Tag: Marketing

  • The Immense Value of Creativity In Marketing

    The Immense Value of Creativity In Marketing

    The idea that creativity is important in marketing is not exactly novel – that’s probably why it’s topped the strategic priorities of organizations polled by the Boston Consulting Group for seven of eight years tested. Nevertheless, too many organizations and companies fail to get it right, and there’s little point knowing creativity is important in…

  • The Powerful Persistence of Print Advertising

    The Powerful Persistence of Print Advertising

    The first record of print advertising is from 1836 when a French newspaper charged for space in the newspaper. Nearly two centuries later, print is still a powerful piece of collateral for your company to use to reach consumers.  While online marketing channels are reaching more and more people, it is important to note that…

  • How To Leverage Instagram Stories for Business

    How To Leverage Instagram Stories for Business

    The latest buzz around the social media sphere this week is Instagram’s blatant adoption of Snapchat’s integral MyStory feature. By bringing in the ephemeral, steady stream of user’s day to day activities, Instagram has officially integrated its high-end picture posting platform with the casual, frequent picture posting of Snapchat.  Learning how to leverage Instagram Stories…

  • The Sweet Symphony of Successful Marketing

    The Sweet Symphony of Successful Marketing

    A lot of stress has been placed on the digital aspect of marketing in the past decade. However, it takes more than a beautiful website to win over every consumer. A concert of channels and media must work together to form a consistent message and sound, like an orchestra. When each piece is in tune…

  • Four Elements To A Successful 2016 Content Marketing Strategy

    Four Elements To A Successful 2016 Content Marketing Strategy

    With more consumers spending time online and on social media sites, 2016 is as good of a time as ever to ramp up your content marketing efforts. Many small to medium-sized businesses struggle to keep up with the competition’s million dollar marketing budgets, especially in a less than perfect economy. The good news is that…

  • Content Marketing Is Still King

    Content Marketing Is Still King

    Here ye, here ye!  Content marketing is still King! From captivating case studies to viral videos, your content marketing strategy can make or break your company’s visibility online.  To understand this better, let’s start off with the most important search engine statistic related to content marketing:

  • Time Management Tools For Marketing

    Time Management Tools For Marketing

    Using time management tools for marketing your business can have a dramatic impact on your bottom line. “It is the time you’ve wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Finding time on a weekly basis to market your business can be a difficult task.  38% of bloggers…

  • 4 Ways To Win At Small Business Marketing

    4 Ways To Win At Small Business Marketing

    Many small business owners have little to no experience in marketing, design, or how to cost-effectively promote their business in today’s digital age. Some may have started their company years ago when phone books were the go-to search engine, and social media marketing was non-existent.  Without an in-house marketing department or the budget to hire…

  • Increase Search Engine Rankings

    Increase Search Engine Rankings

    If you’re looking to increase search rankings for your business but don’t have a huge budget, start with the basics. There are many easy and free or low-cost techniques to begin building a more visible brand online which can have a significant impact on search engine rankings. Here are just a few that can be…

  • Digitally Speaking – Online Advertising

    Digitally Speaking – Online Advertising

    Online advertising is the new phone book. As the world consumes iPhones, iPads, and iPods at a rapidly accelerating pace, it appears we are moving to a paperless society in which your product or service will need to be advertised through magic screens and megapixels to maintain market share.  Just don’t go investing every penny of…