If you have a website, chances are you’re currently connected to Google Analytics (GA). GA is an analytical tool that is extensively used worldwide and available for free. If you don’t have GA and would like to start tracking valuable data on your website, follow these basic instructions from Google. Read More “How Google Analytics Can Help You Make Smart Marketing Decisions”
Communication is an essential part of any relationship–even with your customers! As a business you may view your relationship with your customers similar to that of a personal relationship–one that needs to be cultivated, respected, and, of course, mutually rewarding. Without these qualities a customer may become dissatisfied and look for alternative places to do business, namely your competitors. However, with proper care and nurturing, you can build a relationship with your customers that will last a lifetime and may even turn them into ambassadors of your brand. Here are five ways you can nurture a relationship with customers and hopefully keep them coming back: Read More “Five Ways to Nurture a Relationship with Your Customers”
Over the last few years, location-based targeting has come to the forefront of marketing through a number of different technologies which allow marketers to target more specific audiences than ever. In a similar vein to other digital marketing tactics such as remarketing and user-id targeting, location-based targeting excels through its ability to target specific users and devices that are more likely to convert, allowing for an advertising budget to be spent more efficiently. Read More “How Location-based Targeting can Help You Reach your Audience”
Although the exact algorithm for search engine ranking remains a mystery, over the years we have learned a lot about what best practices can help improve your ranking through search engine optimization (SEO). Keep in mind that any one strategy will not instantly bring your site to the top, but over time a combination of factors can help bolster your site’s ranking. Also, most SEO strategies have the added benefit of making your site more informative and user friendly to your website visitors. Ready to get your website on the right track? Here are 5 ways to improve your website’s search engine ranking:
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As we enter the new year, many of us are likely considering starting a new habit (or breaking one) as part of our new year’s resolution. When it comes to marketing, there are many good strategies that can help your business grow if you make them a consistent part of your marketing plan. We’d like to share with you a few ideas that we think will be important in 2019 and encourage you to make them a habit as you move your business forward this year.
Halloween has come and gone, so we all know that it’s just about time for the marketing to start up for the holiday season. If you maintain a Facebook page for your business, you may be wondering how best to get your audience into the holiday spirit. With that being said, here are five Facebook ideas for the holiday season:
Although we’re well into the month of October, there’s still time to optimize your website’s landing pages for the holiday season. If you sell products on your website or are running an online holiday promotion, take some time to review your landing pages to make sure your website is doing its job. Keep in mind that people could be coming to your website and landing on a number of your pages, not just the homepage or the ones you link to in your advertising. When reviewing your website, here are a few landing page tips to remember:
Rethinking Your Email Marketing Strategy
Love it or hate it, email marketing continues to be a strong marketing tool. For most people, including myself, our love-hate relationship with email marketing exists mostly due to spammer misuse. Thankfully, most of the obvious junk mail is usually filtered out, but even so, there’s also the issue of companies sending too many marketing emails, which can quickly become an annoyance to most people and cause recipients to opt-out from future communications. Read More “Rethinking Your Email Marketing Strategy”
By now you’ve probably had a chance to review some information about the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect in May. This new regulation applies to any company that interacts with European Union citizens, which makes it applicable even to small businesses in the U.S. who have a website or collect personal information from customers.
Reporting is one of the most important parts of any marketing campaign due to its ability to gauge success and identify weaker areas that need to be improved. One component of your marketing strategy where analytics may be particularly useful is email marketing, where there are an abundance of analytics at your disposal. When it comes to analyzing your email marketing campaigns, you may not know where to start. Here are three metrics you should care about, and why: Read More “3 Metrics to Help You Understand Your Email Marketing Campaigns”
