How would you like to earn a portion of the five trillion dollars generated by e-commerce? Based on data from eMarketerL, that’s how much revenue e-commerce merchants around the world will likely be generating by 2021. Online merchants who understand the global potential of e-commerce are poised to garner a slice of the evergrowing pie. […]
A brand without a story is barely a brand at all. Brand stories help customers see themselves in your product; they let customers fit your brand into their own inner narrative. But picking a great brand story is easier said than done. Not only does it have to connect emotionally with customers, but it also […]
When trying to market your business online, your content is the most important thing you can invest in. As the foundation that all your other strategies will build on, your content needs to be interesting, relevant and appealing to your target audience. When you have great content, your SEO strategy, social media strategy, and other […]
Content marketing is one of the most important strategies for promoting a business online. Because your content acts as the foundation for all your other marketing techniques and tactics, you need to ensure you’re creating pieces that your target audience will want to read and view. Unfortunately, with the mass amount of content available […]
When done right, content marketing creates long-term engagement, trust, and loyalty among potential customers. Many businesses have a hard time grasping the basics of content marketing. Unlike most traditional marketing, content marketing doesn’t directly sell, and its value can be hard to analyze. Many content-marketing guides rely on a search engine and keywords strategies to […]
LinkedIn is the go-to social media platform for companies that cater to professionals and the professionally minded. If you want to get people in a specific industry, you don’t go to Twitter or Facebook; you hit LinkedIn. It’s gone from looking like a flavour-of-the-month platform to a legitimate social media network. And just like any […]
Social media marketing is still a relatively new area of the business world, so it’s no surprise that it’s sometimes poorly understood. There’s plenty of information floating around about how businesses should use social media. Much of it based on anecdotal experience rather than actual data. This results in social media marketing techniques that don’t […]
Video is one of the most powerful marketing tools available, with developments in technology, it’s becoming more and more accessible. But don’t assume that all video is good video. Unprofessional content can do a lot of damage to the image of your company. Avoid making these rookie errors to ensure you get the most out […]
If you want to create a powerful presence online, there are many reasons to include video marketing as part of your overall strategy. Video has been getting more and more popular since the emergence of YouTube and other popular video sites. This is not a mere passing fad, but a trend that only promises to […]
Visit any marketing industry website and it’s clear that video is this year’s hottest game in town. It’s easy to see why. Mobile technology means consumers have unprecedented access to video viewing. Studies repeatedly show that they make full use of this option. Youtube alone accounts for over half a billion hours of playback every […]
Are you using video to promote your business’s products, services and brand? Statistics show that approximately 74 percent of all internet traffic comes from online videos. With the smartphone technology improving and broadband internet access expanding, experts predict this number will grow even higher in the near future. As a business owner, you can capitalise […]
Content marketing has burst beyond the confines of articles and into the realm of videos. If you’ve got a phone or tablet, you’ve probably shared a video or two with your friends. In fact, you probably do it regularly. That fact has given rise to a different kind of content marketing, one that small businesses […]
To grow a successful B2B business, you need to be consistently attracting new leads and converting them into customers. With the mass amounts of information available online, it can be difficult to grab your audience’s attention and hold it long enough to get them into your sales funnel. Running a B2B business introduces new complications […]
Successful content marketing can be assessed on three core metrics: how relevant your content is to your target audience; how engaging is your content; and how many readers/viewers/customers respond to your call-to-action. The aim of content marketing is to elicit a response to your call-to-action. But note how each element is dependent on the one before […]
If you run an online business or have a website for your company, you probably have heard about search engine optimization (SEO). As one of the most powerful strategies for getting new visitors to your website, search engine optimization allows you to reach the millions of users who turn to search engines each and every […]
Creating a great SEO strategy takes many different pieces. While it may seem like there is always another element you need to include, each is essential for ensuring you rank as highly as possible on a search engine results page. Unfortunately, some of those critical components seem to get swept under the rug. While you […]
How Repurposing Content Can Revitalize Your Marketing Strategy Content acts as the foundation of all the marketing you do online. As the base of any social media campaign or search engine optimization strategy, the content you create needs to connect with your target audience. However, sometimes it doesn’t have as big of an impact as […]