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Is your digital marketing agency ripping you off? 

Seems like a strange question for a digital marketing agency owner to ask, I guess. But we hear so many horror stories when clients come to us that I thought I could provide some useful information on this topic.
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Website Management: Avoiding common mistakes 

Website Management: Avoiding common mistakes 

After we onboard a new client, the first thing we always need to do is clean up the mess left by their previous agency. Our clients are non-jerk, nice people who have given their website developers the benefit of the doubt, and didn’t realize the disaster brewing in the back end of their site due…
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How social media marketing can be used to make sales

How social media marketing can be used to make sales

People often ask me: “Does social media marketing really lead to sales?” My answer always starts with this: “Yes, you can make sales directly from social media if you are selling a business-to-consumer (B2C) product or service. But if you are selling a business-to-business (B2B) product or service, it plays a completely different role in…
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The truth about SEO: How search engine marketing really works

What is search engine optimization (SEO)? It’s unfortunately one of the more misunderstood campaign activities by business owners who are trying to use it to attract qualified customers. It doesn’t help that the industry is literally flooded with hypesters who promise immediate results. 
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Digital marketing vs. digital manipulation: Where’s the line?

I’m not alone in noticing that we seem to be in the midst of an explosion of not-so-nice behavior. I’m not surprised, having noticed decades ago that the entertainment industry seemed intent on showing us the seedier side of life.
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The top 5 digital marketing mistakes that business owners make

Clients come to us because they are frustrated with their digital marketing vendors and the disappointing results of their efforts. What they want is a steady flow of qualified, ready-to-buy leads. They also want help with the “what happens after the customer reaches out to us” part of the exercise.
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Digital Marketing Ethics Liar has shadow with long nose. Conscience concept.

Digital Marketing Ethics

It is now possible to know just about everything about anyone. We leave digital breadcrumbs wherever we go. And since we spend so much time online, that’s a big reveal. As digital marketers, we are in possession of incredibly powerful tools, tools that can be used for good or ill.
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Exact Match: How search engine expectations changed buying—and marketing—forever

now it’s here, somewhere, and if I just keep refining my search phrase, I’m going to find exactly what I want.” That’s the “search engine mentality” of today’s buyers, and it’s changed marketing forever. Sadly, almost all marketing content hasn’t caught up. In this article I’m going to quickly describe the situation and describe the…
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