Blog: Digital Marketing
As of last month, Yelp has 1.1 million claimed local business profiles -- a 58% increase over Q1 of 2012. The site, which has 100 million unique visitors every month, is the fastest growing directory and review service on the planet. In other words, it's something you want to be a part of. Claiming...
We've all seen them: The late night get-rich-quick infomercials. The early morning breakfast cereal ads. The mid-afternoon local services commercials. You hear them on the radio. You watch them on TV. They're all different -- advertising vastly different products in very different ways. So what do t...
Given the virtually unlimited amount of space that Google allots its Gmail users, more and more people are treating their account as a sort of digital storage service. When they're not deleted, most photos, e-mails and documents are either archived or left in the inbox -- a practice which begs the q...
When it comes to finding business marketing success online, few things will get you as far as trust. To dominate industry-specific keywords and become an ostensibly visible company on the Internet, everything you do must emanate trust. Not only is it the cornerstone of healthy human relationships, i...
You are great at what you do. Your customers love your service. Your employees commend your leadership. Your company is where it is today because of your choices and your initiatives. Thus far, you did a fine job. But you want more. You need marketing. A solid marketing strategy will establish your...
A comprehensive Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy has proven time and again to be a necessary foundation for any company marketing themselves on the Internet. Kudos if your business also participates in some form of social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn). However, now that...
If you want your website to be a competitive force on the Internet, you have to play by the rules -- Google's rules, that is. Below are the 4 biggest, most common and most dangerous mistakes plaguing today's websites. If you learn to recognize and avoid them, your website's SEO and user experience w...
According to Manta.com, a social networking site for small businesses, one-in-three small business owners spend three hours managing their social media accounts every week. 10% spend as much as 10 hours per week -- a healthy bit of time. But is it worth it? Because of the time commitment it requires...
How to Turn Your Website into Your #1 Salesperson Most websites could be better. Not just a little better -- significantly better. The question is does your website have room for improvement? A great website should always be working -- capturing leads and generating profound sales for your business...
Although Google is an incredibly powerful lead generation tool for business, it's important to know that it's not the be-all and end-all of online marketing. There are other great avenues a business owner can (and should) take in order to drive traffic to their website. Don't get me wrong, Google is...
