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Study: 92% of Small Businesses ‘Pivot’ Amidst Pandemic & Ecommerce Explodes
Out of necessity, small businesses have been forced to consider new ways of conducting business. Whether the long-standing business or the start-up, everyone is feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the response from business owners is extremely...
Study: 82% of Consumers Read Online Reviews for Local Businesses
The number of consumers who look at online reviews has continuously increased as our world has progressively become more and more digitized. Ample research on this subject has been conducted, and the results emphasize the importance of customer reviews, both good and...
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...
Most People Don’t Look for Your Business Online – They Discover You
A new study analyzing data from 45,000 Google My Business (GMB) profiles has found that the majority of people researching a purchase will search on Google using a category, service or product keyword searches vs. a specific business name. The split, according to the...
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...
Study: 76% Used Social Media to Research Your Small Business
People are going online to find information about you and your business. It’s the reality of commerce today. While some businesses can survive simply on an established reputation and strong referral network, digital marketing is a necessity for new businesses and...
9 SEO Tips for Improving Your Ranking on Google in 2019
Last month we presented a MarketingBitz webinar exploring the state of the search engine results page (SERP) on Google, how its changed, and offered 9 search engine optimization (SEO) tips to utilize in 2019 to improve your business's organic rank and your rank in the...
First Impressions Form in Less Than 50 Milliseconds – Why Logos, Colors & Digital Design Matter
There are all kinds of stats that point to the importance of digital design and creative when it comes to your website and your digital marketing overall. The most compelling of those stats is the speed with which opinions are formed online. According to a Google...