Our 7 Favorite (Free!) Local Marketing Resources for 2021

Digital marketing can help you to streamline and synergize your strategies, provide you with valuable data to identify what works, and make life easier for you in the long run—that is, once everything is set up. But what is “everything?” What does getting “set up” even look like? For local businesses who often don’t have a dedicated marketing specialist, this can be especially overwhelming. You need to invest in the right marketing channels to save…

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4 Ways to Collect Valuable First-Party Data in a Cookieless World

As Facebook’s iOS 14 policies are starting to come into effect along with Google’s recent announcement on privacy updates, advertisers are realizing that the way we used to target and market users is going to change if it has not already. The details about what is changing can be found in the links above, and the ultimate impact is a bit of a wait-and-see game, but one thing we do know is that we will lose…

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How to Supercharge Your PPC Performance Using LinkedIn Audiences

As we leave a year like no other behind us and transition into 2021, the goal for paid search advertisers remains the same: to reach the right audience at the right time and turn that click into a lead or sale. One of the best ways to do that is to start integrating the unique LinkedIn targeting audiences that Microsoft Advertising offers. These advanced ways to collect data and target customers allow you to dive…

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Instagram SEO: 4 Ways to Rank Higher in 2021

Ask ten social media marketers how they’re growing their reach on Instagram and you may very well hear ten different answers: “I’m focused on producing short-form video content.” “I’m trying to live stream as frequently as possible.” “I’m experimenting with different ad formats.” The list goes on, and it gets longer with each passing year. In 2021, there are dozens of tactics you can use to grow your audience on Instagram. Cross-promotion, hashtagging, Stories, Reels,…

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9 Tips for Writing Irresistible Blog Post Titles

Blog post titles are hard. You need to communicate a lot of information and capture the attention—and the clicks—of your audience, and you only have so many characters to do it. That’s why I’m sharing nine tips for stronger blog post titles here: Avoid words that sound like spam Check the SERP for numbers Remember your keyword Follow a “how to” formula Add brackets Use the first person Include your audience Stress speed Make the…

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