April 2025 marked 30 years that I’ve worked in digital marketing. I’ve seen it all! Digital marketing mistakes made by well-meaning small business owners who attempt to do their own marketing and fail miserably. Moreover, their failures and mistakes were 100% preventable had they asked an expert for help. Did they want to save money? […]
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What is a Buyer Persona? It’s making up a description of what your perfect customer looks like — detailing their demographics. You can have more than one target market. Some businesses are B2B (business-to-business) or B2C (business-to-consumer) or a combination of both. Here are some examples of target markets or buyer personas to give you
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You may be asking yourself, “What is Content Marketing?” The short answer is blogging. It’s also producing podcasts and visuals, like videos, infographics, and animations. Nevertheless, blogging on your website is the foundation for effective digital marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). Additionally, content marketing is how you build your following on social media networks
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Yeah, some people may “hate Twitter (X)”, but it is still a great tool to get exposure, as well as valuable SEO. People hate X because they don’t understand it. X is like a never-ending news ticker. It’s what’s happening right now in real time. At any given moment on X, one can see what’s
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Pinterest is THE social media network if you’re trying to reach the consumer with products or services. It’s grown to over 630 million active monthly users! Furthermore, the top market is the U.S. with 90 to 105 million users. Over 250 million users engage with the platform weekly. Though it is more B2C than B2B,
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This July 4th holiday will be like no other as America celebrates its 250th birthday! It also falls on a Saturday. Therefore, it’s observed on Friday, July 3. We have a long weekend! However, before you go on vacation, schedule out your social media posts to take advantage of what’s going to be trending in
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In this climate of deeply divided political and cultural issues, it’s very easy to offend someone just by replying, retweeting, or even posting on the wrong social media account. Now, if you happen to work in news media, politics, or a religious organization, this article isn’t for you. I would expect to see those types
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Endeavoring to market local brick-and-mortar businesses organically (non-paid) is actually fairly simple when you take advantage of these free tools: Instagram, Google Business Profile, and Facebook. Case Study: How one local business managed to increase Facebook reach when others were losing theirs… Due to the many algorithm changes that social networks constantly make, it is
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Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. We all know the definition of insanity. Then why are you doing social media marketing without checking your analytics and insights? During the first week of each month, you should review the previous month’s analytics on your website, as well as the insights
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Success means different things to different people. Successful social media and digital marketing means increased sales, exposure, and repeat customers. What do you want to accomplish with your Social Media Marketing? Got you thinking, right? Well, successful social media marketing starts with setting goals and metrics. Moreover, they have to be SMART goals. I see
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