Are Your Business Customers’ Emails Bouncing Back?

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Are Your Business Customers’ Emails Bouncing Back? Here’s Why. Are you sending emails to clients that you’ve had in your address book forever and they’re all of a sudden bouncing back? Are you becoming spam? There’s a reason for your emails bouncing, and it’s a new policy being put in place by both Gmail and […]

What is the Best Website Hosting Provider?

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What is the best website hosting provider? The Most Reliable One. Period. Did you pick your website hosting based on cost? Or on power? Your website hosting provider is the place where all of the data that makes up your website is stored, and where all of the technical stuff behind the scenes is controlled. […]

A Mobile Friendly Website Will Boost Your Business

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A Mobile Friendly Website Will Boost Your Business Every Wednesday, we’re going to dive into websites — the digital fingerprint of your company. Our resident website guru Kim is going to drop some knowledge on us every week! This week’s website tip is one that could not be more important to the success of your […]

Think Investing in SEO is a Waste? Think Again.

Think Investing in SEO is a waste? Think again. SEO, short for Search Engine Optimization, is essentially the art and science (it’s both) of getting your website to rank above all others for certain search terms on search engines. I’m not talking about the “services” that charge you hundreds or even thousands of dollars to […]

5 Things you Should be Doing to get your Marketing Ready for a New Year

It’s the first week of the new year, and it’s time for talk of New Year’s Resolutions, new beginnings, and fresh starts. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. It’s also a great time to do a quick checkup on your social media accounts to make sure they’re exactly where they need to […]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time for a Deal

How being the “discount people” is hurting your profits Especially as we’re in the last days of the holiday shopping season, it’s tempting to discount – Black Friday! Small Business Saturday! Cyber Monday! Last Minute Gifting! After Christmas Sales! – and you could be hurting your brand by doing it. If your only marketing message […]

Who are you? A Tiger or a Housecat?

Simple steps to communicate your brand to the world. A friend shared this picture of a cat online, painting himself as a tiger. The painting is called “Norman Catwell” by Lucia Heffernan. Cute, yes. True about cats knowing they are way above their station in life? Absolutely. The perfect picture of how your brand works? […]

Marketing is a Team Sport: Why You Shouldn’t Go it Alone

Marketing is a Team Sport: Why You Shouldn’t Go it Alone Marketing – and this includes Social Media, E-Mail Marketing, Branding, Messaging, Promotional Events, Content Creation, Website development, SEO and more – is one field where the opinions of others matters. A marketing buddy is the way to set yourself up for success. Here’s 3 […]

Why do I need a Marketing Agency as a Small Business?

I get it. The budget for your small business is tight, and adding one more expense to the line item doesn’t affect stockholder returns. It reduces the amount that you and your family have to live. Whether you have 10 or 100 employees, marketing can seem like a frivolous waste of money. A Marketing Consultant, […]

Why Being Authentic in Your Marketing Matters

Book now It’s Halloween week, and while dressing up and pretending to be someone you’re not is fun for a couple of days, it’s time to take the mask off and let you and your business be who they’re meant to be. Business owners think they have to do all of the things. They have […]