Snapchat is extremely popular these days, with over 100 million users watching more than 6 billion Snapchat clips DAILY. With all those eyes, Snapchat geofilters have been a great way for businesses to obtain user-generated content and let their customers do the marketing work for them. In-fact when applied creatively, with some proper outside-the-box thinking, […]
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Infographic: Top 25 Most Expensive Google AdWords Keywords
More and more businesses are turning to PPC advertising these days, and that means that keyword research is more important than ever. Choosing the right set of keywords can be the difference between wasting your budget entirely and getting the most out of your Google AdWords campaign. To help out, WordStream has put together the […]
Facebook Is Rolling Out Video Covers Instead of Photo Covers
Facebook has been heavily focusing on video content for a while now. Recently they have started testing out letting pages utilize videos as their Facebook cover photo – which introduces some amazing new marketing opportunities. The new video cover starts to play as soon as a Facebook page loads, and works across desktop and mobile […]
Internet Trends 2017 Report Shows Slowing Internet Growth
The State of the Internet Trends Report for 2017 has been published, showcasing some pretty interesting information. Global smartphone growth is slowing, along with general Internet growth. Ad blocking is up to 18% for desktop users in USA and 24% in Canada. Voice search is up to 20% of mobile queries. China and India remain huge […]
News Is About To Become An Even Bigger Part of Your Facebook Newsfeed
News is hitting Facebook in a major way. The social network just announced the roll out of several design changes meant to showcase trending news in more prominent ways. Even more than that – the new changes now let multiple publishers be showcased for a trending topic! The results page for a trending topic (the page […]
What Makes Enterprise Analytics A Powerful Secret Weapon
Everybody has heard of analytics, but very few know its implications Analytics is the present buzzword, and enterprise analytics solutions are being leveraged by most of the enterprises today. However, implementing set notions about analytics and actually using analytics to derive meaningful intelligence that can transform into solid returns in terms of revenue and productivity […]
Bing Launchs Free Chat Bots For Restaurants
Bots are set to be the next big thing in marketing as more and more companies begin to incorporate chat bots into their campaigns. Bing is capitalizing on this growing trend by introducing a bot-powered chat system – enabled for most restaurant businesses across the United States. This lets users ask questions straight from Bing search […]
Direct Mail Marketing Is Very Much Alive – If You Do It Right
Direct mail marketing has been around forever, and as we hit the middle of 2017 I find myself being asked more and more frequently: “does direct mail marketing still work?” It’s a valid question – especially in an age where more and more people rely on the internet for communication. Interestingly enough it’s because of […]
What Are Instagram Pods & How Do You Join One
Instagram pods, or insta pods, are becoming all the craze now that Instagram has changed the order in which they display posts. Instead of showing posts in a chronological order like in the past, Instagram now utilizes a proprietary algorithm to try to determine which posts you would rather see. This has caused quite a […]
Automate Your PPC Campaigns with Google AdWords Smart Display Ads
As a business owner it’s often difficult to get started with a PPC advertising campaign. Google AdWords offers alot of different targeting and remarketing options which can feel rather daunting at first. As you progress through your campaigns, the constant monitoring and tweaking can feel rather tedious, especially if you don’t have the budget to […]
LinkedIn Matched Audiences Lets You Easily Run Targeted Remarketing Campaigns
If you run a B2B business then marketing on LinkedIn is extremely important for you. You want to make sure other business owners see your services – and there’s no better place to do that than on a social media platform made specifically for business owners and professionals. Plus you can now setup remarketing campaigns […]
Facebook Pixel Can Now Track Website Actions & Form Submission Data
The Facebook Pixel just got a huge upgrade – and this is BIG news for marketers. Facebook Pixel makes up Facebook’s own tracking system which helps to track conversions, run re-targeting campaigns, and optimize your advertising campaign budgets. The recent update lets the Pixel also track website actions, such as form submissions, and also collect the […]
Facebook Deletes 30,000+ Fake Accounts
Following a recent clean-up effort by Facebook the company has announced that they have identified and removed some 30,000 fake accounts from their networks. I’ve always said that buying fake likes and followers doesn’t really work – and this is the best proof of that. Facebook is constantly adapting their algorithms to enhance their ability […]
Can Facebook Messenger Make Money Via Ads?
Facebook Messenger is making tremendous strides recently as its popularity and use continues to grow. Recent reports show that Messenger holds 1.2 billion monthly active users as of April 2017, up from 1 billion in July 2016, which is an impressive 200 million user growth within a mere 8 month period. Needless to say these are […]
Facebook Videos Being Monetized With Ads
Facebook videos are extremely popular, extremely. By the end of 2016 Facebook users were watching 100 million hours of videos every single day! With this popularity it only made sense for Facebook to monetize their videos. What Facebook decided to do was integrate ads 20 seconds into their videos, and then share the revenues with […]
You’re Doing It Wrong: Social Media Happens Every Day
When I consult small business owners on their online marketing I often get asked the same question: “what am I doing wrong?” – which has led me to start up a new post-series which dissects the various different “You’re Doing It Wrong” situations and their answers. To kick things off we will focus what is […]
Pinterest is Getting Serious About PPC
After months of testing, and with a reach surpassing 150 million unique monthly users, Pinterest is finally ready to jump into the PPC world. Pinterest is common destination for those looking for products and ideas with roughly 2 billion searches each month. Capitalizing on these stats could prove extremely beneficial for Pinterest. The current plan […]
Using Promotional Products To Boost Your Online Marketing Campaigns
We have spent years discussing various online marketing methods, and I have always preached about the importance of going outside the box when coming up with your marketing campaigns – and all of this outside the box thinking has led me to the introduction of promotional products into almost all of the marketing campaigns I […]
Google Testing New Chat Feature For Business Listings
Google has rolled out a brand new pilot program letting local businesses chat directly with their customers straight from their search result listing. Go look at your Google My Business dashboard right now, and imagine all of those people who were viewing your business on Google every month had the opportunity to chat with you. If […]
4 Ways to Improve Your Online Presence [For Free] As A Small Business Owner
As a small business owner money is often tight, especially in today’s economy; and proper organic SEO campaigns & ongoing organic marketing campaigns are usually outside of the budget for most. However there is quite alot you can do yourself to help improve the online presence of your business and start creating interactions from your customers. […]