“If we could just make the money we did at the holidays all year long, we’d be great.” So many business owners have said some version of that. Even though this blog was written on September 21st, that doesn’t mean the “holidays” in question are Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. After all, owners of fireworks companies…
Category: Digital Marketing
What We Can Learn from Cattle Marketing (Yes, Cattle Marketing)
To write these blogs, we go through a lot of marketing articles and stories every morning. Much of it is dreck. Rewrite: almost all of it is dreck. Paid professionals (or unpaid “professionals”) repeating the same buzzwords and bromides to each other ad nauseum. Every now and then, we encounter something insightful, new, and important….
From Defensive Posture to the Front Foot: Beyond Business Survival
“Survive.” “Get through.” “Do what you have to do to keep your business going.” That was much of the advice we read (and even gave) during the beginning of the pandemic. As so many businesses struggled in March and April, survival was key. For many businesses, it still is today. Just about every company in…
E-A-T-ing Right: What to Know About How Google Looks at Content
Expertise. Authoritativeness. Trustworthiness. It’s not the credo for a very exclusive academy. Those are some of the major guidelines Google uses in their search quality evaluations. Google wants the best, highest quality content to rise to the top of their rankings. So, they look for articles that have those three qualities. Google looks at “EAT”…
Client of the Week: Paniotto Law Firm
What They Do: Immigration lawyers in California, they help people who are or who have loved ones that are facing deportation. When someone has been arrested or detained by ICE, they can help. With more than 19 years of experience, the firm has been instrumental in helping so many families to stay together. People who…
Don’t Know Where to Start with Marketing? Look to Your Competitors
Many of the clients Danny and the team connect with are start-ups. They’ve just begun their journey. So, quite fittingly, they ask something like: “where do we start?” More or less, in some form, Danny’s answer is something like: “look at your competitors.” That’s not to say “steal,” of course. Digital marketing that looks or…
Client of the Week: Napoli’s Pizza Kitchen
What They Do: Pizza. Pasta. Sandwiches. Salads. All of them are delicious. Gluten-free and vegan options are available. However, the title isn’t “Napoli’s Salad Kitchen.” Napoli’s Pizza Kitchen has some of the best pizza in all of Southern California. The specialty pies here truly are special. Unique pies such as “Spinach Artichoke,” “Lamb Sausage,”…
An Objective Eye: Catching Mistakes Before You Make Them
Imagine that someone gave you a machine that could grow your business. This machine was very powerful. But, if you used it wrong, it could actually waste your money and harm your business. This isn’t some fairy tale. It’s a very crude analogy for how digital marketing works. To make sure that you get the…
In Business, Marketing, and Life, Don’t Forget to Celebrate
Labor Day Weekend is here. Take advantage of it. Enjoy it. Don’t just muddle through. We decided to start this blog with that as opposed to the now standard “this summer has been unlike any other” and “even during these difficult times, it’s important to enjoy the good things.” While that may be a cliche…
Always, Always Something You Can Do for Your Business
Even when things look their bleakest, there’s always something you can do for your company. That’s been one of Danny’s core messages for a long time. However, it’s taken on added meaning since the pandemic. Many business owners, even successful ones have, for lack of a better word, given up. They stopped trying to move…