SOCIAL MEDIA AND IMPULSE BUYING

“One word, love: curiosity. You long for freedom. You long to do what you want to do because you want it. To act on selfish impulse. You want to see what it’s like. One day you won’t be able to resist.” Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirate and Master of Using Others’ Impulse for His Benefit IMPULSE

SOCIAL MEDIA BUDGET INFOGRAPHIC

Click To Enlarge Via Salesforce SOCIAL MEDIA BUDGET Social Media is crucial to any modern eMarketing campaign. It can be hard to forecast "how much is enough" in your social media budget, but Salesforce.com has graciously created and shared a helpful tool to inform your budget setting process. Use it to weigh a few important trends, identify important

SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING

“In Social Media the “squeaky wheel” gets the oil. You have to put yourself out there, to find people who will relate or even debate with you, depending on what you are looking for.” -Jessica Northey, Multimedia Personality and Digital Consultant SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING SOCIAL MEDIA IS HERE TO STAY Social media continues to rise

STORYTELLING IN A BRANDING CAMPAIGN

BRAND CAMPAIGNS ARE COMPLEX I think Carabiner Communications nailed this infographic. One look at the infographic and it doesn't take long to tell that marketing your branding campaign can be complex. One thing business after business is finding is that you need to effectively share your company's unique story (or stories). You want people to get to

BEST BETS ON BRANDED MERCHANDISE

"God is the master “brander”. Mankind is God’s logo. There is something about mankind that when you study it or see it, in action or at rest, it points back to that which it was created to reflect: God. Interestingly enough, God also decided to fill the earth with his logo and nothing that is

VIDEO: THE NEW KING OF CONTENT

“Online video is the Swiss army knife of internet marketing. It really can be used all over the customer lifecycle, whether it’s customer service, marketing, or even recruitment.” - Mark Robertson, Founder ReelSEO VIDEO CONTENT MAKES "CENTS" Video is the most engaging form of communication available in the market today. No other multimedia has the flexibility to

SIMPLIFIED DESIGN

“Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.” -Marty Rubin KEEP IT SIMPLE, SILLY: SIMPLIFIED DESIGN Keeping things simple is definitely easier said than done. Simplified design for SEO sounds as if it would be impossible. As you are likely aware, article after article makes this clear. The research cited

MAP YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS WITH LOCAL CONTENT

“Today it’s not about ‘get the traffic’—it’s about ‘get the targeted and relevant traffic.’” Adam Audette, CKO of RKG Google announced that they will focus on improving their searches through local content rankings. They provide insight in regard to local information on their support page. There is also a process known as localization at play.

TOP 5 SEO TRENDS 2016

We are now at midyear 2016. Early predictions for the top SEO trends are gaining confidence and proving to be true. If you are a bit late to start, have no fears. It looks like you still have time to use the top 5 trends to make some headway. Great content will remain relevant. Depending