Showing posts with label small business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small business. Show all posts

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Have we lost the human touch in marketing?

Marketing is a fast paced, ever growing and ever-changing monster. It is typically staffed with individuals that understand the need for these traits and possess a management style that works well with delivering results. In Gemma Manning’s new post, she explores the possibility that marketing has lost the ability connect with humans appropriately. She also provides 5 great tips on bringing a personal and human component back to the field such as remembering to not spam your content and upset your subscriber base and start a conversation, rather than just shove your content in their face.

Key Takeaways:
  • Marketing has become more complicated than in the past and more intricate than ever imagined before and this is because consumers are becoming more complex.
  • Some of the functions of marketing is to attract customers, and deepen a relationship with them, as well as deliver business outcomes that are sustainable.
  • Many marketing budgets allocate a large amount today to CMO spending and about 25 percent of marketing investments are on digital marketing.
"From always-on CRM systems, to voice biometrics and even social media – digital innovation is driving many facets of modern marketing."



Read more: https://www.theceomagazine.com/business/marketing/have-we-lost-the-human-touch-in-marketing/

Saturday, June 1, 2019

Local SEO - Effective method to do Local SEO for Small Business

Does your small local business need a bit of a helping hand in getting their digital marketing game back on track? Have they considered focusing on SEO methods that are targeting small business exclusively? If not, concept bb comes to us today to provide a brief list of tips and tricks including pay per click ad revenue, confirming your business on the Google + platform, upgrading the production pictures and enabling a location for customer reviews. Positive word of mouth will always be king!

Key Takeaways:
  • To begin to maximize your SEO efforts for your small business, start by ensuring your Google Plus page is associated with Google My Business.
  • Because you can now view photos in search engine results pages, it's wise to upgrade your photos.
  • Data shows that customers are always intrigued by other customer opinions, so it pays to encourage reviews.
"You just need to fathom the novel characteristics of Local SEO tips and apply several direct frameworks to oblige them."



Thursday, February 28, 2019

Review Bombing: have you been affected?

Review Bombing - Movie review website Rotten Tomatoes is starting to combat “review bombing”. Review bombing is when website users leave negative reviews to influence the financial success of a film. I believe review bombing goes beyond that targeting local businesses like yours where competitors, disgruntled former employees and customers that didn’t get their way leave nasty reviews. Sometimes the beef is made up! For local businesses to combat that I recommend responding in a professional manner that makes it clear that the review might be questionable. Without actually coming out and saying it. And keep fresh reviews coming in! 

Read more here.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Why Chatbots Could Be The Secret Weapon To Elevate Your Customer Experience

Having the option of your customers contacting you through an email form on your site is a reasonable communication feature, but unfortunately, consumers tend to grow tired of how long it takes for a response. Chat bots provide both the consumer and the webmaster with 24/7 support to any relevant needs. Whether you need support on how to get the service working, or your customer is looking for site assistance, chatbots provide the convenience of constant customer support.