t what it used to be. It wasn’t long ago when you could simply churn out blog post after blog post, focusing...
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29 January 2018
How To Utilize Your Competitors to Boost your PPC Strategies
If your competitor has been slaying their PPC game and grabbing all your prospects, it's time to roll up your sleeves an...
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26 January 2018
How Does That Ad Know Who I Am??-The Rise of INTERACTIVE Ads
As marketers, we all know that there's a pretty thin line between creepy and unbelievably cool when it comes to personal...
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25 January 2018
The New Facebook Update and What it Means for Digital Marketing
What Do the Facebook Changes Mean For Digital Marketing? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shook the marketing world up in a...
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24 January 2018
How Do You Create Eye-Catching Imagery?
Content marketing is more than simply slapping a few hundred words on your blog once a week or so. It requires thoughtfu...
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23 January 2018
Our Go-To Guide For Emotional Marketing
Is Your Marketing Soft Enough? Here’s a Brief Guide to Emotional Marketing As marketers, we may tend to focus on inform...
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19 January 2018
Top 4 Ways In-Home Smart Devices Will Change Marketing
Do you have a smart phone? Probably. Do your parents? More than likely. What about your grandparents? It's a pretty safe...
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18 January 2018
Apologize Like Apple: What To Do When You Screw Up
Making mistakes isn't fun. It's not even close to fun. It's embarrassing. A big mistake can get you fired -- faster in s...
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17 January 2018
When Marketers Attack! PPC Guidelines to Kick Your Campaigns Into High Gear
We all want the holy grail of digital marketing: a website that organically shows up on the first page of Google or Bing...
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16 January 2018
How to Unlock Your Inner RETARGETING Ninja
A customer comes to your website, looks at one or more products. They poke around a bit, perhaps even add a specific pro...
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9 January 2018
Non-Profit Alert!! Google Ad Grants NEW Updates and Requirements
Savvy non-profits have been taking advantage of Google AdWords grants for quite some time (if you're not aware of this p...
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4 January 2018
4 Predictions That Will Rock Your 2018 (Marketing) World!
Every year, we get out our crystal ball and attempt to divine some major themes for the year. While last year ended with...
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19 December 2017
Facebook Text Overlay Tool
Have you received the message "Your ad images contain too much text which is preventing delivery of your ads to your aud...
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18 December 2017
4 Important Email Marketing Trends You Need To Know For 2018
Email marketing can be an extremely effective marketing tool, but it’s important to continually review and update your s...
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13 December 2017
Set the Hook and Reel Them In: Customer Referral Programs That Work
Starting something new can be tough, especially so when you're facing a sea of competitors who are determined to undercu...
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12 December 2017
The 5 Secrets of the Most Successful Content Marketers
Are You Using Content Marketing Effectively? Are you uncertain about how much content marketing is contributing to your...
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11 December 2017
How To Define SEO Metrics That Won't Put Your Boss To Sleep!
Hitting the target with your SEO assumes several things: 1) That you actually know what the target looks like, and where...
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5 December 2017
Crazy-Good Automation Tools That Will Strengthen Your Marketing Results
If you're a marketer, there are simply never enough hours in the day to accomplish everything on your list. Automation i...
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4 December 2017
Dangerous Data: Are Your Privacy Policies Putting Your Business at Risk?
Marketers are constantly hungry for more information: customer purchasing, demographic information, interests and more. ...
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1 December 2017
Steps to Choosing the Right Digital Marketing Channel
Whether you are a small business owner or you're part of a big firm, you know that you need to utilize forms of marketin...
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29 November 2017
Could Content Marketing Take Over Customer Support?
If you are like most companies, then you likely know how your customers act when they feel like it is difficult for them...
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28 November 2017
TOP 5 Signs Your Brand Should Be Using Personalization
Hello, <first_name>, how are you today? If receiving an email with this intro gives you the hives, it's likely tha...
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27 November 2017
5 KEYS to Building a Successful Landing Page
Landing pages are one of the most critical elements of any marketing campaign. A strong landing page will take intereste...
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21 November 2017
New Tech Marketing Tactics You NEED To Learn About
It's a pretty darn cool time to be a marketer, no doubt. Between creating a Snapchat geofilter for your brand, defining ...
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20 November 2017
5 New Social Media Updates: Learn How They Can Help Your Business!
We know that most companies are using social media as part of their digital marketing efforts, but still, we were surpri...
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17 November 2017
Find Out Which Is Right For You: Should Digital Marketing Be Outsourced or In-House?
When it comes to business decisions, you can pretty much guarantee that they will continue coming in. One decision, whe...
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16 November 2017
Hoping To Get Lucky Today? Use Lucky Orange To Help You Increase Conversions
Make Your Own Luck Marketers have a love/hate relationship with data: they love it when someone provides them with acti...
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15 November 2017
Why You MUST Nail Mobile Commerce to Grow Sales in 2018
Mobile Commerce If you're in the business of selling goods and services, you understand first-hand what a disruptor mob...
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14 November 2017
The Role of Customer Experience in Digital Marketing Strategy
Forty years ago, customer experience was a simple matter. You walked into a store, where the owner likely knew your name...
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13 November 2017
The 5 SEO Factors That Are Actually Helping Your Rankings in 2017
Curious about what's worth the investment this year? Worried about what worthless strategies are burning through your bu...
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10 November 2017
Alert! Holiday eCommerce Strategies That Drive More Sales
If your business sells products or services online, chances are that the holidays are your favorite time of year for mor...
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9 November 2017
6 Free Content Marketing Tools You Should Be Using NOW!
Ever heard of TANSTAAFL? There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch -- and in most cases this is a true statement. However, t...
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8 November 2017
Digital Marketing Trends You Need To Be Watching
Over the past few years, it has been amazing to watch as different trends have entered the world of digital marketing. W...
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7 November 2017
Here Are Our "TOP 5" Steps to Increase eCommerce Revenue
Want To Increase eComm Revenue? Ask any marketer about their top priority, and you'll nearly always receive "Growing sa...
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6 November 2017
Why You Should Start Using Facebook's Lead Generation Ads TODAY
It's really not overstating to say that Facebook fundamentally changed the game with their introduction of lead generati...
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2 November 2017
Why You Should Be Starting Your Business Blog NOW!
Starting Your Business Blog Blogs are old news, just for home businesses -- right? Actually, nothing could be further f...
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1 November 2017
PBJ Named Top Digital Marketing and SEO Agency In D.C and Baltimore!
For 3rd Year in a Row, PBJ Marketing Named Top Digital Marketing & SEO Agency in Washington, D.C & Baltimore! W...
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31 October 2017
Start Winning Now! Creating and Optimizing Sales Funnels
Smart marketers know that the best way to sell online is to ensure that your landing pages are converting and your custo...
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30 October 2017
The SCARIEST Content Marketing Mistakes You Might be Making
Are you among the 85 percent of marketers using content marketing in 2017? According to the Content Marketing Institute...
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27 October 2017
TOP 5 Ways SEO & SEM Drive Customers to YOUR Website
It's no secret that the more prospects you bring to your website, the more likely that you are to convert those prospect...
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26 October 2017
Why You Need Active Daily Management to Improve Your Google AdWords Campaigns
At first blush, managing Google AdWords seems like a relatively simple concept: choose your keywords, make a few decisio...
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25 October 2017
Retargeting for the Win!! Bring Customers Back to Finish Their Transaction
Get Potential Customers Back Wouldn't it be nice to have a life size billboard that followed your customers around ever...
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24 October 2017
Here's How Content Marketing Drives Customer Engagement and Sales
Content Marketing People today are bombarded with marketing messages from all directions: Sale! Buy Now! Don't Wait! Th...
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23 October 2017
4 Social Media Marketing Campaigns to Inspire Your Holiday Strategies
If you want to finish the end of the year strong, you should already be thinking about a social media marketing strategy...
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10 October 2017
Your GUIDE to Driving Brand Discovery This Holiday Season
The 2017 holiday shopping season is expected to be unlike any other. For digital marketing professionals to prepare, it’...
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5 October 2017
3 Keys to Make Sure Your Display Ads Pack a Powerful Punch
It takes years of experience before you can call yourself a master of display advertising, and even then, sometimes it f...
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3 October 2017
Instagram Rewrites the Social Ad Playbook with “Canvas” Ads
In early 2016, Facebook announced that it will extend its “canvas” ad format to Instagram, and now, more than a year lat...
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28 September 2017
PBJ’s 12 Hilarious Domain Name Mistakes
Choosing a domain name for your website should be a simple task, but unfortunately, the smallest oversight can lead to h...
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26 September 2017
Reach Your Desired Audience with the New "Yelp Local Audiences"
Yelp Local Audiences Even though it’s the largest crowed-sourced review site of its kind, Yelp is often an underutilize...
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21 September 2017
4 Ways to Beat Amazon at Its Own Game This Holiday Season
Boost Your Brand The end of summer is near, and that means that the holiday shopping season is right around the corner....
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19 September 2017
Alert! Forbes 2018 Digital Marketing Predictions
Digital Marketing's Future Unless you have a crystal ball, it’s tough to know exactly what’s on the horizon for digital...
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14 September 2017
Find Your Niche: Creating Content for the RIGHT Audience
Finding Your Niche It’s a common misconception that you need to produce content that everyone finds interesting. Althou...
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12 September 2017
Are You Prepared! The 2017 Holiday Shopping Season Is Starting Earlier Than Ever
It's Time To Prepare Your Brand We previously stressed the importance of preparing your brand for the holiday season, b...
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7 September 2017
How To Spot a Bot: 4 Ways to Identify Malicious A.I.
Malicious Bots Bots are everywhere, and unfortunately, many of them are malicious. Even the President of the United Sta...
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5 September 2017
Alert! Facebook’s Update Will Impact “Fake News”
Fake News At the rate we’re going, “fake news” is going to be the phrase of the year, but not if Facebook has something...
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29 August 2017
Bot's Betray China! A.I. Embraces U.S. & Shun Communism
Artifical Intelligence We’ve discussed the upside to introducing chatbots to your digital marketing efforts in the past...
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24 August 2017
Digital Commerce Winning Its War Against In-Store Sales
Digital Sales When’s the last time you ordered something online? Probably pretty recently. Well, you’re not alone, as a...
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22 August 2017
Search Engine Satisfaction Dips, Is It Time to Diversify Your Digital Strategy?
Your Digital Strategy When it comes to refining your digital marketing campaign – with added emphasis on user experienc...
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17 August 2017
Alert! Facebook Update To Penalize Slow Websites
Facebook’s algorithm will estimate how long it takes a page to load from its mobile app and use that information when ra...
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16 August 2017
Google Sets New Standard for Mobile Ad Viewability
Guest Author: Pranali Gotpagar, PBJ Marketing Intern 2017 We have been able to obtain Ad Impression data (t...
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15 August 2017
Twitter Introduces A Subscription-Based Ad Program
Twitter's Ad Revenue During the second quarter of 2017, Twitter’s ad revenue hit a rough patch, but the social network ...
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10 August 2017
5 Surefire Ways to Improve Mobile User Experience
Hooked To The Tiny Screen What did you do while riding the train to work today? Probably browsed your phone, right? It’...
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8 August 2017
The Eye of the Robot – Introducing A.I. to Your Customer Service Experience
Technology changes the way consumers interact with brands. Digital marketing devices that were successful in the past - ...
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3 August 2017
With Ad Blockers Swarming, Be A Trustworthy Brand For Users
Millions of Ad Blockers, And Some More... It’s a hard pill to swallow, but a growing share of consumers are sick and ti...
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1 August 2017
Snapcrap? Snapchat’s IPO Dips Below $17 IPO Price
We previously speculated that Snapchat might be in for a rough 2017, and it’s starting to look more and more like the wr...
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27 July 2017
Rookie Mistakes In Email Marketing
Email marketing is a valuable tool to have in your arsenal, but let’s be frank, it’s easy to suck at email marketing. ...
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25 July 2017
Desktop Conversion Rates Continue to Beat Mobile, but Will It Last?
It’s no secret that the future is mobile, but when it comes to conversion rates, desktop computers continue to cast a sh...
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19 July 2017
PBJ Marketing Named Among "Top SEO and PPC Agency"
For the second year in a row, Clutch.Co names PBJ among the top agencies in NYC. Whether you’re a startup looking to ...
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18 July 2017
New VR Tech Will Further Inform Consumer Habits
VR is now a part of society. Digital marketing professionals are taking it to the next level and are utilizing it as a r...
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14 July 2017
Your Customers Are Your Strongest Content Strategy Assets
Ever-growing Giant: E-Commerce It’s time to face facts, most Americans prefer to shop online and to compensate, you bet...
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11 July 2017
4 Cardinal Sins of Blog Design
We love new and unique blog designs, but when we come across one that commits any of the cardinal sins of blog design, o...
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6 July 2017
Create Relevant Ads To Cut Down Ad-Blocker Use
STOP! No More Ads Creating effective online ads that yield real results and significant ROI can be a taxing process. Th...
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5 July 2017
It’s Never Too Early to Prepare Your Brand for the Holiday Season
We might sound crazy, but the holiday shopping season is right around the corner. Although the ornaments are still packe...
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29 June 2017
Top Apps For Marketers To Enhance Digital Strategy
5 Companies That Rule The App World Users are spending more time than ever on their smartphones, but a new report from ...
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27 June 2017
Another Nail in Snapchat’s Coffin? Instagram Introduces “Face Filters”
The battle for photo sharing app supremacy rages on, and Instagram may have recently dealt a lethal blow to Snapchat wit...
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27 June 2017
Another Nail in Snapchat’s Coffin? Instagram Introduces Face Filters
The battle for photo sharing app supremacy rages on, and Instagram may have recently dealt a lethal blow to Snapchat wit...
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22 June 2017
Long-Form Videos Crowned the New King of Content
The Rise of Long-Form Videos We’ve discussed the importance of video content in the past, and a recent major milestone ...
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20 June 2017
37% of Consumers Judge Online Ads Paired with Questionable Content
Creating online ads is a powerful way to get your brand’s message in front of prospective customers, but what many brand...
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15 June 2017
Build A Responsive Email Marketing List With These 4 Easy Steps
Responsive Email Marketing Every morning, millions of American across the country open their email inboxes and immediat...
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13 June 2017
Facebook Newsfeed Update to Reward High-Quality Content
When is the last time you logged onto Facebook and thought to yourself, “I don’t care about any of this content?” Thankf...
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18 May 2017
4 Retailers Putting Big Data to Good Use
Big data is big business in digital marketing, and various companies are putting it to work to identify prospective cust...
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16 May 2017
Despite Revenue Spike, Snapchat Fails to Dazzle
Here at PBJ Marketing, we’ve been keeping a close eye on Snapchat’s IPO and its development as a powerful marketing tool...
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11 May 2017
5 Common E-Commerce Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Establishing an online presence is a tough task that requires a whole lot of guidance, and if you’re adding e-commerce t...
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9 May 2017
5 Quick Fixes for Small Digital Marketing Victories
Digital marketing is a marathon that takes considerable time and patience to see real results. However, according to the...
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4 May 2017
PBJ’s Tricks of the Trade: Overcoming (Blog) Writer’s Block
Creating new and unique content for your company’s blog day in and day out can be a difficult task, and here at PBJ Mark...
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2 May 2017
Facebook Pixel Users Are About to Get a Big Boost
An active presence on social media is an absolute must for any digital marketing strategy these days, and with the help ...
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27 April 2017
Evaluate Your Content Strategy in 4 Easy Steps
Your website needs great content for several reasons. It gives off a strong first impression, it helps with your site’s ...
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25 April 2017
Personalize Your Digital Marketing Efforts with the Help of PBJ
Consumers love personalization. Whether it’s a perfectly tailored suit, a one-of-a-kind car color, or a bartender callin...
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21 April 2017
In the Wake of Its IPO, Is Snapchat in for a Rough 2017?
There was a ton of buzz leading up to Snapchat’s IPO at the beginning of March. So far, its stock (NYSE: SNAP) has perfo...
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18 April 2017
Elevate Your Digital Marketing Game with These 3 Online Tools
There's a common misconception that it takes a village to raise a successful digital marketing strategy. But with so man...
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13 April 2017
4 Advanced Tactics for App Store Optimization
It’s no secret, the App Store is a crowded place. According to Lifewire, at the end of 2016, there were more than 2 mill...
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11 April 2017
PBJ’s Tribute to the Web’s Best April Fools’ Day Jokes
April Fools’ Day is a big day for the internet, but now that the dust has settled and we can finally start to trust our ...
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6 April 2017
The 3 Pillars of Social Media Content Production
Social media sites Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram are fantastic outlets to share your brand’s content, but there shou...
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4 April 2017
Never Miss a Post with the Help of a Social Media Dashboard
Social media in the backbone of any digital marketing strategy. Often, it’s the most direct way to learn about prospecti...
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31 March 2017
Outsmart the ISP Legislation with a VPN
Between the NSA and the Obama Administration “allegedly” wiretapping Trump Tower during the most recent Presidential Ele...
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30 March 2017
6 Simple Ways to Write an Effective Ebook
Content should be a cornerstone of any digital marketing strategy, but it’s important to diversify the types of content ...
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28 March 2017
Bots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Dealing with bots is an unavoidable part of digital marketing. While many bots work to improve your site, a new report f...
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23 March 2017
Are Siri's Days Numbered? Google Assistant Is Making All the Right Moves
The war of voice assistants has been raging for a few years now, and Apple’s Siri appears to be the superpower to defeat...
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21 March 2017
Facebook Insights: Harnessing the Power of Two-Way Communication
Facebook is a crowded marketplace, but with the right strategy, it can help your business flourish. It doesn’t matter if...
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16 March 2017
Stop, Drop, and Roll: These 4 PR Blunders Really Burn!
It’s probably safe to say you’ve already seen the Best Picture blunder at this year’s Academy Awards. But for the uninit...
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14 March 2017
The Evolution of Mobile ROI - Identifying New Revenue Events
Mobile should be a big part of your digital marketing strategy, and with more users discovering your brand on the go tha...
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9 March 2017
Is Snapchat’s Longevity Viable? This Survey Says Otherwise
In the past, we’ve discussed the importance of adding Snapchat to your brand’s social media toolbox, but some people are...
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7 March 2017
3 Digital Marketing Obstacles That Plague Small Businesses
Now more than ever small businesses need to have a strong internet presence. Before buying products and services, most c...
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2 March 2017
Stock Photos Are Dead
The vast majority of stock images are terrible. In fact, a lot of them are downright unusable. What’s your first thou...
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28 February 2017
Mobile Leaves Larger Footprint on E-commerce Sales, Can Your Site Handle It?
PBJ Marketing is no stranger to e-commerce website design, and as more and more consumers take their shopping online, mo...
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23 February 2017
Buy Local: 3 Ways to Improve Your Local SEO
From farmers markets to farm-to-table restaurants, buying local is all the rage, and you can harness this trend to impro...
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22 February 2017
Facebook "Reactions" Paves the Way for Emotional Targeting
The introduction of Facebook Reactions had some implications for digital advertisers, and now that they’ve been around f...
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16 February 2017
5 Clear Signs You're Losing the Digital Race to the Competition
In our blog posts, we regularly talk about what you can do to improve your brand’s digital presence, but this time aroun...
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14 February 2017
As Alexa Skills Marketplace Crowds, Amazon Pushes for Easier Development
We’ve discussed the many perks and potential security concerns of “smart speakers" in the past, but following a spike in...
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9 February 2017
How the Onion Took Branded Content Mainstream and the Benefit to Your Company
The political battle of “real” vs. “fake” is in full swing, and we have to admit we’re riveted. Some of our favorite out...
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7 February 2017
Prepare for Snapchat's IPO by Growing Your Brand's Social Presence
Snapchat is gearing up to join the likes of Facebook and Twitter as a publicly traded company. Currently valued between ...
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2 February 2017
Expert Opinion: 4 Digital Marketing Trends for 2017
January is over, and experts continue to predict trends they expect to see during the course at 2017. When it comes to d...
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31 January 2017
On-Site Search: Is Your Site as Optimized as It Could be?
When you hear the term “search engine optimization” you probably think about search giants like Google and Bing and how ...
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26 January 2017
4 Steps to Dealing with 2017’s Email Marketing Trends
We’re big believers in email marketing, but if a steady flow of highly-customized emails promoting your brand and its mi...
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24 January 2017
From Super Bowl Advertisers, It’s Been Nothing but Crickets
Say what you want about the Super Bowl, but with 114.4 million viewers last year, there’s no denying that it’s one of th...
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19 January 2017
6 Ways to Jump-Start Your Social Media Ads in the New Year
Social media ads are a crucial part of any digital marketing initiative, but your strategy needs to adapt over time to e...
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17 January 2017
More Bang for Your Buck: Getting the Most out of Mobile Ad Spend
Mobile ads are an important part of any digital marketing strategy. After all, the majority of users are spending more t...
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13 January 2017
7 Best Browser Extensions to Use in the New Year
Whether you use Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or (gasp!) Internet Explorer/Edge, you probably have strong opinions abo...
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5 January 2017
3 Things We Learned About SEO in 2016
Search Engine Optimization is a cornerstone of every digital marketing strategy, and the team at PBJ Marketing is always...
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3 January 2017
Convenience Brings Security Concerns: A Look at Amazon Echo and Google Home
“Smart speakers” like Amazon Echo and Google Home are expected to be top sellers during this year’s holiday season, but ...
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29 December 2016
5 Apps Control 85% of User Time, It’s Time to Make Yours Stand Out
A new report indicates that mobile apps account for more than half of all digital media time, making it more important t...
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27 December 2016
Your Brand’s Social Media and a Celebrity Passing
With the passing of David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Gene Wilder, and so many others, 2016 has been a tough year for celebrit...
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22 December 2016
6 Simple A/B Tests to Improve Your Email Marketing Efforts
Imagine your favorite meal. Pretty good right? Now imagine eating that same meal every day for an entire year. It might ...
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15 December 2016
10 SEO Marketing Tools to Add to Your Toolbox
Search engine optimization is the foundation of any digital marketing strategy, but you wouldn’t try to build a house wi...
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13 December 2016
Amazon Go Store Shakes up O2O Shopping
For years, the team at PBJ Marketing has tried to predict the future of physical retail and online commerce. Well folks,...
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8 December 2016
5 DIY Fixes to Improve Your Mobile Site Optimization
It goes without saying that Google stands alone at the top of the search engine mountain, and today most people are sear...
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6 December 2016
Facebook Marketplace Takes on Giants eBay, Craigslist
Whether it’s instant messaging, gaming, photo sharing, advertising, or catching up on the latest news, it seems like Fac...
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1 December 2016
What to Know: WordPress vs. Drupal vs. Ruby
If your company has a website, it certainly has a content management system, but how in touch are you with the bells and...
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29 November 2016
Mobile Dominates on Black Friday, Cyber Monday Sales
Black Friday and Cyber Monday mark the start of the holiday shopping season, and as expected, activity this year was big...
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22 November 2016
With a Grain of Salt: Facebook to Start Tagging Fake News
The dust is slowly trying to settle from 2016’s exceptionally tumultuous Presidential Election, and everyone from pundit...
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17 November 2016
Online Reviews and What They Mean For You
It’s crucial for digital marketing professionals to get inside the minds of our clients’ prospects. Recognizing their ne...
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15 November 2016
The Future is Now: 4 Bold Digital Marketing Predictions for 2017
The New Year still seems like a long way off, but it’s never too early to start planning your digital strategy for 2017....
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10 November 2016
4 Things to Know: Gmail Launches Update to Support Responsive Design
At a glance, email marketing may seem old school, but it’s still one of the best tools to grow your business. According ...
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8 November 2016
3 Reasons a Local Creative Digital Agency Is the Answer to Your Problems
New York City and Washington, D.C., are epicenters for culture and commerce, and if you’re a brand trying to stand out i...
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3 November 2016
Keep Calm and Carry On: 3 Tips to Deal With a Google Algorithm Update
The only sure thing in the realm of SEO is that it’s always going to change. According to Google, the search engine gian...
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1 November 2016
Mobile Merchants Enjoy Spike in Activity, but Conversions Remain Soft
It’s no secret that more consumers do their shopping on their smartphones, and Adobe recently released its 2016 Digital ...
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27 October 2016
4 Questions to Ask About Your Content "Shareability"
Creating content to promote your brand on social media is no easy task, but if you do it right, users and peers alike wi...
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25 October 2016
PBJ Marketing: Setting the Bar for Top Digital Agencies
Interested in finding one of the best agencies in New York City? You’ve come to the right place. PBJ Marketing was just ...
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25 October 2016
Are Fake Online Reviews Really Shaking Consumer Confidence?
It should be cut and dry. If you run a good company, you should receive positive online reviews that boost your business...
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20 October 2016
Ad Spend Waste Giving You a Scare? We’re Here to Help!
The team at PBJ Marketing is always in the mood for a good scare; that’s why we’ve already set aside our favorite horror...
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17 October 2016
Pinterest Monthly Users See a 50% Spike
There’s a ton of competition among social media networks, and the field is dominated by the likes of Facebook, Instagram...
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13 October 2016
Digging Deep Into Your Site’s RFM Analysis and Putting It to Work
Driving traffic to your website is one of the primary goals of any digital marketing campaign, but have you ever stopped...
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11 October 2016
Oops! AdWords, AdSense Mix Up Costs Teen $120k
Historically, it’s been the dream of millions of people to make it to the silver screen, but with the rise of the intern...
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6 October 2016
Digital Marketing: Fueled by Data, but Not Without Its Drawbacks
Big data is big business, and if you tap into it, you can seriously elevate your brand’s digital marketing performance. ...
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4 October 2016
Is Your Content Link-Worthy?
There are many different types of content, but they all have a massive impact on Search Engine Optimization. Content ...
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29 September 2016
Time to Act: Mobile Users Dwarf Desktop
Next time you’re on a crowded train or in a bustling coffee shop, take a look around. Chances are the vast majority of p...
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28 September 2016
Nurture Brand Loyalty With Your Very Own Custom App
Getting consumers to stay loyal to your brand isn’t a walk in the park, and according to new data, getting them to downl...
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22 September 2016
The Best of the Worst: PBJ's Favorite Digital Blunders
It's critical that the public perceives your company in a positive light, and digital marketing is commonly your fir...
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20 September 2016
Twitter Ready to Roll out Changes to 140-Character Count
Back in May, Twitter announced it was going to make some small changes to its platform that were expected to have some b...
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15 September 2016
Clinton vs. Trump: Two Candidates, Two Very Different Digital Strategies
Digital marketing helps mold the opinions of your audience, and who wants to mold opinions of an audience more than U.S....
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13 September 2016
Going Viral: The 4 Dos of Successful Video Advertising
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