How to Create a Killer Sales Dashboard
Business owners know it is critically important to keep up with what is going on in the sales department of your company. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done. Some companies do their best to keep up using reports, spreadsheets and emails. Tracking sales like this can be a time consuming mess. What is worse, you could wind up looking at outdated information that could be weeks old. Now there is a better way. Live Data Sales Dashboards Live Data Sales Dashboards are so useful because...
How Anyone Can Use Live Video Broadcasting for Their Business
It’s true that a picture is worth a thousand words, so how many words is a video worth? Answer: Nearly two million per one minute of video. While creating videos for your business is still a huge part of marketing your business, there is a newer, even more engaging type of video content that is taking over – live video broadcasting. Using Live Video for Webinars While not all webinars are filmed in front of a live audience, many webinars create better traction and better engagement...
Cleaning up at Trade Shows
With the display, booth costs, travel, hotel, etc., trade shows can be a relatively expensive way to meet prospects. With this in mind, leads can be like gold. It is critical to capture every lead you can in order to make your trade show worth the investment. Before you go to the show you want to decide: A. Are you going for volume? The most leads. A great way to build up your mailing list. Or... B. Are you going to focus on capturing just the right prospects? Spending quality time. This is a...
Responsive Web Design vs. Mobile Apps – Which Is Right for Your Business?
You might have heard the phrase mobile first recently in regards to optimizing your business’ online presence. The idea behind this is that with people using their smartphones more and more, and sitting down at their computers less often, it is important that you think about how your business is seen on those mobile devices. Essentially, your mobile experience is one of the most important aspects of your digital marketing. However, even if you know that your business needs to adapt to...
3 Critical Steps for Optimizing Your Responsive Website
Responsive design has come a long way since it started being
implemented as a popular form of web design to merge desktop and mobile
versions of a website into one, easily maintained design. And thanks to Google’s
mobile-friendly updates over the past year, it became more important than
ever to figure it out.
But while responsive design is the one of the best ways to create
a cohesive design across a myriad of devices, it also requires skillful
optimization in order to be effective...
Hitting A Moving Target with Text Communication
Texting – it is not a new technology, yet when many business owners are asked if they utilize text message marketing, many will laugh at the premise. Why? With people relying more and more on their mobile phones, doesn’t texting them seem like the ideal way to get their attention and deliver a powerful message in a world where advertising saturates our environment? In some examples, 95 out of 100 customers who have opted in to a text messaging program OPEN and READ mobile messages...
3 Reasons to Hire a Professional Video Production Team
If you’ve been thinking about shooting a video for your business, whether it is an ad, introduction video, or a related video for social media, there are many reasons hiring a professional video crew is in your best interest. Here are three of the reasons you should hire a professional video production company to help with your next video project: Save Yourself Time One of the biggest advantages of having a professional team handle your video production is saving yourself time, because...
Our #1 Tip For Getting the Most from Your Video Shoots
As a marketing-savvy business owner, you know that video marketing is no longer just a passing phase. Videos are being used to boost sales on landing pages, engage audiences on social media, and even educate buyers on your products or services. With video becoming so valuable to your business, it really is worth taking a look at how a video shoot could fit into your marketing budget. Whether it is a smaller shoot that will be used for a quick product demonstration or social media post, or a...
The Importance of Copywriting
Sales Managers know this fact: The best 20% of salespeople generate 80% of the sales. The same fact holds true for your marketing materials, which should be looked at as salesmanship in print and/or digital form. Great copy can increase your response many times over. This isn’t so easy in this era when business decision makers and consumers are bombarded by non-stop advertising from every direction. Your copy has to grab attention, bypass filters, keep it lively and persuade your...
5 Basics to Shooting Great Video for Your Business
Videos are taking over. Videos are now in everything from emails, to landing pages, to social media channels, and even product descriptions on websites. These videos preset a unique way for businesses to stand out from the crowd and attract new customers. But how do you get started shooting video without making something that looks like a high school film project? Here are five basic tips for businesses looking to create and share profession-quality video: 1. Know What You’re Making...