With more than half of the global population using the internet and smartphones, small businesses must be able to reach their audience digitally if they hope to remain competitive. Marketing and technology are becoming more and more intertwined for today’s businesses, making marketing technology … [Read more...] about Marketing Technology for Small Businesses
Whether you've just started your business or you've rebranded and got a fancy new website, odds are you'll want to share it with the world in hopes to drum up some business. The best way to do that? Through social media, of course! Why Social Media There are a lot of people that spend copious … [Read more...] about Social Media
Social media ad campaigns are a great way to raise brand awareness, drive customers to your website, generate leads for your sales team, fill an open job posting, and ultimately increase revenue. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Slideshare all have paid advertising … [Read more...] about Social Media Ad Campaigns
In my last post, I covered how to be smart with your images and avoid negative reactions by properly engaging sympathy and empathy. I mentioned that seeing another human face has psychological effects on its own. Let’s unpack that a bit. A basic understanding of the power of another person’s face … [Read more...] about Power of Images: Faces
This past weekend, I drove by a billboard with a massive human toe on it. It took up about half the width of the billboard and went over the top of the rectangular sign. It was a huge toe … with serious toenail fungus. As you can imagine, the target of the billboard was people with toenail … [Read more...] about Power of Images: Empathy & Sympathy
Every company wants a great looking website, right? Good web design conveys credibility, professionalism and brand personality. Those qualities can help a business make the short list of a buyer who has begun searching around to solve some need. But when that buyer starts carefully comparing … [Read more...] about Strategic Writing for Business Websites
Early in this series on content auditing, I mentioned that a market shift is a good reason to reevaluate site content. There are two different ways the market can shift for a small business or nonprofit. First, your organization can change. From staff, to core areas of focus, to services offered, … [Read more...] about How to Repurpose Content When your Market Changes
The purpose of a content audit is two fold. First, only keep the best stuff on your site because simple = better. Second, make it easier for the right audience to see how valuable you are to them. So far in this series on content auditing, showing value has played second fiddle to what I've written … [Read more...] about The Basics of How to Write Value Propositions
