Study: Small Businesses Still Not Using SEO

You’d be forgiven for thinking that at this point in time, finding a business not actively investing in SEO would be borderline impossible. Particularly in the cases of businesses who rely on strong performance online to sustain whatever it is they do. Given Google’s continuous focus on local SEO as a recommended promotional strategy, the … Read more

Smarter Content Marketing – All Help, No Hype

Perhaps the single most important thing to remember when it comes to content marketing is this: Every single web user currently online globally is online for a reason. Far too many businesses assume that the average web user is online with absolutely no purpose in mind whatsoever. Simply drifting around with no specific intention or … Read more

Repurposing Content: Three Key Questions to Consider

Contrary to popular belief, there’s nothing wrong with repurposing old content to leverage its former glory. In fact, repurposing content is a powerful, effective and recommended contributor to a wider content marketing strategy. It’s simply a case of knowing how to get the job done right. Just to set the record straight – repurposing content … Read more

What Conversion Rate Should You Be Targeting?

Here’s a question – what exactly is a ‘good’ conversion rate? The answer…well, let’s just say it’s an answer that differs enormously from one business to the next. The reason being that what represents a perfectly acceptable conversion rate for one business could be considered no less than disastrous for another. Plus, there’s the way … Read more

Three Blog Writing Myths to Steer Clear Of

Blogging purely for marketing purposes is nothing unusual. Producing interesting posts to be read by your audience is one thing, but it’s more likely that you will be more interested in your SEO profile than in their amusement. Quite understandable, considering how more than 90% of all web experiences start with a web search. The … Read more

More Digital Marketing Stats You Need to Know

Once again, the time has come to share with our loyal fans and followers a few interesting facts and figures from the world of digital marketing. So sit back, relax and enjoy our latest roundup of key findings from leading research groups worldwide. Mobile payments continue to rise First up, data from the Global Web … Read more

5 Reasons Why You Need Paid Social in Your Digital Strategy

Chances are that if you’re active on social media, you’ve frequently come across the word ‘promoted’ or ‘sponsored’ alongside something or other.  If so, you’ve seen paid social doing its business. Right now, more businesses of all sizes than ever before are bringing paid social into their wider digital strategies. The power and influence of social … Read more

Why SEO and PPC Campaigns Should Be Run Simultaneously

It’s common to come across debates regarding which of the two is better – SEO or Pay Per Click (PPC). In reality, you could do with bringing both of them into your wider marketing strategy.  But this still raises the question as to which of the two you should prioritise. For some, it’s a case of … Read more

The Ways Emotions Impact Online Marketing

Every type of online marketing is usually based upon some emotional influence. The reason is simple – if humans were 100% emotionless, we would only buy the things we absolutely need to survive. This in turn would mean there would be simply no need for advertising or marketing of any kind, as we would know … Read more

How to Make the Magic of Magazines Work for Your Webpage

Most experts are not actually convinced that magazines will be around for much longer. Print journalism might have millions of truly dedicated fans right now, but sooner or later this will probably not be the case. Particularly as the younger generation continues to shun any kind of printed media left, right and centre. But what … Read more