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What Is in a Facebook Group Name?

Facebook Groups are one of the most underutilized marketing channels today. But, like any brand, the name is KEY to success and community growth. Here’s why it’s important, and how to pick the right Group name for your business: How to Name Your Facebook Group Today’s Facebook is not 2007’s Facebook. For many companies, the …

Why I Won’t Only Do Facebook Ads (Or Other One-Off Tactics)

Here’s a conversation that happens frequently for us. “Tim told us you do Facebook ads — can you help?” or “We need SEO.” While we are always grateful for a referral, my first question in conversations like this is: “Why?”  Unfortunately, the most common responses from prospective clients are that they don’t know or that …

Entrepreneurial Lessons I Learned From My Clients

Running a business is not the same as working in the business. Many people start a business because they are good at A Thing. What they don’t realize is that running a business about A Thing is completely different than actually doing A Thing. It requires forward-thinking, a strong team, and a hell of a …

Why I Hate Marketing Agencies

I never meant to start a marketing agency. In fact, I really, really, really did NOT want to start an agency. Really. The idea was to get out of the corporate world, have a little more flexibility, and work in this thing called the “gig economy”. But once I started looking for work, more came …

How to Hire the Right Marketing People

Small business owners want to know how to hire the right marketing people, but where to start? A real conversation I’ve had with many business owners: Them: “How can I teach myself technical SEO / Facebook ads/ brand positioning? What’s the best place to find how to set up email automations? Me: While learning for …

Making Mobile Meaningful

Making Mobile More Meaningful Make the most out of your mobile marketing.  In my work, I am fortunate to work alongside some truly amazing vendors. 3Pillar, a product development company, is helping one of my clients build their web-based product in the InsurTech space (I can’t say too much more… yet!). They put together an analysis of a …

How to Make Better LinkedIn Ads

Any business advertising on LinkedIn will find the tips from these quick critiques helpful. Whether you are using sponsored ads for brand awareness or generate leads, there are some general best practices. If you have or are considering spending any of your marketing budget on a Sponsored LinkedIn ad, take a few minutes to review …

Meet CopyCount – Your New Best Friend

Hello, world…meet CopyCount!  It’s your new must-have tool. If you love marketing (like we do), then you will love CopyCount.io – and it was developed by yours truly. When drafting content, do you ever find yourself counting characters? Wondering what part of your text is going to be interrupted by the “Read More” cutoff? I …

Keys for Facebook Event Success

Interested in keys for Facebook Event success? Sure, you may understand the basics in creating an event page. However, there are several areas you can optimize to ensure a successful hosting experience. Additionally, you can mostly apply these first five fast tips across the Facebook platform.  The Right Image –  Select images in a size …

Best Social Media Practices

When trying to run a company or oversee a team, it can be challenging to stay on top of everything – especially the ever-changing world of social media. Do you ever think that ‘something is better than nothing’? In terms of your business social accounts, you may wish to rethink this strategy. A few things …