One mistake businesses often make is overlooking their existing customers in their quest to acquire new ones. Such an oversight can lead your current customers to the competition. While obtaining new customers should always be a priority, it’s the savvy business that...
Digital Marketing Trends for 2019
If you’re a business owner or a marketing consultant who works with business teams, these are the 2019 digital marketing trends you can’t afford to ignore. Embrace video content Studies continue to show that video content gets the most engagement and highest return on...
The Art of Social Listening
These days, it’s not enough to just create content to push out through your social media channels. If you want to build a solid reputation and following, you also have to listen to what is being said about your company, your competition and your industry. Your...
Creating content people want to share
Last week in our two-part series (part one and part two), we covered social media tips to grow your business. We talked about the fact that once you’ve narrowed your audience and the best social media platforms to reach them, you’re ready to begin developing content...
PART 2: Social media marketing tips to grow your business
In Part 1, we covered defining your audience and started discussing choosing the right platform with Facebook and Instagram. Let's dive into more social media platforms with Part 2 of social media marketing tips to grow your business: LinkedIn: LinkedIn, with 500...
PART 1: Social media marketing tips to grow your business
When it comes to marketing your small business, few other channels are more effective — in terms of time and money — than social media. According to a Small Business Association (SBA) survey, almost 90% of marketers say their social marketing efforts have increased...
Tap into free marketing tools available online
It is often the challenge of the small business to achieve similar results with fewer resources. Just because your marketing budget can’t compete with a larger corporation doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice quality. Here’s a helpful list of free online tools for...
Email Subject Lines Matter: How to increase open rates
You have carefully assembled your next email newsletter with loads of great content — promoted your new service, driven traffic to your landing page and even included a promotional offer. Your work is done and all you have to hit is the send button, right? Not so...
Build your marketing strategy with minimal cost
As a small business, marketing often sinks on the priority list when it comes to budget and finding the time to dedicate to its cultivation. Luckily, there are simple and effective ways you can use to expand your marketing strategy without breaking the bank. Bring...