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How your business can benefit from Chatbots
2019 has been the year of the chatbot. Businesses who have adopted the chatbot trend have been able to support and scale their business operations by offering convenient and efficient communication to their customers. Implementing chatbots has also helped businesses increase their sales, by providing 24/7 chat support to customers who need questions answered before they buy. So, what is a chatbot and how can your business benefit from one? Sit tight! We’re about to unpack everything you need to know. What is a chatbot? A chatbot is an automated messaging system or computer program that interacts with your customers […]
8 Great Types of Content Marketing for Local Businesses
You know that content marketing is still king. That’s unlikely to change and that means that it’s your job to create and share the kind of content that’ll bring customers to your business and help you improve your bottom line. The numbers back up content marketing’s importance. Research shows that 91% of all B2B companies use content marketing, and the same is true of 86% of B2C businesses. However, only 63% of companies have a dedicated content strategy. You can see the issue at hand. Content marketing is a must and yet doing it improperly – without a clear focus […]
Does Social Proof Beat Everything Else in Marketing?
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and said, “I don’t like what I see”? What you do next generally depends on you’re feeling. “Ah well c’est la vie, must be getting old” or “OK what am I going to do about it?” Funnily enough when you do something about it you begin to feel better about yourself and so do others. You start to get compliments and the world suddenly seems a brighter place. As a business how often do we look at ourselves in the mirror. The one thing for sure is that we are being […]
5 Tips to Get the Most from Your Local Business Blog
Blogging is still one of the best ways to drive traffic to your website and attract new customers. But are you making the most of your local business blog? Maybe not. If you’re not, the big question is what should you be doing? The answer starts with numbers and ends with specific advice. So, let’s dig into some statistics, and then we’ll look at 5 tips you can use to put your blog to work for you. Blogging by the Numbers A massive study of blogging, which reviewed 912 million blog posts, revealed some helpful information that can help you […]
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Latest Google Updates
When it comes to marketing, Google’s the 800-pound gorilla in the room. Impossible to ignore and if you can get it on your side, you’ll be better off than you would if you tried to fight it. Every marketer knows that Google’s algorithms are proprietary. For that reason, using Google as a marketing tool can be tricky. You’ve got to make your best guess about what will work in most cases. That said, every once in a while Google does marketers a solid and releases information about updates. That’s what happened in May 2019, when Google announced several new marketing […]