People say that all trends come back around in time: tight-rolled pants, backpacks, and mirrored sunglasses are some recent fashion throw-backs that are rearing their heads again. The latest trend in marketing is going waaay back . . . all the way back to the 1920s when the first commercial radio station hit the airwaves. These wireless waves of sound were the basis for many of our modern-day …
When we think of content marketing, we tend to think of the same kinds of content. Things like blog posts, white papers, videos, and social media posts. What probably doesn’t jump to mind is interactive content, and that means you could be leaving opportunity on the table. Interactive content is exactly what it sounds like – content that your audience gets …
You’ve probably heard, more than once, by now that content is the undisputed king of the World Wide Web. If you have a website, the content on your site is what sets you apart from the nearly two billion (yes with a B) other websites clamoring for audiences across the Internet. While conventional wisdom tells us that more content is …
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 time to take the leap. In fact, waiting could prove disastrous for your business. Here’s why. According to Business Insider, the number of m-commerce purchases (those made using mobile devices) accounted for 11.6 percent of total U.S. …
At the beginning of August, many companies and marketing professionals started to notice a change in Google’s organic website traffic. The changes were formally announced but the details were not given, so we are left to examine the changes ourselves and try to follow the trail of breadcrumbs. However, there are some observations we can safely make about exactly what …
Memes. Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the Internet came around, you know what they are. You’ve seen them all over your Twitter and Facebook stream. If you browse Reddit, they’re impossible to avoid. You’ve probably created and posted a few yourself. As popular as they are, however, marketers have a really difficult time finding ways to use them. …
There was a time not so long ago that SEO was at the very heart of every company’s digital marketing strategy. Things have changed dramatically. A recent survey found that SEO is the least popular digital marketing strategy among medium-sized businesses. In fact, only 44% of businesses surveyed claimed to dedicate any time or resources to SEO. It’s not clear why so …
Crawling. Indexing. Ranking. Are you ready to rewrite your entire website (including blog posts!) every time Google decides to change their search algorithm? This probably doesn’t “rank” high on your to-do list, and for good reason! You know in your heart of hearts how important it is for your website to rank high on specific keywords. You probably have your …
Very few businesses today can survive without a strong base of Millennial customers. In 2017, Millennials had an estimated $1.3 trillion in purchasing power. By the end of the year, that was determined to be more than any other generation. Unfortunately, Millennials are quite tricky to market to. They’re less trusting of traditional advertising and marketing channels than their parents and grandparents …
There are two emails that your business sends out every day — day in and day out — that could significantly increase your sales if you leveraged them properly. That’s right. The magic happens when you optimize your welcome email series and your order confirmations. Skyrocket your eCommerce revenue! Punch-up your upsells! Reduce cart abandonment! That’s a lot of exclamation marks! The reality is …