Determining the best budget for your digital advertising campaign can be challenging. There are several considerations to consider, some of which are completely beyond your control: Industry Competition Goals Allocated advertising budget Philosophy regarding digital marketing With all these factors, launching a successful AdWords campaign can often seem daunting. Finding the Ideal Budget Unfortunately, there [...]
What Is Direct Response Marketing? There are two major types of marketing strategies. The first is known as mass marketing or “branding”. The goal of this type of advertising is to remind customers and prospects about your brand as well as the products and services you offer. The idea is that the more times you [...]
Facebook is at the vanguard of squeezing increased value from paid social media marketing (SMM) – and other networks are following. Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco, California Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Marketers have been complaining for some time that organic reach no longer exists on social media and that brands have to pay for adverts [...]
Pay-Per-Click Alternatives When Tom Telford helped found a vacation rental management company, Blue Creek Cabins, in 2001, he wanted a quick and easy way to connect with people looking to rent the 20 cabins he and his partner managed in and around the mountains of picturesque Helen, Ga. Tami Chappell for The New York [...]
Yelp! That word could be coming out of the mouths of small-business owners when they hear how much the online reviews site is overcharging them for advertising. At a time when much online advertising is being sold for 60 cents per thousand impressions (CPMs), Yelp is charging some local advertisers $600 per 1,000 impressions. That’s [...]
I always advise my small business clients starting new businesses to be conservative and have reasonable expectations about the income potential their small business. Traditionally, brick and mortar stores will not pull a profit for at least two years from opening. During difficult economic times, I recommend giving a business five years before expecting to [...]
