Category: Marketing

In our last blog, we discussed considerations for your 2017 marketing plan.  Unfortunately, many small businesses do not have a marketing plan, which makes it challenging to quantify ROI.  It’s necessary to not only have a marketing plan, but to have an integrated plan, as well.  If you’re among those without a marketing plan, but […]

Strategic planning season is upon us, and with that, many companies are evaluating how they will spend their marketing dollars in 2017. We’ve heard from several clients who want us to define the return on their marketing investment. One client asked us to quantify the direct correlation between their customer acquisition and the online marketing […]

When I started my business in 2010, my plan was to help companies set up on their social media sites, establish a social media strategy and provide one-on-one training. I was somewhat surprised to find that my first customer did not have any interest in learning social media. In fact, they asked if they could […]

If I had to define social media for business, I would say that it’s an online communications tool, which helps to establish new relationships, enhance current relationships and increase awareness. The reason it’s so powerful is because we have a platform to instantly reach millions of people, furthering our opportunity to expand our reach beyond […]

I was recently interviewed as part of an expert series for mediashower, in which I was asked several intriguing questions about my experience as a social media manager. I would like to share some of those questions – and my responses – with you, in hopes it will shed light on the ever-changing social media […]

Measuring the return on investment (ROI) with social media marketing is a relevant, but loaded challenge. I prefer to begin by differentiating marketing goals from sales goals then partnering with my clients to bridge the gap. Let’s start with social media marketing. We must identify two to three specific marketing goals and establish concrete metrics […]

Social networking is not a tactic or a quick fix. It’s an ongoing strategy, a conversation and a form of community. It’s relationship building – and it takes time. I do not have a silver bullet or a crystal ball that will give you results. But, I am going to tell you how you can […]

Two months ago, our biggest client submitted notice due to internal budget cuts.  Unfortunately, this is not a new scenario for us. When small businesses face financial struggles, the marketing budget is frequently on the chopping block, with social media ranking at the top. Social media is relationship marketing – a longer-term effort. Companies with […]

We recently submitted a comprehensive strategy to a construction company. This was one of the most complex strategies we’ve ever developed as they had dozens of local competitors and a variety of targets to reach. After spending about ten hours on research, we decided to take an approach that we believe will work for any […]