Welcome to WordStream by LOCALiQ!

Welcome to WordStream by LOCALiQ! If you’re a regular reader of the WordStream blog, you might have noticed that things look a little bit different here this week. Good eye! That’s because we’ve given the site a new look to match our new mission: WordStream is now WordStream by LOCALiQ, and together, we’re more committed than ever to being your go-to source for data and insights in the world of digital marketing. Since 2018, WordStream…

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The 20 Best & Worst Marketing Campaigns of 2021 (The Small Business Version!)

As 2021 draws to a close, we’ll soon see compilations of the best (and worst) marketing campaigns of the year, which will likely include Geico’s Scoop There It Is ice cream, Nerf’s chief TikTok officer and, of course, Burger King’s “Women belong in the kitchen” tweet. These roundups are entertaining and have their takeaways, but from a small business standpoint, they’re not very useful. So we sought out to come up with a more practical…

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Weekend Favs December 11

Weekend Favs December 11 written by Karen Cutler read more at Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out…

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41 Fun, Free & Ready-to-Publish Christmas Social Media Posts (+Canva Templates!)

Coming up with that perfect Merry Christmas social post is like putting lights on the tree. Sounds great out loud, looks great in your head, then you start to execute and… The free images are cheesy, the good ones are watermarked. There are different image sizes for each platform. And what the heck is aspect ratio? Well, my friend, your life is about to get a whole lot easier. Because this post is locked and…

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2 Creative Ways To Fuel Your Referral Engine

2 Creative Ways To Fuel Your Referral Engine written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I’m doing the final part of a five-episode solo show series where I’m covering one of my favorite topics: referrals. You can catch the first episode, second episode, third episode, and fourth episode of the Referral Generation series here. Key Takeaway: I’m doing…

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