How Much Does Social Media Marketing Cost?

How Much Does Social Media Marketing Cost?

What is your brand’s online reputation worth? How much you spend on social media marketing is likely to affect your reputation within your industry and among your clients, employees and community: good, bad and even damage control. Warning: the following is based on real events, though certain elements may be dramatized (maybe). An influencer received a sentence promoting a product …

Does My Company Need Advertising, Marketing or Lead Generation?

Small Business Marketing Q&A: Does My Company Need Advertising, Marketing or Lead Generation?

Many of our client relationships begin with a request. They need a <fill in the blank> campaign. Usually, that blank is filled in with one of three terms: advertising, marketing or lead generation. Like mobile device and smartphone, advertising, marketing and lead generation are used interchangeably—treated as synonyms. However, they are different, and your small business marketing company will listen …

Should You Hire a Marketing Agency That Focuses Only on Digital Marketing

Should You Hire a Marketing Agency That Focuses Only on Digital Marketing

Adweek recently published an article regarding what advertising and marketing agencies should be doing this year to show their value in a time where their work can be commoditized. Meaning clients are buying digital marketing campaigns as they would office supplies. Digital ad design from here. Copywriting from there. Paper from here. Staples from there. Interestingly enough, the writer points …