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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
I'm extremely excited to be launching Rithm Marketing! It's difficult to document all the events that led to this but I've always wanted to build something of my own. I've been thinking about business ideas for years. Call it the entrepreneurial spirit, but whatever...