I’m a corporate marketing drop out. I understand what gets cut first in hard times – marketing. One of my previous roles was significantly downsized, which led to me working independently on the side for many years before running an agency full-time. That downsize was the birth of Hot Dog Marketing, and guess what year…
When I tell other business owners that half of our business comes from online leads, they’re visibly shocked. And then I always have to follow up that statement with, “Well, I’ve been marketing online for 5 years now.” And they breathe a sigh of relief. This conversation takes place once a week. And that sigh…
Your business needs marketing to find its customers. Small businesses and start-ups often leverage more time and muscle than dollars when it comes to their marketing plans. For example, their marketing might be purely event, networking and partnership marketing – things a sales team can drive. Their hard marketing expenses are probably limited to a…
If you’re thinking about a new website in 2019, then think about investing in the new project wisely. While it’s hard to know exactly how make a site that won’t be outdated in a couple of years, you can rely on these upcoming trends to make sure your designing something forward-thinking and will continue to…
Last month, we tackled referral traffic and how it works with your online marketing program. This month, we’ll tackle what you need to know about bringing visitors back to your site and keep them there. Your Goal in Online Marketing:Establish Your Business as the Most Relevant and Obvious Choice Online Your strategy for achieving this…
Hint: The Answer is Yes, but It Requires a Shift in Your Culture In 2017, 70% of small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) increased their marketing budgets and included more digital marketing in their overall strategy. Clearly, CEOs of SMBs felt like they were missing out on something. But, by the end of the year, how many sat…
Many established businesses still rely 100% on a sales team for lead generation. Marketing can feel like a difficult expense to justify when a business has never pursued it seriously as a strategy for sales growth. Determining a smart approach to measuring marketing success is key to setting up a marketing plan you and your…