A Harvard Business Review Survey found that only 36% of organizations use some advanced tools and practices, but they are mostly underutilized or disconnected. And that only 15% of companies use advanced marketing tools, analytics, and practices widely for more effective marketing and sales efforts. Are you in the 15%, or are you having trouble […]

Customer behavior has changed. Now they go online to research and evaluate brands, products, and services. Your potential customers have gone digital, and so you need to. 1. Your prospective customers look online before buying! Did you know that 81% conduct online research before buying? If your products and services cannot be found online, then […]

Nearly half of businesses (44%) don’t have a clearly defined marketing strategy. For firms that are active in digital marketing, nearly half do not have a defined digital plan or strategy (47%). No wonder many small businesses are struggling to understand why their online marketing campaigns aren’t delivering an ROI. Successful businesses that are running […]

This is a frequently asked question. It depends on what you are looking to accomplish and the strategy that you have put together. Are you looking for short-term results or are you planning for next year? If immediate short-term results are your aim, then you should choose pay-per-click advertising (PPC). The results can be seen […]

It is recommended that you invest about 15% to 20% of your monthly profit into online marketing. Internet marketing agency pricing varies, as does the online marketing cost for different strategies and packages. Why do companies engage in digital marketing? Companies invest a lot in online marketing, mainly because it is effective in more ways […]

Get the attention of your audience through unique and authentic storytelling! “A story can cross the barriers of time – past, present, future – and allows us to experience the similarities between ourselves and through others,” says Andrew Stanton, a filmmaker at Pixar. Customers are looking for something that is unique and relatable to them […]

Does your website have a blog? Are you blogging? 1. Companies that use blogs receive 67% more leads than companies who don’t! 2. Twenty-three percent of Internet time is spent on blogs and social networks, so you need to be blogging! 3. Businesses that blog get more visitors to their website (average of 55% more […]

Your Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC is the total cost spent on acquiring new customers (marketing/sales expense) divided by the number of new customers acquired during that particular period. If you invested $1000 in marketing/sales in a one month period and acquired 10 new customers as a direct result of that marketing and promotion, then […]

Do you have a set rule for marketing budget allotment? Or do you just place funds in marketing whatever is left after all of the projected business expenses for the year have been set? USBA suggests 7% to 8% for small businesses. However, you can shoot for up to 20% if you really want to […]

When starting a business, it’s easy to overlook some of the more important details once you start getting a customer base. Most businesses rely on getting as many customers as they can as cheaply as they can. This may have been the way to do things in the past, but now things have changed. So […]