If you’re keeping up with the latest search trends, you might ask yourself, “do I still need to worry about SEO? A recent Forbes article discussed the era of “digital discovery,” suggesting that traditional search engines, such as Google, could become relics. Do the facts support such a possibility? Do you still need to spend …
Social Media Trends: Should You Run Or Should You Stay?
Should you run after social media trends? Logically, the answer is no. But we do. Keeping up with marketing trends is critical to developing your digital content strategy. However, your business and marketing goals should be front and center when deciding to change course or expand your digital outreach. As we’ve seen over the last …
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What Is Dark Social And How Can It Help My Business Grow?
Dark social is not the dark web. The dark web refers to internet sites that can only be accessed with a specialized web browser. Users utilize these sites to post content anonymously. On the other hand, dark social refers to shares that are difficult to track. For example, think about when you found a great …
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Top 5 Tips For Startup Marketing Success
Startup marketing—you can't skip it—no one will know you exist. But you can't afford it—cash flow is your #1 priority and primary enemy. So, what's the answer? Focus on low-to-no-cost startup marketing strategies that you can automate and optimize to reach your target consumers. Here are our top five tips for startup marketing success. Create …
9 Digital Marketing Mistakes That Will Tank Your Performance
A handful of digital marketing mistakes can easily topple even the best social media marketing campaign. The marketplace is competitive, the economy is uncertain, and the world seems to be in perpetual “emotion.” As a result, you might put your digital marketing on auto-pilot with so many issues to track. Of course, automation is essential, …
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What Happened To My Organic Reach?
If you Google “is organic reach dead?” you’ll find dozens of articles that deal with the decline of organic reach. If you’ve experienced a drop-off in post reach on the social channels you employ, especially Facebook, you’re not alone. But the picture is not as bleak as it might appear. Organic reach is not dead; …
So Many Social Media Channels, Which One Should I Choose?
Unless you’re one of the big brands, you don’t have the time or budget to market your business on all the social media channels. So you’ll need to prioritize. However, those big brands also prioritize. They don’t want to waste money or time creating content for the wrong audience, even though their budgets have more …
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How To Capture The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing to Grow Your Business
Word-of-mouth marketing still works. And it’s cheaper and more effective than paid messaging. According to research from Kantar, 93% of consumers say they trust their family and friends, and 91% trust review sites for information about brands. Only 38% say they trust ads. But, like everything else, word-of-mouth has also gone digital. In this article, …
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How To Create A Content Distribution Strategy That Works
What’s a content distribution strategy, why do you need it, and how do you design one? If you’ve been following this blog, you already know about content’s critical role in growing your business. We’ve talked about how your company blog draws visitors to your website, builds trust in your brand, and nurtures brand loyalty. And …
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Get Rid Of These 8 Content Marketing Mistakes
Spring is a great time to clean out those content marketing mistakes that are holding you back from reaching your target audience (and growing your business). The digital content ecosystem will likely become more crowded as we head into the summer months (in the Northern Hemisphere). Leisure months mean more time on social media channels, …
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