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Planning a New Website Design? Here’s What to Consider First
Designing a new business website can be a daunting task – there are quite a few important factors to take into account in order to produce a high-quality user experience. From navigation and aesthetics to speed and functionality, key parameters that must be defined throughout every step of the process, and patience is definitely required to see the…
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4 Things You Should Never Post on Social Media
Social media can quickly make or break a company’s reputation. The digital landscape is littered with stories of brands that have suffered harsh PR blows due to rogue tweets and Facebook posts gone awry, either by accident or by horribly misguided judgment. In fact, the collateral damage from some social media slip-ups has been so severe that an en…
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The Trick for Achieving Your Marketing Goals (is to Measure the Right Results!)
When’s the last time you hit a marketing goal? Or maybe the better question is when’s the last time you set a marketing goal? In fact, how much importance should even be placed on marketing goals? There’s a line of thought that marketing is an art and not a science, and that it’s nearly impossible to accurately measure your results based on your in…
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When to Pay for Search Engine Results and When to Optimize
Search engine referral traffic is one of the cornerstones of online marketing due to its ability to produce highly targeted results. The ability to direct visitors to web pages that address their specific needs–based on their own keyword searches–is a match made in heaven for an online marketer. While no one can doubt the effectiveness of search en…
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What Can a Facebook Call-to-Action Button Do for Your Business?
Facebook is definitely the 800-pound gorilla in terms of social referral traffic, and all signs seem to suggest that it will continue dominating the online advertising landscape for the foreseeable future.
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Is a Mobile Website Really Worth It?
It’s undeniable–smartphones have become an integral part of our everyday lives. By virtually every known metric, mobile Internet usage has increased at a blistering pace, and there’s little doubt that the trend will continue. After all, smartphone adoption is becoming more and more prevalent across the globe, to the point now where there are some c…
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How to Actually Have a Productive Social Media Brainstorming Session
In the intensely competitive arena of social media marketing, new ideas are the lifeblood of content generation. Unfortunately, many marketers can find it difficult to strike out in a new creative direction, especially under the pressure of looming deadlines. A brainstorming session would be great, but as most of us know from experience, these type…
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LinkedIn Ads v. LinkedIn Groups – What’s Better?
Business professionals of all kinds are well aware of the power of LinkedIn as a networking and marketing tool. Boasting a user base of over 300 million professionals in more than 200 different countries and territories, the B2B social network offers plenty of marketing opportunities for businesses that are seeking to expand their customer base. Tw…
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Lower Your Bounce Rate With These Tips for an Effective Home Page
Although “bounce rate” sounds lighthearted, it can be a marketer’s worst nightmare. A website’s bounce rate is defined as the percentage of people who arrive at your home page (or any other page on your site) and immediately leave without interacting with your site. For example, a bounce rate of more than 90% means that 9 out of every 10 people tha…
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How to Run Your First Promoted Pins Campaign on Pinterest
Pinterest has quickly become a dominant force in social media for businesses due to its innovative layout and unique emphasis on visual content. But one of the questions that has frequently cropped up over the years is “How exactly will the company make money from Pinterest?” The answer is becoming more clear now based on an announcement by Pintere…
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Not Enough Leads? How to Tell If Your Website Is the Problem
New leads are the lifeblood of any business. The only way to develop a strong client base is to find ways to create a steady stream of qualified leads, but this requires establishing effective channels through which you can attract those leads. One of the most important lead generation channels in this regard is your website. If you’re experiencing…
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What to Watch on Your Competitors’ Social Media Accounts
The strategic use of social media is one of the most important tools in a marketer’s arsenal and has skyrocketed over the past decade, with over 90% of all businesses now reporting that they regularly utilize social media as a part of their marketing strategy (as compared to only 20% in 2007). This means that the social media landscape is crowded, …
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