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How To Optimize Your Digital Marketing Strategy for Mobile Devices
The rise of mobile devices has changed the way we interact with the world around us. With an increasing number of consumers using their mobile devices to browse the internet and make purchases, it has become essential for businesses to optimize their digital marketing strategy for mobile devices. Keep reading to discover how to optimize your strategy for mobile devices.

The Dos and Don’t of Search Engine Optimization in 2023
Search engine optimization (SEO) has been around for decades, and it's still one of the most effective ways to drive organic traffic to your website. However, SEO is an ever-changing field, and what worked in the past may not be effective today. To keep up with the field of SEO, keep reading to find out the dos and don'ts of SEO in 2023.

What is Market Research?
Market research is an essential aspect of digital and social marketing, and it involves the process of gathering information about a target market to understand its needs, preferences, behaviors, and trends. The goal of market research is to help businesses make informed decisions by providing valuable insights into their customer base, competitors, and industry trends.

Why You Should Be Sharing Video Content On Social Media
We’ve seen the use of video content on social media platforms has become increasingly popular. Video content can help businesses and individuals to engage with their audience and build a strong online presence. Keep reading to see why you should be sharing video content on social media.

How To Increase Your ROI With Digital Analytics
Digital analytics can be a helpful tool for any marketer looking to optimize their campaigns and increase their return on investment (ROI). By tracking and analyzing data from your different digital channels, you can gain valuable insights into how users are interacting with your brand and make data-driven decisions to improve your marketing performance. Keep reading to learn some tips on how to increase your ROI with digital analytics.

3 Effective Social Media Marketing Tips
Social media has become an essential tool for businesses of all sizes to connect with their target audience and promote their products or services. With over 4.2 billion active users, social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn offer a great opportunity for businesses to reach a vast audience and build their brand. However, it can be challenging to stand out from the crowd. Keep reading to learn some tips for effective social media marketing that can help you increase your brand awareness, engage with your audience, and drive more conversions.

5 Best Practices for Email Marketing
Email marketing is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes to reach their target audience and promote their products or services. However, it won’t be effective to just send out emails and hope for the best. To be successful, you need to follow email marketing best practices that will help you engage your audience and achieve your marketing goals.

How to Increase Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Search engine optimization (SEO) is when you optimize your website to rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs). The higher your website ranks in the search results, the more likely it is that potential customers will find and click on your website. Keep reading to discover some effective ways to increase your website's search engine optimization.

What is MDF?
Marketing Development Funds (MDF) are funds provided by a company to its channel partners, resellers, distributors, or other intermediaries to support their marketing efforts. These funds are made to help partners promote and sell the company's products or services to drive demand for them in the market. This is one of the most common and traditional types of funding in the market.

How to Write a Relatable Brand
Creating a brand that can relate to your target audience is key for building brand loyalty and driving business success. Having a relatable brand will increase brand loyalty and consumers will lean more towards your business when making a purchase decision. Keep reading to learn more about the steps involved with writing a relatable brand.

How to Implement a Local Search Marketing Strategy
Local search marketing is a key aspect of any business’s digital marketing strategy. It refers to the process of optimizing your website and online presence for specific local keywords to appear higher in search engine results pages for searches made by people in your local area. Local search marketing can help businesses reach potential customers in their area and drive more foot traffic to their physical location.

4 Steps to Verify Squarespace with Google Search Console
It’s common to struggle with verifying Google Search Console for your Squarespace. It can be one of the most challenging parts of getting your SEO figured out. We’re here to help solve this challenging issue!

How Staff Augmentation Can Improve Productivity
Staff augmentation is a way to use an outside staff to help with the needs of your business. If your marketing efforts are becoming too overwhelming, you may consider trusting an outside agency. There are many benefits to this, the most important of which is to increase productivity. If you want to learn more about how staff augmentation can help your business, keep reading!

How to Create a LinkedIn Company Page
Having a company page on LinkedIn can be a great tool to reach your target audience and engage current consumers. If you don’t already have one, we’d say it’s a must for lead generation, recruitment, and publicity. Keep reading to learn about how to create a LinkedIn company page.

5 Effective Calls to Action in Your Marketing
A call to action is an important part of marketing that helps to turn potential customers into paying customers. It helps get website viewers to do a desired action. This short piece of content on your website can be very impactful in your business. Keep reading to learn more about 5 effective calls to action in your marketing.

3 Mistakes in Your B2B Marketing Strategy
If your B2B marketing strategy needs some improvement, you need to analyze what you’ve been doing and the possible mistakes you have been making. When marketing for B2B, you need to minimize mistakes if you want your business to have a competitive advantage. Keep reading to learn more about 3 mistakes in your B2B marketing strategy.

How to Rank in Local Searches in 2023
Around 46% of all Google searches are looking for local information. This statistic shows why local search is such a powerful tool for businesses. If you don’t focus on optimizing your business for local search, you could potentially miss out on customers that want to shop in your area. Keep reading to learn more about how to rank in local searches in 2023.

3 Ways to Optimize Your Facebook Ads
For years Facebook ads have been a top way to increase your reach in digital marketing - but it’s important to know how to make the most out of your investment. Let’s take a look at some of the tricks we recommend businesses try in order to see the best results.

Is Digital Marketing Important for B2B Operations?
When you think of a salesman in a B2B setting, you think of the cold calls, door to door meetings and print handouts.
Along with most things in the past 10 years, times are changing, and fast! Digital marketing has created a space for all businesses, including B2B, to thrive and expand their reach far past the traditional methods.
