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A company’s client data management is critical to keeping your business on track. Protecting it means ensuring your business’ safety while building trust with your customers. It can be difficult to stay up-to-date on various new viruses and malware that are constantly being introduced onto the world wide web. Many companies think that virus protection…

By Jessica Austin Social Media Manager Last month, I attended Social Media Marketing World 2018, a conference put on

As we discussed in last month’s blog, content is king and one of the best ways to add content to your website is through posting blogs. As an expert in your industry’s field, you can provide value-added content and capture your customer’s attention, keeping them wanting to visit your site for information that’s relevant to…

In today’s marketing world, content is king. What constitutes great content and why does it need to be part of your marketing plan? Great content is written material that is informative, timely, original, evergreen, shareable, compelling, engaging, findable … the list goes on and on. It’s content that takes into consideration your brand, customer needs,…

By Jessica Austin eLocal Social Media Manager   Branding can mean different things to different people depending on what department they work in. In general, good branding distinctly identifies goods or services from a competitor’s by means of visuals, messaging, naming and symbols. Social media platforms, and the strategy that underlies how a company utilizes…

Facebook has become so ubiquitous that it’s hard to remember how we used to spend time on the Internet. In the race to boost your social media presence, you may be forgetting the most important part of Internet marketing – your email list. Email database marketing remains an effective form of Internet marketing and lead…

  By Jessica Austin, eLocal Social Media Manager Most marketers understand that having a social media presence is a must in this digital age. However, the continuous growth in the use of social media means that quantitatively measuring the return on investment has gotten a little trickier. The shifting landscape of content, platforms and devices,…

By: Jessica Austin, eLocal Social Media Manager Not long after the roll-out of their new Stories feature, comes Instagram’s hashtag update. Instagram announced that users can now follow hashtags. To put it (very) simply, hashtags are a way to label and/or categorize your posts. In the past, users would search hashtags in order to see…

Competing for listings at the top of search engines is like playing the lottery. It’s especially true if you’re not using a solid search engine optimization (SEO) strategy. Making it to the first page of search engine page results (SERPs) isn’t magic — it’s strategic. It’s why businesses that use local SEO solutions succeed in…