Inbound marketing strategies have proved immensely successful. The first search engines didn’t launch until the 1990s (the first was Archie in 1990, followed rapidly by a host of others, including Yahoo in 1994, Google in 1995, Ask in 1997 and MSN in 1998). It was soon after that Brian Halligan, CEO of Hubspot, coined the phrase “inbound marketing” in 1999. (more…)
Inbound marketing is a technique that works no matter what field you’re engaged in. For financial services providers especially, it’s possible to increase your customer base exponentially by utilizing this method. This is because one of the things that people look for in a financial advisor is reliability. They want to find someone they can trust with their money. As a result, marketing methods which go over the top are generally suspect. Everyone knows that they can’t double or treble their money in a short period of time and they don’t trust people who promise them such things. On the other hand, they are much more likely to trust someone who doesn’t make an obvious effort to lure them in i.e., someone who practices inbound marketing. (more…)
July 4th is just around the corner and there's still time to take advantage of the marketing opportunity. There's nothing more American than gearing seasonal marketing efforts to coincide with national holidays. It makes perfect sense, too. For most of us, thoughts of holidays elicit warm feelings, evoke good memories, and generate shopping opportunities for specialty items we may not buy at other times of the year. Making July 4th ads work for you in today's digital world means reaching your consumers on social media. It is not difficult. Read on and we can show you how. (more…)
Social media marketing is a must for any business wanting to be in business 5 years from now. A bold statement?
I think not. There are advantages and disadvantages attached to the rise of social media. Given that you can find out everything your friends are doing by going on the internet, you may not see the need to actually interact with them socially. But if you treat social media as just one more way to keep in touch with friends rather than a replacement for social intercourse, it becomes very advantageous. (more…)
Social media marketing takes a lot of work. How many times have you turned on the news and seen an overnight success story? Maybe it's an author who was a total unknown a few weeks ago, but now thanks to a single, viral review they've skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists. Or maybe it was the local business that was on the verge of bankruptcy, but thanks to one lucky video that got shared and re-shared across social media, the owners have now paid off their debts, and are in the black for the first time in years. (more…)
