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How to Build a Brand in 7 Steps
Branding refers to a group of visual components, written copy, and stylistic choices that work together to create a whole image. While almost anything can have a brand, we’re going to specifically talk about brands for small businesses. We’ve discussed the visual aspects of branding in a previous post, and now we’re going to talk…
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The Importance of Copywriting
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it’s hard to advertise your small business using images alone. Copywriting is an important part of marketing, whether it’s the words on a printed ad, the caption on a social media post, or the script in a video. Whether you’re selling a service, promoting a product,…
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Keyword Research + SEO
Search engine optimization (or SEO) is a great way to drive more traffic to your small business’s website. Through engaging and helpful content, you can increase your rank on search engines and get more eyes on your business. The more people see your business, the more likely they’ll be to remember it. And remembering is…
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Reviews are Worth 5 Stars
Scene 1: You just moved to a new town and bought a house. Everything is great until—oh no–there’s a leak in the bathroom! You don’t know the area, you don’t have any friends or family nearby, and you don’t know the first thing about repairing leaks. What do you do? Scene 2: You muster up…
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All About Pay-Per-Click Ads on Google
Of all the search engines out there, Google is easily the biggest. Google offers a lot of great features that small businesses and organizations can use for little to no cost. While these options are great places to start, that’s not all Google has to offer. Among the business listings, optimized search results, and customer…
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A Small Business Marketing Checklist
When you’re starting (or possibly re-starting) your marketing efforts, it’s important to have a plan in place. If you’re new to marketing, though, it may be challenging to know where that plan should start. That’s what this post is for! Below we’ll give you a marketing checklist that you can use for your small business.…
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3 SEO Tips for Your Website
We’ve written about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) before, and we’re back with some more SEO tips. There’s a lot you can do to help optimize your website for search engine traffic and this article is not an extensive list by any means. It will, however, give you some more ideas for how you can better…
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How to Write a Blog Post
If you run a website for a small business or a non-profit, a blog can be a great way to improve your site’s SEO. You can show off your expertise, show up in more people’s searches, and show customers important or helpful information. But, that’s enough about why you should blog, which we’ve already discussed.…
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Cultural Catchphrases
In Ad Corner, we’ll take a look at famous advertising campaigns. We’ll analyze what they did and how we can apply those same principles to small business advertising. Anheuser-Busch is a well-known brewing company that distributes beers under a variety of names, including Budweiser and Bud Light. Today we’re going to look at two different…
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Marketing on TikTok
For roughly the last two years, TikTok has blown up on the social media scene. What started as an app for pre-teens (originally called Music.ly) has since gained serious traction among a wide range of users. Unlike its many social media predecessors, TikTok’s popularity seemed to spike practically overnight and, so far, it’s maintaining its…
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