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The new year 2019 is right around the corner, so we thought it would be good to look at what some experts are seeing as the future trends in digital marketing. Marketing is no longer a static activity, where a billboard or ad in a magazine or telephone directory was all businesses needed to do to attract customers or clients.

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...

None of us need any reminders that the holiday season is upon us – and that means increases in consumer spending. Experts expect consumer spending during the holiday season (roughly Halloween through New Year’s Day) to increase by nearly 5% in 2018 with e-commerce spending expected to increase about 14% over the holiday period in 2017.

Even in the digital age, direct mail remains a key component to any marketing strategy, and, in some instances, can even be more effective. Direct mail marketing uses a mail service (such as the US Postal Service) to deliver some form of promotional piece of printed material directly to your target audience, including catalogs, brochures, sales ads, postcards, and newsletters.

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 ...

Our most recent blog post, “Which Social Media Platforms are Right for YOUR Business,” focused on helping your business or organization evaluate the top social media platforms and decide which one(s) are best for your clients (and potential clients) and markets. This blog will focus on Instagram and how to use it effectively to promote growth of your brand and/or business or organization.

Social Media has changed the way that businesses communicate with and market to existing and potential customers. Once considered an “add-on” or “extra” thing for businesses if time and financial resources allowed, that model is largely outdated. Social media usage is now a necessity to ensure a business or organization is at the forefront of its target market.

Printing is printing, right? Not exactly. Traditional – or analog – printing methods (such as offset printing) require printing plates to transfer an image or text onto a media substrate. Digital printing presses transfer the image directly onto the media substrate.

Is your business on social media? If you answered anything but “yes,” chances are you are a bit behind, and are missing out on potential growth and exposure opportunities through these platforms.

Due to the explosive growth of social media platforms over the past five years, usage is now a necessity to ensure a business or organization is at the forefront of its target market.