Andrew Schulkind — December 27, 2018 — December 27, 2018 Managing a social media presence is not the same for marketers as for teenage digital natives. Selfies are pretty much out, for one thing, but so is the self-absorption that seems to dominate a lot of personal social media activity. Here are some ideas for … Continue reading Doing Social Media Right as a Marketer
Search Engines Doing A Better Job Of Calling Out Paid-Search Ads by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, December 13, 2018 Google and Bing, and even Amazon, have been criticized for not doing more to distinguish paid-search advertisements from organic search results, but the findings from a survey results released Thursday suggest improvements. In fact 77% of people … Continue reading Search Engines Doing A Better Job Of Calling Out Paid-Search Ads
Dave Charest — November 19, 2018 Follow @DaveCharest — November 19, 2018 With a strong economy and low unemployment boosting consumer confidence, the 2018 holiday season promises to be a good one. This year the holiday trifecta of Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday starts on November 23rd, so time is of the essence for small … Continue reading 5 Things Your Small Business Should be Doing Now for a Successful 2018 Holiday Season
Addressable TV will soon be a vital part of any media plan, so dip your toe into the water now. Laura Collins on October 31, 2018 Video is a hotter topic than ever in marketing, with users consuming more and options for advertisers multiplying rapidly. With so much development in the industry it can be … Continue reading Video advertising’s bright future and what you should be doing now
Derek Gleason — October 11, 2018 — October 11, 2018 In 2009, Netflix offered $ 1 million to anyone who could improve the quality of its recommendation engine by 10%. It took two years, but a team finally won. Netflix paid the bounty—then ignored the code. As it turned out, the enhanced algorithms “did not … Continue reading Predictive Analytics in 2018: What’s Possible, Who’s Doing It, and How
Kent Campbell — October 6, 2018 Follow @reputationx — October 6, 2018 FirmBee / Pixabay How do you know if an SEO is doing a good job? Instead of waiting for results, you can get a glimpse of whether the work they are doing will be effective. Here are three relatively simple things you can … Continue reading Know if Your SEO is Doing a Good Job
Deborah Sweeney — August 23, 2018 Follow @MyCorporation— August 23, 2018 You’ve signed up for an Instagram account for your small business but haven’t done much with it yet. Much like being on any social media account, you know you’re supposed to be actively posting and engaging with fans but haven’t quite figured out your … Continue reading Create a Lasting Instagram Presence for Your Small Business by Doing These 4 Things
Brett McIntyre — July 25, 2018 Follow @216Marketing — July 25, 2018 A modern applicant most likely about their personal, social and even professional lives stashed away on one or more social media platforms. This is just the reality of modern life. People – often unthinkingly – post the minutest details of their lives on … Continue reading The Dangers Of Doing Your Own Social Media Background Checks
Eileen O’Loughlin — July 13, 2018 — July 13, 2018 Forty percent of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are focused on “increasing employee productivity” as a top business goal going into 2020, according to a 2017 Capterra survey on top technology trends. There are various paths to improving employee effectiveness, including investing in the right … Continue reading Resource Utilization: What Small Businesses Are Doing Wrong (And How to Fix It)
James Mathewson — June 14, 2018 — June 14, 2018 Most people get the theory of SEO: You find the keywords and phrases that compose the search queries of your target audience, and you build content that answers the questions implicit in those queries. But a lot of marketers I talk to are skeptical about … Continue reading You’re Doing SEO Wrong: It’s All About Authority
