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Client of the Week: Dr. Laura Calnan 

What She Does    She’s a licensed clinical psychologist who treats adolescents as well as adult clients. Her specialty is in treating depression, anxiety, and addictive disorders.    Previously, Dr. Calnan was the staff psychologist for the La Ventana Treatment Programs in Thousand Oaks as well as Ventura. She also served as the primary therapist…

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Perhaps the Most Underrated Marketing Skill 

What makes a great marketer?  Whether for your own small business or for someone else’s, what sets one marketer apart from the next?  The ability to craft effective campaigns? Of course.  Creating engaging content that’s valuable for customers/clients? Absolutely.  Having a mastery of SEO, Google Ads, and similar technical skills? 100%.  Those are just a…

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A Lesson in Authentic Marketing from Skateboarding 

“We want our content to be more authentic. Nothing slick or ‘salesy,’ but real, authentic stuff.”  That’s one more statement that Danny Star and the team have heard from plenty of clients and marketing professionals over the years.  Everyone wants marketing to be authentic, to be real.  “Authentic marketing” can be a bit difficult to…

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The Main Thing to Keep in Mind About Google’s June & July Updates 

Yesterday, Google released a “broad core algorithm update.”  If that sounds like a big deal, it is.  Sure, there are plenty of folks on Bing.  But, there’s only one Google.  When it comes to folks finding your business online, there’s Google, and then there’s everyone else.  So, making sure that your business is constructed in…

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