Customer reviews are vital for any small business. More often than not, we typically see business owners only responding to positive reviews, and that honestly makes sense in a way. It’s only natural to want to accentuate the good reviews in hopes that they bury the bad, and it can be completely disheartening to see a…
Marketing automation is a useful tool for businesses to manage routine touch points to bring a client to sale and maintain contact with afterwards. Of course, this is just a generalization for a vast and intricate system. We personally prefer using HubSpot for their marketing automation capabilities. According to Hatch, they were able to cohesively…
Google Local Service Ads Defined According to Search Engine Journal, local service ads (LSAs) are pay-per-lead ads. This means You’ll be able to hold on to a bid per lead basis rather than paying for clicks that may or may not turn into engagements with your sales team. These advertisements show up through the top…
Today, 93% of American adults use the internet. Though the internet is often seen as a young person’s game, people of all ages interact with digital marketing daily. Whether it’s watching an advertisement before watching a YouTube video or company social media plunging into a new trend, all types of marketing inform a person’s…
Social Advertising Defined Social advertising or paid social media is defined by HubSpot as a method of displaying advertisements or sponsored marketing messages on popular social media platforms and targeting a specific sub-audience. Usually you will see a “sponsored” or “promoted” tag near the post that indicates that it is an ad. Social Advertising Tools …
Drip Marketing Defined Mailchimp defines drip marketing as a way of sending a limited number of emails to your audience automatically, on a set timing, based on actions they take or changes in their status. According to the Content Marketing Institute, 31% of B2B marketers say email newsletters are the best way to nurture leads….
Email Marketing Defined When you think of email marketing, you think of the daunting mass of emails in your inbox, right? Despite the array of emails, we receive and ignore, email marketing is not useless. In fact, if you can get their attention, email marketing is an excellent tool for business owners to understand their…
Social Media Marketing Defined Hootsuite defines social media marketing as the practice of using social media channels to sell or promote a brand, product, or service. Social media marketing can help meet several of your goals, including: Increase brand awareness Humanize your brand and make it relatable Establish your brand as an expert in their field Increase website traffic …
What Is Lead Generation? Well, firstly, you might ask what a lead is. A lead is a general interest in your company or service. See Our Guide: Difference Between Brand Building and Lead Generation According to HubSpot, lead generation is “the process of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into someone who has indicated an interest in…
Creating engaging content is key to building and maintaining your audience. They don’t want to only hear from you when you have a new product to pitch them. Today’s consumer wants to know, understand, and connect with the brands they choose to purchase from. Content creation is how you as a small business owner can…