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 Google Ads Changes Affecting Small Businesses
Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Changes to Google Ads Google has recently made some drastic changes to their ads program—starting with a name change, from Google AdWords to Google Ads. Some of the changes are technical, like tweaks to the interface. Others represent fundamental shifts in the way Google views advertising. These will affect […]
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Facebook and Google Ads – The Keys to Small Business Paid Search
If you want to run a business today, you need to be advertising on Facebook and Google. These two tech giants dominate the online advertising market, and their reach is so incredibly broad (both have billions of users each month) that to leave them out of your strategy is to not have an online strategy […]
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How to Use Advertising as a Lead Generation Tool
Marketing is a broad term that encompasses a number of channels and approaches. Advertising is just one of them, and in our increasingly digital age, it can sometimes feel like a tactic of the past. However, when advertising is used properly, it can become an effective lead generation tool. Below we’ll take a look at […]
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A Small Business Guide to Paid Content
If you’re a small business out in the world today, it can feel like your competition is everywhere. The ubiquity of the internet means that anyone, anywhere, can turn to any provider to get the goods or services they need. In an environment like that, what can you possibly do to stand out from the […]
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Advertising Your Small Business: Small Budget, Big Results
If you’re a small business owner with a modest budget, you may be wondering where to begin with advertising. Although the advertising world can be overwhelming, the good news is that you know your business better than anyone else. Here are a few things to consider when creating your advertising plan. 1. Define your goals […]
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AdWords for Local Businesses
One of the most important ways to get found today as a local business is to show up – front and center – when someone whips out their phone and searches Google for a product or service near them. It’s important because when someone does a search like that they are usually looking to hire […]
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10 Tips for Successfully Re-Launching Your Website
An outdated website sends a message that you aren’t up on the latest trends. There comes a time when every business needs to revamp and re-launch for maximum impact. For example, older websites might not be optimized for speed. About 40 percent of those who visit your website will bounce away if it doesn’t load […]
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How to Create Offline Activity Custom Audiences for Facebook Ads
Do you want to retarget your offline event customer in Facebook? Do you know how to create the offline event custom audience? This article will help you discover how to create the offline events and new offline activity custom audience for your Facebook ads. To beat the competition Facebook always tries to innovate their advertising […]
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Texting: The Killer Application in your Offline Marketing Arsenal
Times have changed. We think virtual first and then physical. That’s true where marketing is concerned too- we usually focus first on digital marketing. You may be overlooking other channels that are even more effective than what’s thought of as traditional offline channels. Online and offline marketing need to work together, for best results. Texting […]
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Companies Seeing Success With Radio Ads
Radio – a thing of the past, right? Not anymore. Between internet radio, the uprise of podcasts and mobile apps, radio is alive and better than ever. Which means as marketers, we should be thinking about how to leverage this channel. I’ve spoken with three small tech companies in the past two months that have […]
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