November 4, 2015
Today we will be going over 6 of the most common mistakes of social media marketing. Social media marketing is a growing world and more and more businesses are diving head forward into it. Using social media will allow you to reach out to a broader target audience and create greater brand awareness. How do you know though which is best approach for you? Hopefully you’ll be in a better position after reading about these mistakes of social media marketing. 1. You need to use every social media network out there This is probably the easiest to avoid. Think about your target audience and where they are likely to be. If you are marketing to businesses you target market is most likely going to be on LinkedIn. More of a B2C business? Then Facebook and Twitter are your best options. Now that Instagram allows adverts you can even adopt a strategy for the younger audiences based on visuals. 2. Social media is a different strategy Truth is social media marketing forms a part in every SEO strategy alongside a plan to get greater engagement and brand awareness. It can be a way to drive traffic to your site, especially if you are using content marketing in your strategy. Social media should be treated like any other marketing channel. Segment, target and position and then use data to analyse the results. 3. Google+ is a nightmare Most people know of Google+ for all the wrong reasons but it can be part of a successful social media marketing plan. Don’t underestimate it as it allows you to reach a further audience, and being part of Google it will have an impact on your organic search ranking and traffic. 4. It’s about immediate interaction Don’t get sucked into one of the most common mistakes […]
October 28, 2015
Digital marketing is a skill that can be mastered with a lot of practice through time. To get there you can obviously go through some bad times. That means also learning how to improve digital marketing results. This is something inevitable and today we will explore eight ways to overcome them and turn them around.
September 23, 2015
What is the current state of email marketing? Has it been surpassed by newer technologies and trends? The email marketing landscape is constantly changing. Between the introduction of new anti-spam laws, more email apps, and new phones, email marketing has never presented more challenges—or as we see it, opportunities. Take a look at this infographic and find out about the current state of email marketing.
September 21, 2015
Instagram has now joined the game of allowing ads to populate your feed as you navigate the platform. Here are 6 useful tips to make the most of this opportunity and increase your reach and engagement as a brand.
September 18, 2015
Twitter can be a really useful platform for any size of type of business. It can also prove useless if you are not implementing the right type of engagement tactics. This blog will focus on 10 of the most important tactics to help increase Twitter engagement levels.
September 17, 2015
Every business needs a good branding strategy, no matter the size. Branding is what gives your customers their first impression and what they can expect from you as a business. A brand isn’t just a simple logo, it is everything connected to it. Branding is image, tone of voice and more than ever a community. You can develop this in many ways, and the first obvious choice is starting with your website, leading to all digital and non digital strategies. These 4 essentials for your branding strategy will get you started whatever your business. 1. Decide the image you want your business to portray. This is the first step of the process. What image should represent you? What is your business’ identity? To get to that, all you need to do is come up with a few simple pieces of information: Define your mission, values and goals If consumers choose your services/products, what sets you apart from your competitors? What should your messaging be? How are you currently perceived by the public? Is it the way you want it? Market research is your best option here. Find out what the needs, desires and habits of your target audience are. In this way you will get a good understanding of what it is you can deliver. If you dig long and hard enough you will be able to tailor your strategy for the majority of your branding efforts. 2. Create content that conveys your branding messaging. Quality content can best represent your brand. Make sure all the content that is created follows the same general idea behind your business branding. Keep these few tips in mind when starting to develop branded content: Choose the right time and relevant topics Choose a voice and stick with it Never forget your mission and values, […]
September 17, 2015
Too often, creating social media content can seem more work than it is worth. This is especially true for start-up environments, run by busy people with more “important” things to do than post on Twitter and check on Facebook engagement levels. The following tactical methods have been proven to produce twice the amount of social media content with only half of the effort. The great thing about this approach is that higher output on social media generally produces a greater level of engagement.
September 16, 2015
Ever wondered what makes digital marketing successful? This infographic might explain exactly what you are asking. 5 tips that can prove to be useful when starting off a new digital marketing campaign.
September 10, 2015
The responsibility that rested on keyword density has shifted. Over 5 years, Google has changed the importance they give to keywords and the search engine algorithms now prefer we-written and relevant content. This is down to the fact that, after many studies about keyword density in on-line content, web pages with an exaggeration of keywords being repeated, were generally to be considered poorly written.