Tired of settling for pages 3, 4, or 5 or lower in Google's search rankings? Too many business owners don't vie for top-shelf rankings because they're intimidated by the competition. And let's face it -- small business owners can't match the budgets and metrics of the Walmarts, Targets, and Best Buys of the world. No [...]
Ever wonder how certain digital marketing tactics impact each other? And how you can mix them together for maximum results? For example, how does advertising in Google Ads impact your search engine rankings? Or how about the reverse -- how does SEO impact Google Ads campaigns? And how does social media marketing impact email marketing? Or [...]
A positive return on investment is the goal of every digital marketing campaign. However, while the endgame of digital marketing is to increase profits, not every campaign directly leads to dollars and cents. Some campaigns raise awareness of your brand, while others might bring visitors to your blog -- both help increase profits in the [...]
This is a guest blog post from Mike Kamo, CEO of Hello Bar. Running a small business is a complex and constantly evolving challenge. Small business often means small teams, small budgets, and small margins. Mistakes can be made in any setting, but with small businesses, there’s a lot less wiggle room. Marketing can be [...]
Have you ever had a salesperson try to sell you something you don't need or want? Maybe it was the pushy DirecTV guy trying to sell you a package when you already have a cable television provider. You say, no thanks, but he keeps going. Finally, you just walk away. Usually, the reason you don't [...]
It’s incredibly important to have a strong marketing strategy. It is equally important to be able to track your marketing plan to maximize your results. Marketing tracking is a vital piece of the puzzle, and while it might not be as “fun” as some of the more creative planning and execution stages of your strategy, [...]
When I started my digital marketing career in 2006, I had a flip phone that couldn't connect to the Internet. I was able to bid and pay only $0.10 per click on Google and Yahoo for a lot of high volume, core keywords. Facebook didn't have an ad network. And retargeting advertising didn't exist. Now, [...]
The digital marketing world is absolutely full of tools. So full, in fact, it's often quite hard to discern which tools are worth your time and which aren't. Below is the full list of Main Street ROI's technology stack, which we use for both ourselves and our clients. Each program or service is tried and tested. Read through to [...]
Embrace digital marketing. If you want to spread the word about your business, then that's what you've got to do. Newspaper and radio ads are still effective for small business advertising, but let's face it - those old-school mediums don't hold a candle to SEO, social media marketing, PPC marketing or other forms of going [...]
We're about to ring in the new year where people across the world will set their resolutions for 2017. Along with your personal resolution, why not make a resolution to guarantee that 2017 is the best year yet when it comes to your digital marketing? In order to do that, you need to make sure you [...]
