With TikTok accounts, Instagram Reels and beyond, the age of video content is now. How often do you see a video ad pop up on your social media while browsing your preferred platforms? You might not even process the advertisements anymore and keep scrolling.
A video ad likely catches your attention every once in a while, but why?
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Brand loyalty is one thing, but when that loyalty is directed at a small business, it stands to benefit an entire community…The relationship between a small business and its customers is unique — rarely is it purely transactional. In fact, 37% of Americans say they purchase from small businesses to receive a more personal experience. Also, 30% of them are willing to pay more and 30% are willing to wait longer at small businesses versus major retailers or chain stores
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Even retirement can’t stop some people from continuing to work, either by choice or out of necessity. Retirement may be a great goal to work toward, but there are reasons you may still be working after you reach retirement age. Retiring early is a goal for many, but few of us have a plan for how to actually do it.
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What can you do to increase your sales right now? Today on the Atlanta Small Business Show, we’re pleased to welcome back Melinda Emerson, America’s number one small business expert, CEO of Quintessence Group, and best-selling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, to share a few tips.
More please! →Both Facebook and YouTube boast well over 2 billion global users each, with TikTok and Instagram both having over a billion each. This variety of social media platforms has completely evolved our online interactions. The only issue is knowing how to go about building an audience on the various social media platforms. Here’s an excellent guide to the importance of social media and how businesses can build their audience.
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As founder and CEO of a full-service digital marketing agency, I’ve seen firsthand how successful content marketing can be for businesses. I’ve also seen how so many companies get it wrong.
So, what is the purpose of content marketing? Let’s take a closer look.
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Rethinking marketing, sales and advertising strategies to address today’s realities is key for long-term success. Marketing during an economic downturn—or dare I say, recession—comes with unique challenges, not the least of which is many clients’ knee-jerk reactions…
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When creating a personalized marketing campaign, marketers may want to focus solely on creating for their target audience based on the audience persona or other interest that they have. From integrating technology into your tech stack to investing in data analytics, making a more personalized…
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The business industry knows that effective communication can bring powerful benefits, including mitigating conflict and improving employee engagement. …there are communications techniques companies can use to solve current issues and dilemmas, as well as remain relevant and adapt to changes.
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Building an emergency fund, creating a nest egg for retirement and socking away money for your children’s college fund are fundamental steps to ensure long-term financial well-being. But how do you actually save money?
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Email subject lines are arguably the most important component of your emails. After all, the subject line is what subscribers see in their inbox, and is what determines if they even open your email or not
So without good email subject lines, your email marketing efforts could go to waste! But don’t worry — you’ve come to the right place.
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In today’s ever-changing business environment, connection is critical to the growth of a company. As a result, social media has become an essential component of any digital marketing strategy By Jay Rathod – Read this article in its entirety HERE on Inc42’s website A recent poll found that 75% of businesses believe that using social media has increased website traffic The reach and influence of social media are unavoidable. The best part is that everyone is on the same playing field According to HubSpot’s ‘State of Inbound Marketing Trends’ study, social media (44%) will be the leading marketing channel in 2022. The
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Small business websites must have an eye-catching design and compelling copy to make a positive first impression on visitors. Small business owners may not have the budget, skills or resources to make a website that stands out. With the right tips and tricks, however, you’ll be on your way to building stunning landing pages that make people stop and stare.
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WordPress Web Help is a 900 member San Diego-based Meetup.com group that offers a “a friendly and easy way for folks to get help with their WordPress website where we can share questions and answers, make progress on your ideas or goals, and have fun in the process.” Brass Ring CEO has taken on the role of organizer…
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As appealing as working for yourself sounds, there’s a reason why not everyone owns their own business: It’s hard…In this guide, we’ll help you sort out the main steps to starting a business., including how to write a business plan, get funding, figure out your business insurance and legal requirements, and more.
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Worrying about money can affect you in more ways than you may realize. New research has found that the risks of several significant health problems increase when people are worried about their financial situation. If you find yourself stressing about money, follow the tips in this guide to help reduce the impact on your well-being.
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Whether you’ve been in business for quite some time or your endeavor is relatively new, preparing for revenue ebbs and flows is key for long term profitability and growth.
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Updated Sep 22, 2022 Hiring outside marketing and advertising expertise can take your business to the next level – just be sure you’re choosing the right partner. Marketing companies take over a labor-intensive process while bringing a consultative approach to devising your marketing strategies. Determine whether or not a marketing company can handle the services you need before deciding if they’re a good fit for your small business. Identify your goals, secure references, and request a detailed written proposal before moving forward with any marketing company. This article is for small business owners considering outsourcing their marketing efforts to a
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Hootsuite has shocked their longest-serving customers with the kind of price increase that makes Martin Shrekli look benevolent. We look at what is driving the staggering 10x price increase for long-serving customers and the alternative tools available to social media managers and agencies
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What is SEO in 2020?
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in 2020 is a technical, analytical and creative process to improve the visibility of a website in search engines. The primary function of SEO is to drive more unpaid useful traffic to a site that converts into sales.
We’re Constant Contact partners! If you’ve never created a newsletter email template, or are starting to wonder if your current newsletter needs an overhaul, this post is for you.
Whether you’re an old pro, or completely new to writing newsletters, the idea of creating a new, modern newsletter email template can be daunting.
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Are you intimidated by copywriting?
If your answer is yes, welcome to how 99% of marketers feel.
If your answer is no, are you some kind of wizard?
Copywriting is the reason why people buy something.
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Do you want to add push notifications to your WordPress site? Push notifications allow you to send notifications to users even when they are not visiting your website.
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These marketing strategies can help small businesses gain new customers and increase repeat business. Image credit: Shutterstock Kimberly de Silva Marketing is important to every business’ survival, whether it’s for the local business up the street or the mega-corporation that spreads across all continents. Unfortunately, for the former, marketing is often put on the back burner, as a small-business owner has so many other things to deal with. 1. Learn from your competitors As a small business, you should start by looking at what your direct competitors are doing in the area. Find out how they are attracting customers and, more
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(SSL’s have become more than a good idea…they’re just about “musts” with SERP implications. Here’s a good article from 2017 that still holds up. – Edward) By Colin Newcomer – Jan. 9, 2017 – Elegant Themes Blog Does the idea of improving your search engine rankings and offering your visitors better security sound like something you’re interested in? What if I upped the ante and told you it wouldn’t cost you a penny? SSL certificates secure your website’s connection and boost its rankings in Google. And now, thanks to services like Let’s Encrypt, you can actually get a free SSL certificate
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LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 9TH, 2018 | By Shaun Anderson What Are Meta Tags? Meta Tags are used by Google and other search engines in some not-so-obvious ways. QUOTE: “Meta tags are a great way for Webmasters to provide search engines with information about their sites. (They) can be used to provide information to all sorts of clients, and each system processes only the meta tags they understand and ignores the rest. (They) are added to the <head> section of your HTML page.” (GOOGLE) How Can I Check The Meta Tags On A Site? You can use tools like SEMRush (specifically the SEMRush Audit Tool), SiteBulb Crawler, DeepCrawl, Screaming Frog or SEO Powersuite Website
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THANK YOU! to the readers and good folk at La Jolla Village News for Brass Ring Multimedia’s FOURTH (2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) Reader’s Choice Award for Best Web Design. It’s a great honor to be recognized by my home town’s newspaper for my work with small businesses in and around La Jolla. I grew up here and have raised my daughter in the beautiful town of La Jolla. La Jolla gets into your heart. I love that it remains my home as well as business home base. Getting to provide my services to clients here and throughout Southern California
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Greetings, all… One of the most popular WordPress forms plugin, the Fast Secure Contact Form plugin (which has been the standard for all Brass Ring Multimedia websites for years) has been removed from WordPress’s favorable status and listing quite suddenly and unexpectedly. Unfortunately, this was due to the actions of a nefarious individual who recently purchased the plugin from its creator…a fine developer who created, supported and evolved it for many years. We have been at risk since June when ownership changed. WordPress has now removed the plugin from its downloads and issued a “clean” version. The clean version will
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Today I want to talk to you about some ways small business owners almost always fail when it comes to their marketing because they don’t do three specific things. By Brad Swezey First, they don’t have a systematic plan in place to get new business. Second, they don’t have a systematic plan in place to stay in contact with the clients and customers that they do get. And third, they treat marketing as an afterthought. They spend all their time and energy thinking about their product, or maybe their office furniture or other things, but they don’t think about their
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Your stomach ties itself into a knot and your heart races nowhere as your mind sorts through every conceivable worst case scenario. We call it “fear” and our instincts scream for us to avoid whatever source it stems from. But as irrational as it often is, as silly as it sometimes seems when you witness it in others, fear is something we have to continually confront throughout our lives. Entrepreneurs especially—so steeped in uncertainty as they are—have to learn how to live with fear if they want to go far. Because perhaps the scariest thing about fear is how it
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