Low-Cost Ideas for Using Video in Your Content Marketing

Low-Cost Ideas for Using Video in Your Content Marketing

Video is an essential tool to have in your content marketing toolbox. Just look at these statistics: Including a video on a landing page can increase conversion by 80 percent. Video in an email can increase click-through rate by 200 to 300 percent. YouTube’s mobile video consumption increases 100 percent every year. One thing is clear: […]

Inbound Marketing

What is Inbound Marketing?

Inbound marketing is an essential part of running a successful business. In fact, business and management expert Peter Drucker once said, “Business has only two functions — marketing and innovation.” Different types of marketing strategies and campaigns have different levels of effectiveness: some marketing strategies are more expensive with very little measurable effect, while others […]

How to Build an Authoritative Google Map Maker Profile

How to Build an Authoritative Google Map Maker Profile

The influence of Google Maps on navigation today can never be underestimated. But did you realize how important this digital tool is for helping you get found through mobile devices? Through Google Map Maker — the software provided by Google that allows anyone to add and update information found on Google Maps and Google Earth […]

Instagram for Business

Instagram for Business: 6 Actionable Ways to Promote Your Products

Let’s get to the point, Instagram is the world’s biggest photo sharing site. With over 400 million active users (i.e. 20% of the Internet users) sharing over 80 million photos every day, there is so much happening on this network. If you are not using Instagram for business, then you may be missing something. Don’t dismiss […]

Elements of a Good Inbound Marketing Strategy

Elements of a Good Inbound Marketing Strategy

Marketing is an essential part of running a successful business. In fact, business and management expert Peter Drucker once said, “Business has only two functions — marketing and innovation.” Different types of marketing strategies and campaigns have different levels of effectiveness: some marketing strategies are more expensive with very little measurable effect, while others are […]

Improve Local Search Marketing Using Amazon Home Services

Improve Local Search Marketing Using Amazon Home Services

Given the rise of the use of smartphones and better Internet connectivity almost everywhere, local search has grown significantly, and most businesses today needs to optimize their online presence for local searches. Local SEO is all about providing relevant results to the searcher based on her location. If you input “best coffee house” in your […]

2 Companies Doing Conversion Rate Optimization Well

2 Companies Doing Conversion Rate Optimization Well

Even if you’re new to content marketing, you’re probably familiar with two companies that are leading the industry in conversion rate optimization (CRO): Unbounce and KISSmetrics. These organizations have mastered the art of using analytics and user behaviors to improve the performance of their site content. Figuring out what visitors are seeking and providing them […]

Your 2016 Sales and Marketing Planning

Sales & Marketing Planning: Generating Leads to Meet Revenue Goals

You did your sales and marketing planning for the year and now you’re generating leads to meet revenue goals, right? Or, are you still wondering how to figure out how many sales you need or leads you need in order to achieve your revenue objectives?, Are you generating sufficient leads to enable you to drive […]

5 Mobile Questions for Small Businesses

Do You Really Need to Design a Mobile App? 5 Mobile Questions for Small Businesses

These days, everyone and their flappy bird has a mobile app. It’s become a fever, the desire for every business to join the mobile jamboree. But stop for a moment and consider: do you really need a mobile app? Is it strategically aligned with what your business does? Here are five questions you should ask […]