Living in a city with a high volume of tourist traffic, I’ve come to learn a lot about the area just by eavesdropping here and there. For instance, I recently passed by a lanyard-wearing, fanny pack toting tour group the other day and I overheard the tour guide say that nearly 2,000,000 tourists visit the city every year. I also know that the rooftop bar with the best view doesn’t serve the best drinks, and that if you’re going to buy a sweetgrass basket, it’s best to skip up the road and dicker with a local vendor, rather than pay full price in the market.
Inbound Fundamentals: What Content are My Customers Looking For?
Whether you’re just getting started in inbound marketing or are a seasoned expert, there is one question you want to continually ask yourself – what are my customers looking for? The answer to this question depends on a variety of factors, but ultimately, your customers are looking for content that provides them with answers to their questions or solutions to their problems.
Why Winking at Your Competitors is a Good Idea
Folks, it’s happened. The world is complete. We finally have a taco emoji. That’s right – you can now add a taco to your dancing ladies, winking face, and coffee mug. While perhaps, you didn’t miss the taco emoji as much as some (cough, me, cough), by now you probably have your favorite emojis and emoticons for your personal texts and social media communications. But have you thought about incorporating those tiny pictures into your corporate social media posts and tweets?
Do LinkedIn Posts Affect Your Site’s SEO?
LinkedIn started as a small professional networking startup, but has morphed into one of the fastest growing social networks in the industry. The company’s 2015 first quarter numbers reported a whopping 364 million members. These numbers are staggering and as a company you may be wondering what you can do to leverage the platform for your brand.
Inbound Fundamentals: Is Having a Blog Really Going to Help my Small Business?
Running a small business may seem like you’re running around like a mad person. After all, there are meetings, deadlines, clients, and financial burdens to think about. Who has time for a blog, right? You may want to rethink your answer to that question. A blog is an incredibly important marketing tool.
How to use Punctuation in Adwords
Writing copy for Adwords can be an intimidating exercise. You want to maximize your clickthrough rates through writing compelling content. A higher click through will drive more traffic to your site and can contribute to better quality score lowering your cost per click. Just like taking time to analyze the best keywords for your ads, there are some tricks of the trade to help make your ads pop. One trick is to include punctuation in your Adwords adcopy.
Should My Business Have a Houzz Account?
With so many social media and marketing platforms on the Internet, it’s hard to know the ones that are worth your valuable time. Houzz may seem like just another platform, but if you’re in the housing, design, or architecture fields, having a profile on Houzz is to your benefit.
Let’s learn what Houzz actually is, who it’s for and decide together whether or not you need to utilize Houzz for your business.
Social Media Managment For Franchises
In two previous articles we discussed AdWords strategy for franchises and local SEO for franchise owners. In this article, we will discuss best practices for social media management of franchises.
What’s the Difference Between AdWords and AdWords Express?
Google AdWords is an excellent tool for online marketing helping you to reach your audience. If you’re a small business with extremely limited resources, Google’s AdWords Express may be the right solution for your online marketing strategy.
Can I Use Trademarks in Adwords?
Did you know you can increase your click-through rates by including trademark and registered symbols in your ad copy? Or that you can even use trademarked terms that you don’t own? Trademarks may be a complicated area, but there are some things you can do to make the most out of trademarks and your use of them in your AdWords strategy.