Do you own or work at a small to midsize business, with a local customer base? Are you struggling to break through the noise and reach your target audience? Unsure of how to best invest your advertising budget to really move the needle and get the best return? You’re in luck, we wrote this blog…
Local SEO tips for small businesses Ranking high on Google for certain keywords can be difficult but if you have a target audience in a specific geographic location, narrowing your search visibility down so the people you want to reach are finding you online may seem impossible, especially if you are not sure what to…
When a company or brand is ready to reach out to a digital marketing agency for help, the conversation almost exclusively starts in one of three ways. I have been doing (insert digital marketing tactic like social media marketing, pay per click, etc) and it’s not having the desired impact. I have been told I…
We refer to any business that meets with customers face-to-face as a “local business”. If you have a store-front or a service area, you have a local audience, which makes you a local business. You may be a one-person team running things all on your own, or a national chain. Your direct interaction with customers…
You know the expression of “beating a dead horse”? Basically, it’s used to describe someone who’s wasting time and energy on a lost cause. Unfortunately, we see many small business owners and marketing teams “beating a dead horse” when it comes to their marketing. Either they’re spending a lot of their precious resources on strategies…
All too often, we hear that clients who have worked with other digital marketing agencies either don’t get digital marketing reports or, if they do, there is so much industry-specific jargon that they don’t really get value out of the reports. As a result, any reports they get are ignored or tossed to the side.…
Earlier this week, we had a team meeting and talked through some of the best questions we’ve gotten in the last few weeks. One that stuck out to me was “What can I do to make the most impact for my business right now?” I thought that was such an important question, and one probably…
Over the last couple of weeks communities in the US and throughout the world have experienced dramatic changes in daily life. Friends, family members, and neighbors have learned to lean on each other more than they ever could have imagined. As for those of us in the business world, we were quickly prompted to understand…
Alternate ways to conduct business during the Coronavirus crisis It’s no secret the Coronavirus is disrupting businesses. Trade shows are being canceled. Consumers are staying at home. Business travel is sharply curtailed. These disruptive changes are reactions to slow the spread of the disease by minimizing direct human interactions. Disruptive is the key word! How…
Business success happens when you know your audience. Don’t waste your money or time going after the wrong ideal customer. Do it right from the start. You’ll get better results and your investment will return a higher payback. In the grand scheme of your digital spend, an investment in buyer personas is a drop…