Everything these days appears to either be “smart” or have some form of “machine learning” involved. Whether it’s a phone, a TV, or a fridge, our transfer of power to the machines may be well on its way. This technocratic trend has driven forward everything in the digital world and…
If your website is like most others, there is likely a mismatch between the content you provide, and what your prospective customers search for on Google. This article is about understanding your potential customers and their conversation with Google by using the customer journey mapping method to provide them with…
This post was co-written by Susie Marino and Kristen McCormick. As content writers, our right-sided brains hate math. Back in school, we dreaded when teachers asked us to show our work behind the answer to a problem. Back in the day, we probably would have tried the same trick above….
Ask a marketer or business owner what they’d like most in the world, and they’ll probably tell you more customers. What often comes after that? More traffic to their site. In fact, 61% of marketers say their biggest challenge is generating traffic and leads. There are many ways you can…
Although minorities make up 30% of the U.S population, only 18% of U.S. businesses are minority-owned. Clearly, even though diversity has become a topic of focus over the last two years, it is still harder for minority-owned businesses to get started, obtain loans, and stay afloat. Minority-owned business face higher…
Calls to action have come a long way… Okay, maybe not that far for every brand, but in general, our ability to test and measure has enabled us marketers to get more creative with our messaging. A while back, we shared some kick-ass call to action examples. Don’t get me…
Local Service Ads (LSAs) are a hero channel for local brands looking for more cost-effective leads. This real estate client achieved 10X the ROI than the conventional real estate lead flow: Local Services Ads for real estate = big wins While they are incredibly simple to maintain once set up,…
Way back in August of 2007, while you were singing along to Umbrella (ella…ella) on the radio, a product designer named Chris Messina proposed to Twitter the idea of “using #(pound) for groups.” Twitter’s response? It was too nerdy and would never catch on. Welp, 15 years later and hashtags…
If you’ve ever considered a page ranking at the top of Google to be “lucky,” think again. For any such lucky duck, majestically perched at the top of the SERP, you can rest assured there’s a host of legwork going on beneath the surface to make this possible. Said legwork…
ICYMI, responsive search ads (RSAs) are soon to be the only standard Search campaign type in Google Ads. With this ad format, you provide up to 15 headlines and four descriptions and Google will mix and match those into ads that best fit each search. But you’re not just dealing…
