Our recent blog, “Is Paid Advertising Right for Your Small Business?” talked a lot about what paid advertising is, what is meant by PPC ads, etc. To summarize, paid advertising allows advertisers to bid for ad placement in a search engine's sponsored links when someone searches on a keyword that is related to their business offering. A lot goes into building a winning paid advertising campaign, from researching and selecting the right keywords, to organizing those keywords into well-organi...

We all know that the primary role of marketing is to attract visitors, convert them into potential leads, assist the sales team in closing them as clients, and keep them coming back. And, in today’s market, that means utilizing digital means and methods. Google processes more than 40,000 search queries per second on average!! That translates to more than 3.5 billion searches every day! How can you ensure that potential customers will find your website and business? Google Ads (formerly Google A...

A new year is a great time for evaluation of current strategies and practices in many areas of our lives. If you’re part of a small business or organization, take some time over the next few weeks to think about your marketing strategy goals to ensure that you’re ready to start the new year. Today, as always, the primary role of marketing is to attract visitors, convert them into potential leads, assist sales personnel in closing them as clients, and keep them coming back. But in our curren...

Google Ads is one of the most powerful advertising tools ever created. Initially released as Google Adwords in October 2000, Google updated the name and logo in July 2018 to Google Ads. This online platform was developed to allow businesses to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, and video content within the Google ad network to web users.

Just when you thought Google couldn’t possibly come up with any other ways to be a part of your life, there’s Project Beacon! Although it’s been around for a little while, it’s only recently begun to be noticed and talked about. The rationale behind this new product goes something like this: Google knows that our cell phones have now become such an integral part of daily life that we turn to them many times each day. And, one of the things we look for is location information about somewhere ...

Organizations of all sizes are realizing the importance of online marketing, especially through search engines. However, after this realization comes a big decision to make - whether to capitalize upon SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Paid Advertising (Google Adwords), or a combination of the two.

Are you looking for a better way to keep track of your customers? Understanding consumer patterns, how often customers visit your business, and how much time they spend at your business not only helps you but can work to promote customer loyalty. Currently, one of the best ways to accomplish this is the use of geofencing.

As social media platforms and their users continue to evolve, your small businesses must be prepared for new developments and how they will change the ways your brand interacts with your audience. How will social media change in the months and years to come? Here are three expert predictions.

What exactly is remarketing? Sometimes referred to as retargeting, remarketing is a series of banner ads that target you after visiting a company’s website. So, for example, if you visit macys.com looking for a new coffeemaker, you may see Macy’s ads on other websites you visit afterward.