Category: Marketing Blog

Your free Google business listing (known as your Business Profile) can do more than you think. When properly optimized, it showcases your best features and makes it easy for consumers to discover, learn about, and contact your business. But in order to properly optimize your Business Profile, you need access to it, and in order…

“Heard!” If you have worked in restaurants in the past, you know this saying—and probably have flashbacks of the head chef yelling! An expeditor or lead calls out an order, and the rest of the crew yells, “Heard!” Pretty simple, but what people don’t know is what lies beneath the surface of this statement. A…

With a number of states beginning to lift restrictions and open their economies, it is crucial for account managers and agency owners to keep a close eye on industry trends. As long as you’re in-the-know, you can make the appropriate decisions and guide your clients in the right direction. Having the resources to stay on…

You know that targeted visibility on Google is crucial for your business. And you know that this requires optimizing your website and Google Ads account, but what you may not know is that this also requires optimizing your Google Business Profile. The optimizations are not hard to do, but with new Business Profile features always…

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve seen us talking a lot this spring about what’s changed as a result of COVID-19. The economy has changed. Online advertising has changed. For most industries, the marketplace has changed. Your business goals have probably changed. But in terms of running a small business, let’s talk for a…

Most of us want to know what our goal is before we start a project. But when it comes to business, too many marketers fly by the seat of their pants—and that’s a huge mistake. Why? Because marketers who create a clear, documented strategy are 313% more likely to be successful. Creating marketing strategies before…

Like most online advertising channels, I have seen my clients shift how they’re using the Google Display Network to help them implement their evolving marketing strategies during the pandemic. I know each account is different, and our approach to optimization should be customized for every single account. But I wanted to take the time to…

In an effort to gain more visibility on Google, many businesses create a Google business listing (known officially as a Business Profile). If you’re one such business owner, something you might not realize is that creating a Business Profile does not give you management over it, and you need those management and editing capabilities if…

After the last presidential election the internet went wild, creating a polarity that damaged friendships, split families, and even destroyed marriages. For many people it was disturbing but for people like me, someone that worked in social media all day long, it was nothing short of traumatic.   Every day I had to sift through the growing…

Throwing a shout out to my friend and PR guru Julia Angelen Joy for her new PR Method Guide. A lot of small businesses can’t afford PR retainers right now, and really need marketing assistance so this is really helpful. (And affordable at just $59.) Here’s the scoop: The PR Method Guide is an affordable public…