Convergence
One of the cool things that I see happening again and again is the convergence that happens in Social Media. Personal and Professional lives converge and people make connections that never would have happened otherwise. This has always happened in Face to Face networks but the obvious limiting factors in such instances are geography and […]
Are You Throwing Money Away?
I often hear comments like “We tried Facebook and it didn’t work” or “I spent $4000 on Google AdWords and didn’t get anything”. The first question I ask is “What were your goals?” and follow up with “How were you measuring results?” The answer, all too frequently, is a blank stare. Throwing money at problems […]
Test Your Way to Success
Are you doing any testing on your web site? You ought to be. The testing, in fact, can be outside of your side whether through email marketing, social media or a variety of other options. I subscribe to Which Test Won (www.whichtestwon.com) and I learn something new each week. This week I was sure I […]
Top Five Mistakes in Web Design
With the explosion of the web – from new sites to new friends / pages on Facebook to new followers on Twitter and new connections on LinkedIn, there are distractions and sites screaming out for our attention all over the place. So how does a professional website design agency do it right? Well here are […]
Click
Sometimes that is all it takes. Click and all the pieces fall into place. In our case that is usually what happens. We intentionally go after those “Click!” moments as that is when we know that we’ll be working with a new customer / partner. Click happens when your internet marketing goals converge perfectly with […]
5 Things to Measure in Social Media Marketing
Most businesses engaging in Social Media Marketing measure things like “Likes” or “Followers”. That’s not bad but Internet Marketing is more than a popularity contest. For a small business Number of Interactions on Facebook – shows they’re engaged. Developing a successful Facebook page where your fans or “likers” not only like a particular item but […]
Measuring Up
What do you measure on your web site? Do you measure the number of hits? The number of unique visitors? The number of visits from search engines? All of those might be useful to you. The key is to take in the big picture. It would be a shame to be ranked number 1 in […]
A Look Back, A Look Ahead
What did you measure this year? All of us measure the bottom line but what else? Did you measure the number of new customers / clients? What about number of leads and number of those leads that converted into clients? Number of sales online? Number of new newsletter signups? Number of fans or followers on […]
Can’t do Business the Same Old Way
online poker news During a meeting with a potential client this week I made a casual inquiry, asking which payment processor they currently used for the ecommerce web site. “Oh, we do it manually” they said. It turns out they use an antiquated system that sends them the customer’s credit card information via email. They […]
Factors Affecting Your Web Site Success
ъглови дивани I went for lunch today at Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli in the Highlands area of northwest Denver. While I don’t go there frequently, I do like their food and atmosphere. But they are in trouble and they might not even be aware of it. While eating lunch I noticed a young man photographing the […]