Supercharging Success: Digital Marketing Insights for Small Businesses & Beyond

Supercharging Success: Digital Marketing Insights for Small Businesses & Beyond

Marketing Strategy
I had the pleasure of being a guest on the mPress Conversations with Maggie Podcast, hosted by the amazing Maggie Phiri. We dived deep into the world of digital marketing and how it can make or break your business. Supercharging Success: Digital Marketing Insights for Small Businesses & Beyond Throughout the episode, I'm sharing valuable tips and insights on public speaking, conquering fears, and leveraging social media platforms effectively. And of course, I emphasize the need for a well-defined marketing strategy, which serves as the foundation for any successful social media campaign.  Here are my 3 key takeaways from the episode: First, don't make costly investments without consulting an expert. Investing in coaches, programs, and products may seem glamorous, but without a solid marketing strategy, it's like shooting in…
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Top Digital Marketing Strategies For The Travel Industry

Top Digital Marketing Strategies For The Travel Industry

Marketing Strategy
Competition in the travel industry is fierce post-COVID. Therefore, travel agencies must embrace digital marketing strategies and evolve with the changing landscape to position their businesses for success. Moreover, people constantly seek the best destinations, making standing out from competitors essential. According to Google, about 55% of thrill seekers embark on one or two trips annually, with many putting in much effort to enjoy memorable travel experiences. Here are a few ways businesses in the travel sector can boost growth with digital marketing strategies. Top Digital Marketing Strategies For The Travel Industry 1. Update your travel website with relevant content Your travel website is one thing you don't want to overlook. It should paint a unique picture of your brand, allowing audiences to easily discover your company. Updating your travel…
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Adjusting Your Marketing Skills To The Nonprofit Space

Adjusting Your Marketing Skills To The Nonprofit Space

Cause Marketing, Marketing Strategy
Marketers are used to fitting their skills to the needs of different types of businesses, and to the needs of different kinds of customers. However, when you take the profit motive out of the business and get away from the notion of selling a product to the customer, how do you adapt? While some businesses use cause marketing to wear the flag of a cause (often with real support alongside it), nonprofits are entirely focused on it. As such, marketing with them comes with a few differences that you need to get used to. Adjusting Your Marketing Skills To The Nonprofit Space Your audience still matters greatly. Know your audience. It’s always been one of the keys of marketing, and this doesn’t change for nonprofits. However, in this case, it’s…
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Leveraging Two Powerful Tools – The System

Leveraging Two Powerful Tools – The System

Marketing Strategy
In our last blog we detailed two marketing tools, content marketing and lead magnets. We also asked you to look at them through another lens.  That sharing educational content creates social impact, social change, for community good.  We’ll now discuss the system we use and its benefits. Leveraging Two Powerful Tools: The System The simplified version of the system is that it combines the power of content marketing, with the effectiveness of lead magnets, harnessing the power of communication to build relationship, using the 10 Point Touch theory. Whew, that’s a lot. In this system, the communication flow is key. That communication is designed to take the recipient on a journey as you build a relationship and trust. And we all know customers (donors) buy from brands (people) or causes…
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Leveraging Two Powerful Tools – Content Marketing & Lead Magnets

Leveraging Two Powerful Tools – Content Marketing & Lead Magnets

Marketing Strategy
In the marketing realm we’ve seen these two topics, content marketing and lead magnets, trigger a wide range of reactions such as, I can’t give away services for free. It takes too much time to develop. I don’t know what to create. Lead Magnets are only for those hard pitch sales funnels. Or the worse one yet – I don’t have anything of value to give away. We want to clarify some misconceptions, and most importantly outline strategies that could empower you to leverage your educational content. It could be worth more than just leads. Leveraging Two Powerful Tools - Content Marketing & Lead Magnets   The Tools Let’s back up a few steps and define exactly what we are talking about, because unfortunately content marketing sometime is confused with…
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Are Customer Reviews a Reliable Indicator of Small-Business Success?

Are Customer Reviews a Reliable Indicator of Small-Business Success?

Marketing Strategy
Every company deals with customer reviews, and most try to learn from them. However, while many small businesses place an extreme amount of emphasis on them, they may be better off measuring their success against a different metric. Are Customer Reviews a Reliable Indicator of Small-Business Success? The Problem With Customer Reviews Although Amazon has been reluctant to release the exact figures, it blocked over 200 million potentially fake customer reviews in 2020. In the same year, it received more than 520 million in total. By its admission, nearly 40% of all new submissions were illegitimate. Some usually slip through the cracks, so the actual number is likely higher. As the largest e-commerce platform, Amazon has a vast amount of resources. Still, it routinely lets users submit fake feedback, skewing…
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3 Tips for Crafting a Marketing Strategy That Gets Real Results

3 Tips for Crafting a Marketing Strategy That Gets Real Results

Marketing Strategy
As today's fast-paced digital landscape continues to shift quickly and change constantly, having an effective digital marketing strategy is increasingly critical to survival and long-term growth. Unfortunately, with all of the platforms, tools, and trends competing for our attention it can be easy to be overwhelmed - but don't fret. In this guide we will walk you through how to develop one tailored specifically to you and meet its target. Gone are the days of content being dumped into cyber space hoping that some may stick. Now is the time for informed and strategic moves to take over this space, not to just aimlessly throw content around like before, hoping something might stick! 3 Tips for Crafting a Marketing Strategy That Gets Real Results 1. Understanding Your Landscape: Exploring Brand…
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Maximizing ROI Through Effective SEO and SEM in Automotive Digital Marketing

Maximizing ROI Through Effective SEO and SEM in Automotive Digital Marketing

Marketing Strategy
In the automotive industry, maximizing ROI is the ultimate goal of any marketing campaign, and digital marketing for car dealers is no exception. Both Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) have critical roles to play in an effective automotive marketing strategy, with each offering unique advantages that can be utilized to optimize a dealership's online presence and increase their return on investment (ROI). Maximizing ROI Through Effective SEO and SEM in Automotive Digital Marketing Understanding SEO and SEM in Automotive Marketing SEO encompasses techniques used to optimize a website's visibility in organic search engine results. Effective SEO can lead to increased website traffic, visibility, and authority. SEM, on the other hand, involves paid promotional strategies, such as Pay-Per-Click (PPC) ads, which can provide immediate results and high…
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