Capturing Attention: Six Tips To Help Brands Stand Out

Capturing Attention

Similar to its predecessor, the remote control, the mighty smartphone has completely revolutionized our world, making communication faster and easier than ever. With everything we need – groceries, home security, health services and even dates, all of these services and products is just one tap, swipe and figure eight away. Through endless apps, social media platforms and search capabilities, it now becomes more challenging than ever for brands to penetrate through the noise to reach their intended audiences. Continue reading Capturing Attention: Six Tips To Help Brands Stand Out

Newsjacking: Keep it Tasteful

Newsjacking: Keep it TastefulToday newsjacking is at an all-time high. From Google’s Purple Rain Doodle to the President of the United States posting on Facebook, it’s nearly impossible to avoid Prince’s death as brands and people weigh in on pop culture’s latest celebrity loss. Continue reading Newsjacking: Keep it Tasteful

Marketing Challenges to Avoid and Overcome in 2016

This year marks yet another challenging time for marketing professionals, as the state of the market is completely saturated and the reality of the situation is competition is tough. To help forward-minded professionals and those truly looking to succeed, we’ve broken down Entrepreneur’s five critiques and challenges to overcome in 2016. Continue reading Marketing Challenges to Avoid and Overcome in 2016

Why Infinite Scrolling Sites Aren’t Good for SEO

Infinite Scrolling & SEO

One of our least favorite website designs is the infinite scroll sites that seem to have popped in around the web over the past couple of years. They lack organization, can be disorienting for viewers and often have several short blurbs of text.

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SEO/SEM Seminar Worth Investing In

Search_Engine_Ranking_ServiceIf you’re anything like me, you have to be very selective about how and where you allocate your time. The value I place on my attention has led me to be incredibly selective about what seminars and conferences I attend, so I was a bit hesitant to commit to the Excel your Business a breakfast SEO/SEM seminar. Boy, was I dead-wrong.

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7 Reasons You Need to Include Images in your Content Creation

The use of graphics in marketing and advertising has increased exponentially over the past few years. Humans are visual creatures and using a strong image can have an incredible positive impact on campaigns.

The importance of of images in marketing and advertising continues to increase. As a direct result of this shift in importance, the four fastest-growing social media sites – Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest and Tumblr – have all placed significant importance on graphic content. Continue reading 7 Reasons You Need to Include Images in your Content Creation

4 Questions to Ask About Your Twitter Content

Gary Vaynerchuk, founder and CEO of Vayner Media, is a social media rock star and passionate proponent of native content creation. He is also a respected author and penned a guide to successful native-storytelling, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook. The book was so well received that Forbes published 13 of its most memorable quotes. Continue reading 4 Questions to Ask About Your Twitter Content

6 Website Copywriting Tips

Website Copywriting Tips and TricksDigital marketing is one part artistry, creating concise messaging, and one part science, using proven truths about how the web functions. While some people are better at content creation than others, these are a few tips and tricks that all digital marketers can use to improve their website copywriting. Continue reading 6 Website Copywriting Tips