Every now and then, we come across a quote that perfectly sums up our feelings. This morning, Danny and the team read this column. It includes the line: “the thought that ‘if you advertise it, they will buy,’ is false.” The preceding heading holds the key: “you have to consider the complete path to…
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More Than Pretty Flowers: What We Can Learn from Floral Marketing
Danny and the team leave no stone unturned in terms of finding the best, most effective forms of online marketing. In addition to overturning stones, we look at the flowers, too. This morning, we came across an interesting article called “How to Better Leverage Benefits of Fresh Products, Floral in Marketing.” You don’t have to…
How Digital Marketers Build (and Lose) Trust
Daily, Danny Star and the team browse through so many different articles about online marketing, SEO, and so forth. Many of these say the same things over and over again. We recently came across a great article (from the excellent Search Engine Journal) which explains “how agencies can build trust” with a new SEO client…
Using the Right Marketing Tools With Care
Some of the most effective digital marketing tools and advice are free. You don’t have to spend thousands (in dollars or hours) to find them. Rather, all you have to do is look, listen, and follow. Obviously, doing so won’t cause you to make big, big bucks this holiday season. But, it can get you…
You Can’t Be Too “Local” In Your Business Marketing
Many of our clients’ businesses are entirely online. Some were before the pandemic but others have shifted to it now. Still others, however, will not and could never be entirely online. They need to have a physical storefront, to be able to talk to customers. For these local businesses, it’s important to focus on the…
Ways to Help Business Beyond Business
Giving back to the community, as an idea, is always important. Strengthening community bonds, helping out your fellow human beings, and just doing good for others pays all kinds of dividends. Yes, those “dividends” may not necessarily manifest as stock options or something, but you’ll feel great. You’ll know in your heart you did something…
What to Do When Things Go Against Your Business
In these blogs, we tend to talk quite a bit about “not giving up.” “Doing right by your staff and your customers,” “there’s always something you can do,” and so forth – those are good virtues to run your business by whether there’s a pandemic on or not. However, we also like to take the…
What You Can Learn About Marketing from the Pediatrics Industry
It’s always good to see what others are doing for their marketing. That’s especially true when it’s someone in your industry, one of your competitors. However, sometimes, if you’re looking for more ideas, you can go outside of your industry, too. While every company is different (to say nothing of industry) there are some ideas…
The Pen is Mightier Than Your Intentions: Necessity of Marketing Writing
There is little more important to your marketing than the written word. Sometimes, it might not seem that way. After all, typing words takes fractions of a second. They can be deleted even faster. But, for all the importance of graphics, pictures, videos, and more, writing is still critical to the digital marketing success (and…
Look for Marketing Help That Wants a Long Term Relationship
Getting digital marketing help (or really any kind of marketing help) is a great way to grow your business. That said, you have to get with the right marketer/marketing company. You know to look for someone that’s in your budget, has a track record, etc. However, something you want to look for that many don’t…