Blogging is so effective that there are over a billion blogs on the web. Just think about that… that’s roughly 1 blog for every 7 people. Sure, we don’t really need any more blogs, but people still create them because they can be such effective marketing channels. And best of all, unlike social sites, the…
What is local SEO?
A website gives you the opportunity to target the entire (online) world. Local SEO, on the contrary, is focused on ranking higher in your local area. Especially now, in the COVID-19 crisis, when people are trying to reach you more often online than offline, it’s worth investing in it. You’ll have to make sure your local…
How to Assemble and Manage a Successful Remote Team
The use of remote teams has been benefiting all kinds of companies for years now. Not only does it help to reduce overhead costs, but it gives your business access to a larger pool of talent since you can hire people from all over the world. And these days, remote work is proving to be…
8 Ways Digital Rewards Can Help Marketers to Stand Out
Many of us scroll past ads in our newsfeed, delete emails, or even run to the bathroom during commercial breaks. As consumers, we’re constantly bombarded with advertisements and calls-to-action. This is the challenge of marketing: campaigns are everywhere. And, if campaigns are everywhere, they can be easier to tune out and ignore. In fact, social…
Google Tests $50/mo Upgraded GMB – What Does it Mean for Local Businesses?
On July 22nd, Google My Business Product Expert, Tom Waddington spotted a new feature being tested in Google Business profiles. Google starting to offer an upgraded Business Profile (Google My Business listing) for $50/month that will add the Google Guaranteed badge to the listing and back services the business provides with the Google Guarantee. pic.twitter.com/x4bHLuVEi2…
How to Get Extra Traffic from Google Through Voice Search
Sci-fi movies like Back to the Future and 2001: A Space Odyssey predicted a lot of crazy things. But they also got one thing right: voice-enabled technology. Instead of walking around a space station talking to Hal, people are querying an Amazon Echo while they cook dinner or asking Siri where the nearest dry cleaner…
6 Stats that Prove the Importance of Product Videos for Ecommerce
Producing quality videos for your ecommerce site is hard, we know. Equipment is expensive, and specialists who know how to use that equipment cost even more. For that very reason, many ecommerce businesses will settle for photos and graphics just to get the job done. These video marketing statistics show that video might just be an…
A Brief History of Productivity: How Getting Stuff Done Became an Industry
Anyone who’s ever been a teenager is likely familiar with the question, “Why aren’t you doing something productive?” If only I knew, as an angsty 15-year-old, what I know after conducting the research for this article. If only I could respond to my parents with the brilliant retort, “You know, the idea of productivity actually…