Choosing the right social media channel for different demographics can feel like trying to navigate a maze. With so many platforms out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But don’t worry, our Umbrella Local Experts have you covered! Let’s break down which social media channel you should use to reach your target audience. Though we will […]
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How to Maximize DMs: Social Media’s Latest Engagement Trend
The social media scene is always changing, with new ways to connect with users popping up all the time. One interesting development is how Direct Messages (DMs) have become a big deal for interacting with others. What was once mainly for private chats has now become a powerful platform for businesses, influencers, and people to […]
Short Form Videos: Why Do We Love Them?
Short form videos such as those on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts have been revolutionizing how we connect with audiences in recent years. 66% of viewers will watch a video that’s under one minute from beginning to end, but the percentage decreases more the longer the video gets. Only 50% of viewers will completely […]
How to Write Success Stories for Your Small Business
If you own a small business, you know that you need to take every action you can to build your reputation, attract customers and close sales. One of the most effective ways to do this, especially if your business is B2B, is by writing customer success stories (also known as case studies). A recent study […]
Content Repurposing Strategies: Breathe New Life into Existing Content
Content is critical to today’s savvy marketing strategies. But if you have a small business, it can be both time consuming and expensive to create enough fresh and engaging content that’s valuable to your customers and helps increase your online visibility. Content repurposing can help you to maximize your content’s reach. Content repurposing is taking […]
Storytelling: Capture Their Imaginations
You may produce or sell superior products and services, better than anything your competition offers. But if you can’t get that across to your customers, you may lose business to companies with inferior products. Does content marketing help drive sales? Yes, it certainly can help drive sales, but you aren’t going to influence people to […]
12 Underused but Very Effective Tips to Drive Website Traffic for Your Small Business
Most people in business know the basics to drive website traffic And we’re not denying that SEO, content marketing, social media, paid advertising (SEM), guest posts and strategic keyword use and the other basics are all vitally important. But what are some underused but very effective ways to drive traffic to your website without breaking […]
Turbo-Boost Conversions and SEO with Pillar Pages
Most business people understand the importance of posting content valuable to their customers on their websites. It’s good for customer engagement and good for SEO. But it’s important to also understand the importance or organizing your website by pillar pages and their linked cluster content. Imagine you walk into a library or a bookstore looking […]
Integrated Marketing: A Roadmap for Small Business Success
When you’re running a small business, it can sometimes feel almost impossible to get your business in front of your audience, to get it known. People see a ridiculous number of commercial messages per day, between 4,000 and 10,000. That’s twice as many as in 2007. It takes some strategy to break through that kind […]
8 Killer Last Minute Holiday Marketing Ideas
We mentioned in a previous article that 43% of people start holiday shopping before Halloween. For that reason, we recommended planning your holiday marketing strategy well in advance. But that doesn’t mean that these same people and others aren’t still shopping well into December For those people, you need last minute holiday marketing ideas. Even […]