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Google Performance Max: When to Use, How to Use and Google Ad Specs
Google Performance Max campaigns are one of the newer ad types offered on the Google Ads platform, presenting yet another ad type for advertisers to consider. While these campaigns can drive some compelling results, this isn't always the case. Our Google Ads agency...
Marketing Performance Measurement: Is My Marketing Working?
In the ever-evolving landscape of marketing, one question reigns supreme: Is my marketing actually working? It's a query that plagues businesses of all sizes, yet the answer lies in the data. It's essential to delve into the metrics of customer acquisition cost (CAC)...
Types of Marketing Agencies: How to Select the Best Marketing Agency for Your Business
When it comes to business growth, how you decide to spend your marketing dollars will make all the difference. The complexity of the digital space requires a high-level of expertise and strategic know-how to navigate effectively. However, many businesses are left...
How to Build a Brand Identity Online
Wondering how to build a brand identity? In today's digital world, building a strong brand online is essential for businesses of all sizes and a strong brand can differentiate your business from competitors. Also, it can increase customer loyalty which supports in...
Marketing Isn’t a Commodity – It’s a Strategic Investment in Discovery
Oftentimes business owners and executives get hung up on various aspects of their marketing spend when it comes to advertising and marketing. What does it cost? What is the ROI? How much should I spend? This effectively boils marketing down into a commodity. While...
Why Word-of-Mouth Recommendations Aren’t Enough Anymore
It isn’t hard to believe that word-of-mouth recommendations from people you know is the most trusted form of “advertising.” While you might not think of these kinds of recommendations as advertising, they most certainly are. It’s a type of “earned” advertising that...
Hiring A Marketing Agency in 2020? Here’s What To Look For
Any business that is looking to grow in 2020 or expand into new markets understands the importance of an effective digital marketing strategy and hiring a marketing agency to execute that strategy. From both the strategy development to the execution, your marketing...
What You Need to Know About Marketing Funnels
You’ve probably heard or read about “marketing funnels” or “click funnels.” The idea isn’t new and is pretty simple – when someone engages with your website, your web design and call-to-actions seek to move a user towards a key action or purchase. However, the art of...
Marketing Is Like Real Estate – You Either Rent, Own or Share Your Reach
The world of local marketing can be split into two primary buckets – online and offline. Businesses typically allocate marketing dollars to a mixture of channels that span the digital space and traditional media channels. Depending on the industry, both serve a...
Pros & Cons: DIY Website Builder vs. Web Developer vs. Marketing Agency
When you’re in the market for a new website or a website redesign there are many different providers and technologies to choose from. You will more than likely approach the entire project using one of the following methods: completely do it yourself (DIY), do it with...
Study: People Spend Over 6 Hours Online Each Day, Mostly on Mobile
The importance of effective, interesting and value-adding marketing continues to increase. It's not shocking news, but with only so many hours in a day, as people spend more and more time with digital media, this creates more an more opportunities for brands and...
While Marketers Embrace ‘New’ Tech, Small Businesses Need to Get the Basics of Digital Marketing Right
While marketers test new tech and strategies, small businesses continue to prioritize the basics. Two recent studies identify this gap, but there is also one area of alignment: content. The reality in the small business marketing space is that those who seek agencies...
Hiring a Digital Marketing Agency? Here’s 5 Tips for Selecting the Right One for Your Small Business
How can you tell if a digital marketing agency is right for your business? How do you determine if they are worth whatever price they have provided? How should your small business compare multiple providers against each other? When assessing a digital marketing...
The Relativity & Illusion of Digital Marketing ROI
Imagine a city where on the same day two coffee shops open that have very similar menu items from a product and quality perspective. There are no other competing coffee shops or cafes nearby. One of the businesses has invested in a robust digital marketing strategy...
Starting a Business? Do These 4 Things First
Entrepreneurs and small business owners usually get started with a dream, a passion, a skill, an idea, an intuition, some luck and sometimes a push from the people around them. Spending the time visualizing the business and the work is extremely exciting, but starting...
Ice Cream to Collar Seams – Every Profession Is Art and Science
Have you ever watched someone do some everyday task but find yourself struck by how efficiently and effectively they do it? Whether it’s the speed and precision of a master tailor or the perfectly round ice cream scoops at your favorite parlor, with practice and...
Why the Customer Experience (CX) Is More Important than ‘Ranking #1’ on Search Engines
If you haven't heard the term "customer experience" (aka CX), its likely to be the concept that drives strategies for businesses of all sizes in 2019. Simply put, customer experience is the experience a customer has when interacting with your business. This includes...
Is Digital Marketing a Cost of Doing Business?
Of course we think digital marketing is a cost of doing business. We're a digital marketing agency! But there's more than just self-interest behind our perspective. The reality of today's digital consumer is that the vast majority of people, from Gen Z to Boomers, are...
Do Digital Marketing Growth Hacks Exist?
Sales pressure and revenue objectives often push many businesses into pursuing growth “hacks” and various short-term and in some cases unethical digital marketing strategies. From email list buying, to keyword stuffing, to soliciting reviews from friends/family,...
Why DIY Digital Marketing Isn’t Sustainable for Most Small Businesses
Starting a business of any kind isn't an easy decision to make, no matter how good at something you are. For many small businesses, the reality is you're really only practicing your craft a fraction of the time. For some it's probably close to only 50% of the time....