When I was a kid I used to love watching Voltron on Saturday mornings. In Voltron, 5 separate spaceships would combine to create a super robot called "Voltron" to fight large enemies. As individual spaceships, they didn't stand a chance, but once they came together as Voltron, they were able to win the battles. A [...]
Whether you're new to Google Ads or a wily veteran, I can pretty much guarantee you will eventually fall victim to Campaign Tunnel Vision. This little-known ailment occurs when you overly focus your attention and effort on just one piece of your sales funnel at the expense of all the other key areas. For example, [...]
If you grew up playing Nintendo in the '80s like me, then you probably remember the Contra "cheat" code to get 30 lives - up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, start. That is forever ingrained in my memory! Contra was an incredibly difficult and frustrating game if you played without that cheat code. [...]
I recently reviewed a survey we conducted, where we asked small business owners this question: "What's your #1 question about online marketing?" As I combed through the questions, I realized there was a common theme. A lot of the questions focused on the one thing to do, or the one tactic to use to get [...]
Recently, I started to feel pain in my Achilles tendon while running. Like most runners, I ignored it. I just kept right on running like there was nothing to worry about. That is of course until that fateful day when my Achilles was too sore to walk normally without pain. When you can't walk, then [...]
With digital marketing, there is certainly no shortage of hype about all the different tactics to drive traffic to your website. There's SEO, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, email marketing... Sorry, my hand cramped up trying to type up all the options. :) My point is, there's a lot to evaluate and [...]
Learn to save some money on your Google Ads display campaigns by using these three simple tips to assess and optimize placement performance. This is part of regular account management and should be looked at frequently to ensure your display ads are not serving in places which are not likely to produce leads or sales [...]
I love Google Ads. In my opinion, it's one of the best investments a small business can make because it can generate tons of leads that convert into sales. But, it's also very easy to lose money if you mismanage your Google Ads account. Google Ads mistakes can be costly but are often easy to [...]
What’s the best digital marketing tactic for driving new prospects to your website? I’ll give you a hint - No matter which tactic you’re thinking of right now, you’re wrong… One Tactic Alone Can Never Be the Best Sure, one tactic will likely be better than others for your business, but that doesn’t mean you [...]
With all the metrics available in a Google Ads campaign, did you know that only one of them is responsible for your campaign's success or failure? It's hard to believe, but it's true. If this one data point is superior to your competitors then you will dominate your market. Can you guess which one? Is [...]
