Advertising
5 Ways to Improve Social Media Campaigns
Apr 10th
Once you have decided to start a social media campaign to expand your customer base, you will need to devise strategies to further the reach and effectiveness. Merely sending out Tweets and updating your Facebook status are not enough to attract new customers. Here are some simple tips to improve your efforts. (more…)
How Social Search is Changing SEO Strategies
Mar 29th
Social search has long been an important factor of marketing; even before the internet, word-of-mouth was great for spreading information to potential new customers. With Facebook and Twitter, friends can share reviews and suggestions for products and establishments. One trusted source is FAR more valuable to consumers that thousands of endorsements from strangers. (more…)
5 Big Changes for SEO in 2012
Mar 6th
Google’s Panda updates from February 2011 were the big search engine optimization news from the preceding year, when they penalized content farms and re-emphasized original content and blogging. Here are some of the changes that will most likely affect SEO in 2012.
1) Mobility passes desktop. With the increasing number of people who do a majority of their browsing via smart phone and tablet, the days of desktop and even laptop computers are waning. Internet companies are increasingly catering to these users by learning how to reach them while they are on the go. (more…)
New Technology: Social Media Trackers for Twitter & Facebook
Feb 23rd
When you are managing a small or medium business, one of the most difficult things to keep track of is whether the media efforts are paying off. Is that TV ad on Public Access convincing people to purchase your insurance? Is that newspaper add getting noticed by the few people who still read newspapers?
Thankfully, the internet is composed of recorded data, making it extremely easy to track that data. There are tools, both free and for sale, which allow you to see how your social media campaigns are working, which ones are most effective, and what audiences they are reaching. Here are some of the tools we recommend. (more…)
The Future of User Experience
Feb 17th
The average consumer is changing; there is no denying this. People today are unable to simply sit back and enjoy a single form of stimulation. Instead, they need consistent, multiple means of entertainment. They watch TV, browse the internet, check Facebook, send text messages, and watch YouTube videos on their tablets, simultaneously. (more…)
What Constitutes Trademark Infringement?
Feb 9th
We have had a lot of clients recently ask us whether the websites we build for them violate trademark infringement laws because there is no explicit approval for use of trademarked logos. Will they get into sued for copyright infringement?
The short to this question: no.
I am going to detail when unauthorized use of a company’s property is legally allowed.
Google Will Start Penalizing Pages with too Many Advertisements on Top
Jan 30th
Have you ever opened up what looked like a legit website, only to be bombarded by irrelevant advertisements on the top banner? Sometimes you scroll past them to see if the site is real, but often you just quickly click away in frustration. Well you’re in luck.
In an effort to eliminate, or at least reduce, the amount of spammy advertising on the internet, Google is penalizing websites that put too many ads on the top of their websites in a new page layout algorithm. (more…)
Internet Marketing is Obsoleting Traditional Media Advertisers
Jan 23rd
Advertising via print and radio has been in steady decline for the past few years and very soon we will see internet marketing surpass television as well, possibly in the next year or two.
What does this mean for traditional media advertisers? Well, it means their job is becoming obsolete. (more…)
Twitter Claiming Title of Best Internet Marketing Tool
Jan 4th
There are many ways for your business to get publicity on the internet and to reach the customers base who would be interested in your product. There are so many, in fact, that it can be difficult to determine which ones are golden and which one are garbage.
Facebook is the current standard for social media internet marketing, with numerous users, a well-developed platform, and a history of longevity. Recently, I have discussed how to utilize YouTube to get viewers back to your website and how Google Plus is taking strides in social networking. But one other social website is becoming the most unlikely of champions: Twitter. (more…)
How YouTube Drives Traffic to Your Website
Dec 28th
Most people think that YouTube is just a place where you can find videos of people getting hurt, singing new renditions of popular songs, and performing other wacky and creative endeavors. But have you ever thought about using these videos to drive traffic to your website? (more…)
The Future of Internet Marketing: Social Commerce
Nov 23rd
Let me look deep into my crystal ball and make some predictions about the future of internet marketing. I see…
Okay, so there is no crystal ball, or other form of hokum to predict the future. But through word of mouth, internet hype, and intriguing rumors, it is possible to guess how the internet marketing landscape could be changed in the coming months and years.
Web MallAs a teenager, one of my favorite hangout spots was the mall. Even if my friends and I didn’t buy anything beyond an Orange Julius or a Wetzel’s Pretzels, we still had fun kickin’ it and looking at all of the new merchandise. When we did have money, following Christmas or a birthday, we would quickly spend it on new shoes, video games, clothing, DVDs or whatever fad item was trending that week.
Today, I can do most of my shopping from home. Although it is impossible to try on shirts to make sure they fit, for the most part this is a more efficient way to purchase stuff.
Except I miss out on the camaraderie.
While I won’t deny that I’m miserable when a trip to the mall with my girlfriend for new socks turns into a five-hour affair More >


