Do You Have Brand Advocates or Do You Just Have Customers?

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It’s an important distinction and, if you think about it, one that gets to the heart of how you conduct every aspect of your business. But, if you can pull it off, i.e., getting the buying public to rave about your brand, you’re ahead of the game. Think about the brands you advocate – not Continue Pouring …

The Power of Pinterest

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Maybe you’ve heard of this new social media website called Pinterest. If you’ve been under a rock for the last year, well, then maybe you haven’t. Okay, just in case you haven’t heard of Pinterest, let me explain it. This social media site allows users to “pin” a picture from a website to a “board” Continue Pouring …

Top 5 Keyword SEO Tips

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While many people consider SEO to be complicated and impossible to understand, there are many small, uncomplicated changes you can make to your website to increase web traffic. Check out our list of Top 5 SEO Tips below. 1. Focus on only a few important keywords. If you’re stuffing your website with too many keywords, Continue Pouring …

Doubling E-Commerce with SEO

Walto Tools ECommerce SEO Success

A Client’s Increase in Web Traffic When Waltco Tools Inc., a national retailer of automotive and industrial tools, approached our team in December about search engine optimization (SEO) for their website, their goals were to increase overall site traffic and online sales. The company has always had a successful retail presence and was looking to Continue Pouring …

Social Media for Business Seminar

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Did you know that the Marketicity team conducts seminars on social media for business? Today Jen and I were featured speakers for a West County Chamber of Commerce Lunch ‘n Learn focused on teaching business professionals how to correctly use social media, mainly Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  Jen and I taught attendees how to manage Continue Pouring …

Favorite Super Bowl 2012 Commercials

You can find hundreds of blog posts on the “best” Super Bowl ads this year. You’re probably sick of that, so we thought we’d focus on which commercial each of us liked best. Between the five of us, we have very diverse interests, so we knew we’d get a good mix of advertising types. 1 Continue Pouring …

Adding Up the Worth of a Super Bowl Commercial Spot

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Watching TV has changed…drastically. It now seems rare to take a seat on the couch, kick back and watch a full 30 minutes of TV without any other distractions. Now we have our smart phones out, we’re fast forwarding through commercials via our God-send DVRs and just maybe we have our laptop out, too. Well Continue Pouring …