Have you ever sent an email out to your clients only to get no responses? Bad open rates? Bad click rates? Where are you campaigns going wrong? What makes them so ineffective?

We’ve all received a message in our inbox only to immediately delete, mark it as spam or completely ignore it.

An incredible amount of money is spent on online advertising each year. In fact, about 90% of Google’s $89.5 billion revenue in 2016 was generated from advertising. That number baffles me. Companies are paying over $30 for a single click on their ad, with no guarantee that a new customer will result from that click.

Email is one of the most effective marketing tactics at your disposal. In terms of ROI, it outpaces almost any other tactic, generating $38 for every $1 spent. It’s no surprise then that the content marketing institute reported that 93% of B2B marketers use email to distribute content and engage with prospects and customers.

One of the most common questions we get asked by clients is, "What's the most effective marketing technique that’ll get me leads?" Unfortunately, the question is impossible to answer. It assumes that there is one technique that will turn someone who has never heard of your business into a paying customer.

The sales game has changed. Nowadays, sales’ role is more than just to “close the deal” as fast as possible. It’s about nurturing and understanding what your prospects want and need in order to build a good relationship, provide value, and ultimately ensure a good fit over the long-run.

The evolution of marketing strategies from mass market campaigns such as billboards and TV commercials to personalized experiences like Facebook and Google ads has changed the way businesses promote themselves.

Any marketing adage that could survive such a foundational shift is bound to be common knowledge then.

If you’re a small business looking to invest in web-based advertising, Google AdWords is the best place to start. Some campaigns can be set up in as little as five minutes.

However, for competitive industries with high value sales such as IT consulting, we typically recommend a minimum starting budget of $1,000/month.

If you’re a business owner who wants to carve out a marketing niche by providing quality and unique content that engages and informs, publishing an eBook is one of the most powerful marketing tools in your toolbox.

“But what do I stand to gain by investing all that time and effort into writing an eBook that I’m just going to give away?”  

It’s a valid question, and one we can answer with measureable benefits.

You've done your competitor and keyword research. You've agonized over your ad and landing page copy. You've done everything possible to make sure that your PPC campaigns are optimized and ready to start attracting site visitors straight out of the gate.

We sell great websites, so of course we’re going to tell you they’re good for your bottom line. But if you’re looking for percentages and dollar amounts to benchmark what a “great website” is capable of, this is the list for you.

Every marketing campaign -- whether it’s in print or online -- is about grabbing people’s attention, convincing them you’re the best at what you do, persuading them to buy what you’re selling, and bringing them back for more.

In a world where Kindles and tablets are a dime a dozen, an “eBook” might mean something different to a business owner than it does to the average consumer. Instead of electronic copies of books that have printed counterparts, eBooks in the digital marketing field are totally original pieces of content, offered by websites, with information and visual elements that instill confidence in the reader about the eBook’s creator.

Business owners who think their education stopped the moment they finished college or grad school are in for a big shock. Learning new trades is critical to staying ahead of the competition, and in today’s lesson, at the top of Google’s results page.