Many small businesses don’t think they “do marketing,” or need to “do marketing.” In fact, around 37% of small businesses in a survey of 500 small businesses don’t have a website to market their products and services. The basis for this line of argument for many of them is that they’re too busy trying to get customers through the door to be bothered about “fancy marketing.” However, marketing is a more effortless and surer way to bring in the business they want. This article will reveal some benefits of digital marketing for small businesses and show that marketing truly matters […]

Did you know that customer retention has been found to be even more critical to your company’s success than customer acquisition? Frederick Reichheld of Bain & Company found as little as a five percent increase in customer retention can result in an increase in company revenue by 25-95%. In fact, no matter if you’re a team of one or leading a scaling enterprise, you can build customer relationships with your existing audience without the typical costs associated with acquiring new customers. The key is strategic relationship marketing. Especially since, as Adobe learned, returning customers spend more than newer customers. Why? […]

Would it be correct to assume a major part of your marketing strategy today is digital? Probably. Consumers and businesses alike are almost always online and on the go – and you want to be able to reach them and observe their behavior where they spend their time. But when you’re growing a business, this ever-changing digital landscape can quickly become an overwhelming one. With a number of other responsibilities and tasks that you need to do, how can you also efficiently create, fine-tune, and maintain an agile digital marketing strategy? We’ve put together this guide about marketing strategies to […]

According to Hubspot Blog Research on content and media planning, 14% of media planners currently leverage non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Conversations surrounding NFTs and Web3 have risen in the past year and continue to pique marketers’ interest. In this article, we’ll cover what NFTs are, how brands are using it, and if it’s worth the investment. So, how exactly do they work? Well, when an NFT is created, also known as “minted,” it can represent tangible items like art and clothing and non-tangibles like music, videos, and images. For instance, Twitter’s founder, Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet for $2.9 million […]

Internet use is still increasing worldwide every day — in fact, over 4.95 billion people around the world use the internet, as of 2022. Marketing is, and always has been, about reaching customers where they are. TV commercials, print advertisements, and billboards all attempt to do just that. The internet offers unique benefits other marketing mediums can’t offer — scope of reach, the option to personalize content, and the opportunity to build far-reaching relationships with customers, being just a few. But the internet can be an overwhelming and all-encompassing entity, filled with videos and recipes and news articles and e-commerce […]

The digital marketing industry is always changing. That’s why it’s important for marketers to commit to learning as much as possible about digital marketing and emerging trends. But … who has the time? Enter: the ebook. If you want to expand your knowledge of digital marketing from reputable thought leaders, but have limited resources, or don’t even know where to start, this post is for you. We’ve compiled some awesome ebooks on the ins and outs of digital marketing, from SEO, to content building, to beginner’s guides. 1. Digital Marketing for Small Business by HubSpot Image Source For this ebook, […]

Every marketer faces different challenges. And, ever since 2020, the ways we’ve had to pivot, adjust campaigns, and address challenges has been unlike anything many of us have had to do before. And, even if you’ve somehow navigated the past two years without any surprising or tough marketing challenges, there’s likely at least one task, tactic, or strategy you’ve always wanted to improve upon.  Today, marketing is so fast-paced that it can be difficult to identify which areas you’ll want to develop to facilitate stronger growth in 2022 and beyond. For that reason, it’s important to pause for a moment […]

When was the last time a business fully addressed your wants and needs as a customer? For me, it was around the holidays, while searching for the perfect gift to give a friend who is a huge fan of the video game series “The Legend of Zelda.” My online search for the right gift led me to STL Ocarina, a company that sells ocarinas — the musical wind instruments that have been around for thousands of years and a staple item in the Legend of Zelda series. Clearly, the company knew many of its customers were like me — either […]

While it’s fair to say most marketers are on-board with the importance of content marketing, there’s still an aspect of marketing that doesn’t get as much love: context marketing. Whether you know what context marketing means or not, I’m willing to bet you want to deliver the right campaigns to the right customers at the right time. That’s what context marketing is all about. Here, we’re going to introduce the concept of context marketing and dive into strategies you can use to implement it into your overall marketing strategy. My favorite context marketing definition is delivering the right content, to […]