As a small business (or even a one-man-band solopreneur) you may not have the budget to outsource all of your marketing efforts. Which means that you may have to take on the brunt of the task by yourself. So, what tools do you need in order to make a do-it-yourself approach to marketing work for your business? Free SEO Tools Doing your own marketing means having to cut a … [Read more...]
All marketers exploit some sort of psychological mechanism in their activities. Essentially, they manipulate human nature to get the desired results. Email marketing campaigns don’t represent an exception in that regard, but it still seems like only 30% of email receivers actually fall for these tricks. This fact suggests that it’s not easy to win over customers using simple … [Read more...]
In the past, most marketing experts addressed their customers as one massive demographic in order to cut costs and thus create a better ROI. Unfortunately, this kind of solution doesn’t seem to have as great of an effect in 2017. Therefore, the cost-effectiveness of traditional marketing is no longer what it used to be. Today, in order to reach out to your consumers in the … [Read more...]
Most small businesses do not have the kind of capital and the staff like that of the big companies. This is why a well-thought-out and creative marketing strategy is vital. If you are a marketer with experience, you know how important it is to keep up with the future of business trends, new marketing channels, and other essential marketing factors that are beneficial for your … [Read more...]
The South is well known for its charm, and many small business owners appear to be quite familiar with the region’s alluring qualities. My team at Vistaprint Digital recently noticed a trend among customers using our website builder—southern cities had the highest number of customers per capita. In fact, the top five cities for website customer density were all located in … [Read more...]
The online marketplace is more competitive than ever, and because of this, many businesses are finding it increasingly more difficult to drive traffic to their sites. There are, however, steps you can take to increase the number of visitors to your website. Below are seven suggestions. Some will yield more immediate results, while others will give you pointers as to how you can … [Read more...]
Starting and running a business can be costly. If we are not careful, spiralling costs can get on top of us and make our cash flow very unhealthy. So let’s look at some ways of saving on costs. This list of 5 free tools for small business is a great starting place. These tools represent not only a great cost saving opportunity, but also a chance to improve productivity within … [Read more...]
You have a strong business idea and are ready to get your new company off the ground. Knowing where to go from there can be difficult for a beginning entrepreneur. New business owners are often excited to be realizing their dream yet neglect to take care of important details that are essential to turning your plan into a thriving company. Here are some ideas to help get your … [Read more...]
Small companies engaged in lead generation marketing are often locking horns with big companies with deep pockets and deep knowledge. While the infographic below, the Lead Generation Ecosystem, isn’t a magic bullet, it will help any small firm level the online playing field. Originally created as an internal training tool by Straight North, a PPC service company, the … [Read more...]
Each day of the workweek I send and receive more than 500 emails. And each morning starts by going through at least 100 notifications from our project management software, our servers and clients. And of course a slew of junk mail. But sometimes I encounter spam schemes that stand out for their aggressive, persistent or offensive approach to getting attention. With that in … [Read more...]
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