A Look at Social Media Usage in the Summer of COVID-19 and Beyond
Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com. In March, Campaign reported on a study that found that people were spending more time on social media in the early days of the pandemic. While the COVID-19...
View Article46 Things to Watch in 2021
Photo credit: Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com. It’s 2021! Finally! While the year is off to a rough start, it has to be better than the year that we just went through. In fact, there are many good...
View ArticleThe Pandemic Changed the Way We Do Business – Adapting to Consumer Demand
Recent findings from the new McKinsey Global Survey of executives highlights some very interesting technology trends that may influence the way you market and sell your products and services. A recent...
View Article‘Tis the Season for Giving… Subscriptions?
Photo credit: Arrowhead Coffee on Uplash.com. In 2015, I wrote a post suggesting that that gift cards were the perfect gifts. Part of the reason for this is that they not only give the recipient the...
View ArticleWhy Marketers Should Take to Twitch
Photo credit: Caspar Camille Rubi n on Unsplash.com. If your business is trying to reach potential customers who are under the age of 35, you might want to start researching how other businesses are...
View ArticleVoice Marketing Trends to Consider in 2020
Photo credit: John Tekeridis on Pexels.com. The results of several recent studies have given advocates of voice marketing something to be thankful for. For example, researchers found out that there is...
View ArticleUsing Video Games In Political Campaigns: AOC Takes to Twitch to Get Out the...
Photo credit: Screenshot taken from Twitch on October 19, 2020. Last month, I described a few ways that politicians can use video games in their political campaigns. The post described the way Rep....
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Share Your Opinions About Politics on LinkedIn
Photo credit: DonkeyHotey on Flickr.com. When talking about politics, Americans are more divided than ever. Whether this is part of the plan or a product of the year we are living in is open to...
View ArticleUsing Video Games in Political Campaigns: Reaching Voters Using In-Game...
Photo credit: The Biden-Harris Campaign/The Democratic Party of Wisconsin. In the last post, I started to explain how politicians can use video games to help connect with voters. As I pointed out,...
View ArticleUsing Video Games in Political Campaigns: Reaching Voters Offline
Photo credit: Haanala 76 on PublicDomainPictures.net. Playing video games can be great for politicians. The benefits of being a gamer can range from enhancing problem solving skills to providing...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: Shelly Burr on Small Business Social Media Marketing in 2020...
Photo credit: picjumbo.com on Pexels.com. Small businesses are a very important part of the U.S. economy. In fact, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), 99.9% of all businesses in...
View ArticleA Look at Social Media Usage in the Summer of COVID-19 and Beyond
Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com. In March, Campaign reported on a study that found that people were spending more time on social media in the early days of the pandemic. While the COVID-19...
View ArticleStrategic Partnerships Can Help Small Business Increase Sales This Holiday...
Photo credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels.com. In a normal year, partnering with another business to help acquire new customers is a great idea. However, this isn’t a normal year. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
View ArticleDon’t Always Chase the Shiny Objects; Plan and Measure to Achieve Marketing...
Photo credit: Skitterphoto on Pexels.com. New technologies are constantly changing the way that people communicate. Inevitably, brands will look for ways to leverage these new technologies to reach...
View ArticleVideo Games: The Next Frontier in Advertising?
Photo credit: JESHOOTS.com on Pexels.com. When Amazon purchased Twitch in 2014, they sent a signal that they believed that there’s money to be made in the video game industry. Recently, other tech...
View ArticleUse Adobe’s Digital Economy Index to Fuel Your Content Marketing Efforts
Photo credit: Pixabay on Pexels.com. A recent article on Forbes.com states, “COVID-19 has massively accelerated the growth of e-commerce, according to an Adobe report released today. Total online...
View ArticleMarketing in the Time of COVID-19 Part Two: Advertising During the First...
Photo credit: Ivan Samkov on Pexels.com In the last post, I focused on what advertising worked best for companies as the United States shutdown the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As I...
View ArticleMarketing in the Time of COVID-19 Part One: Advertising During the Shutdown
Photo credit: Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com. In March, I wrote a post that recommended that in 2020 social media marketing shouldn’t be about “selling”. At the time, that statement was accurate. In...
View ArticleWhy Now Might Be the Time to Use Tik Tok to Promote Your Brand
Many people are listening to the medical community’s advice (or the government’s direct orders) to stay at home during the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, many of your potential customers have turned...
View ArticleIn 2020, Social Media Marketing Shouldn’t Be About “Selling”
This year has gotten off to a rough start. With the CDC recommending social distancing and many businesses temporarily shuttering their doors in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19, many...
View Article