About a month ago, Mark Zuckerberg made a big splash with his announcement that Facebook would be making major changes to the algorithm governing what shows up in your news feed, with the goal being to “encourage meaningful interactions between people” but an unfortunate side effect that “you’ll see less public content like posts from businesses, brands, and media.”
Zuckerberg says that these changes are necessary because of Facebook’s “responsibility to make sure [their] services aren’t just fun to use, but also good for people’s well-being.” While that’s a noble sentiment, the imminent changes sent those of us in business and media scrambling to figure out what these changes are going to mean for us, and how we are going to adapt.
If you find yourself in a similar situation, stick around and we’ll walk through some of the things you can do to make sure that your time on Facebook is still, in the words of Zuckerberg, “time well spent.” Continue reading
Want to grow your business and close more sales using online marketing? First, you need to attract more prospects and generate quality leads.
When you’re thinking about online marketing, you should stop, look, and LISTEN! That’s because of the surge in digital audio as an online content marketing tool. Plus, digital audio is a medium that combines the effectiveness of radio with the added dimension of proprietary data. Additionally, digital audio gives people both control and access with the proliferation of streaming services, smart devices, IoT, WiFi, and 4G has given consumers unprecedented access to digital audio.
As a small business owner, your number one online marketing goal should be to convert website visitors into either customers or leads that will eventually become customers. The problem is, most people who land on your website don’t stick around long enough to convert.
When you’re not talking about marketing, “bounce” brings back memories of a lot of fun things you did as a kid—jumping around in an inflatable bounce house or playing a game of jacks or dribbling a basketball or tossing a small pink ball against a wall. But “bounce rate” is a whole lot less fun and a lot more confusing when it comes to website analytics.
Upselling and its sister cross-selling do NOT have to be dirty words any more. Get rid of those images of sleazy, slimy pitch people selling us stuff we don’t need or want.
