When trying to make the most of any digital marketing budget, it's important to evaluate what channels you're able to make the most of right now and which you should hold off investing in until you've started seeing a return. This debate generally brings businesses to a common question about two specific channels of digital marketing: “Should I invest in SEO, enhancing content and optimizing my website, or a Pay-Per-Click Campaign?” Figuring out what makes the most sense depends on your company's unique marketing strategy. Prioritizing your immediate goals and identifying a timeline for the long-term will significantly affect what…
It's no surprise to business owners that they need a digital presence to connect with their consumers. There are multiple reasons that every single business needs to be active on social media in some sort of way, and at the end of the day these reasons all come back to gaining more leads. These connections might not always be a direct influence in the sales funnel, but everything that happens in the public eye online will have an affect on leads for your business. Social Media is an important opportunity that business leaders need to pay attention to if they…
Utilizing various channels of content marketing is extremely important for businesses because it gives your brand an approachable voice that consumers can relate to. Showcasing your business' personality through blogging is an extremely effective and versatile way to connect with consumers and help them get to know your brand, products, and services in a new way. One of the greatest benefits of blogging as a business is the increased exposure your brand will receive - if your content is good. Your business' mission is to solve a problem for your target market. When people have problems, the first resource we…
Live tweeting is a big opportunity to build a brand’s digital presence in real time. It's a step in networking that can be easily overlooked, but have incredible payoff when done well. Many make the mistake of only considering live tweeting when it's something being put on by their own company, which only works in a promotional sense if you have internal social goals for your employee engagement. There are a variety of events to live tweet that involve a physical location or simply tweeting after hours from home. The main goal of live tweeting should be to build brand…
An easy way to expand the reach of any brand’s page content through social media is to occasionally share posts from your brand page to your personal Facebook profile. Now that doesn’t mean every post needs to be shared with your friends. If they wanted to see that then they can choose to follow the page. Sharing should let your friends see that you’re excited about what you love about your business. Since at least 60% of Facebook sharing happens on mobile devices, here are the steps to sharing from a brand page, while on your phone. From the Facebook…
