Here are the 10 most common website issues that we uncover during our marketing assessments: 10. Underdeveloped about page. Next to the home page of a website, the about or team page is often the most visited page on a website. It deserves a little love, too. I can see why some people skip or…
The attendance at the recent Spark event put on by the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce was no surprise to anyone who knows the speaker, our own Jessica Scanlon. She is not only a captivating speaker, but has a business journey story that is engaging and honest, and everyone wanted not only to support their…
Hot Dog Marketing has been awarded the dotCOMM Gold Award for 2019 in recognition of the work done on the iSpeak website, coming in 12th in international ranking for business-to-business website design. We are grateful to be recognized as a creative agency producing excellent website designs. iSpeak came to Hot Dog Marketing with a website…
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Do you sound like a Hot Dog Marketing client? When Hot Dog Marketing first got started, we were a small business marketing agency that worked with pretty much any business that wanted to hire us. Over the years, our team’s capabilities evolved, and we started to focus in on our strengths. In the last year,…
MVBA Law is a collection and legal services agency that strategically partners with government institutions. Historically, the company has focused on the services they provide and maintained a brand typical for the industry. MVBA decided to update their website. They hired another marketing agency to build it but were unsatisfied with the result. They were…
This is the number one frequently asked question: How did we come up with such a silly and easy-to-remember name? I had the idea for this company in 2008 – having recently been laid off and taking on freelance work to support myself, I spent a lot of time at home with someone. Iggy was…
“It’s just easier to buy from someone you’ve heard of.” What is brand equity? It’s best explained through a simple exercise. What are the brands that come to mind when you see this list of needs? I need to… blow my nose. make a paper copy. overnight this package. catch a ride. When you have…
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…