Posts by Samantha Prost
5 Things Marketers Need to Know about TikTok Search Ads
Despite TikTok’s explosive growth as a social platform, its performance advertising capabilities have lagged behind. But the increasing number of young people using TikTok as a search tool – almost 40 percent – has created a perfect opportunity for the platform to introduce search ads. Although TikTok is currently only testing search ads, the move…
Read MoreWhat is Apple Business Connect?
Apple recently launched Business Connect, a new feature that allows businesses to easily claim, customize, and optimize their information as it appears across apps such as Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet, and Siri. This tool has built-in features that offer directions, photos, contact information and special promotions for your business, allowing customers to easily access everything…
Read MoreChatGPT isn’t a replacement for your marketing team
Driven by the rise of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) has been the talk of the marketing world and beyond for the past few weeks—seriously, #ChatGPT has over 84,000 followers on LinkedIn. It’s understandable, too. With its ability to craft content with great efficiency, AI can be an amazing tool for your marketing. However, I’m…
Read MoreElements of Good Website Design
Website design is ever-changing. While some constants remain, like the need for relevant, engaging, and timely content, additional elements that can increase your website’s impact continuously emerge. These elements might help tell stories and explain the essence of your small business, or they may work to immediately capture the user’s interest, ensuring they visit page…
Read MoreOptimizing YouTube Videos for Higher Rankings
Nothing stings more than pouring hours of work into creating a YouTube video for your business only to see it flop with poor search rankings and low view numbers. Assuming you’re creating relevant and interesting content, there are a few tips out there for optimizing YouTube videos for higher rankings, and we’ve gathered eight of…
Read MoreWebsite SEO Predictions for 2022
We’ve discussed SEO in the past, but it still remains a mystery for so many. You understand what the acronym is, but can you actually optimize search engine results? Are you doing everything possible for your website, and even if you are, will your current tactics work next year? Here are some of our website…
Read More8 Social Media Trends to Look for in 2022
It can be hard to know which social media trends to pay attention to and which ones to ignore. Is TikTok going to take over Instagram? Will email marketing die out completely? Is it necessary to host a live audio chat on a frequent schedule? After doing our research, here are the top eight social…
Read MoreFacebook Shops 101
Selling products through social media platforms has become significantly more popular in the past year. In fact, there was a 20 percent jump in social media purchasing in 2020, resulting in roughly $23.3 billion in sales. Getting started with Facebook Shops doesn’t have to be hard; we can show you how. What are Facebook Shops?…
Read MoreOptimize Your Instagram Game
Instagram has become the cornerstone of so many brands’ marketing strategies—and for good reason. It can drive profitable traffic to your landing pages, grow conversions, build brand awareness and create an engaged audience. We talked about how the Instagram algorithm works in a previous blog, and now that we understand how it works, let’s use…
Read MoreTikTok and the Growth of Short-Form Video
By this point in 2021, we have all heard of TikTok. Even if you have not used it, you’ve probably heard it talked about around town, on the news and all over the internet. It’s one of the fastest-growing social media platforms ever, and it seems to occupy hours of its users’ time day after…
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