The last few months of the year can be chaotic for small businesses. Many companies are facing a seasonal sales push, an impending financial close, and staff with extra stress and commitment. On top of everything, it’s also time to put definitive small business marketing plans in place for the coming year. Small Business Marketing: …
2023 Small Business Marketing: 5 Ways to Get An Early Start Read More »
The world of advertising moves fast. One advertising trend can rise and fall just as quickly as a meme does. A lot of marketers find it challenging to say on top of the game. Regardless, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the latest trends. They are great indicators of what’s going on …
Display Ad Design in 2021: Trends to Know [INFOGRAPHIC] Read More »
As all SEO’s know, Google has completely dominated the web search industry for years. They currently own a massive 78% market share. As a result, many SEO experts have been solely directing their efforts only toward Google. Google has spent the past decade cracking down on Black Hat SEO, so ranking websites is much tougher …
How to Find Link Building Opportunities Using Advanced Search Queries [INFOGRAPHIC] Read More »
Back in 2016, we fielded a survey focused on social media conduct. Our focal areas were First Amendment rights, controversies surrounding various posts, and professional online behavior. that survey delivered some surprising statistics without a doubt. However, since this social media survey was performed in 2016. A lot has changed since then. With the popularity and prevalence …
Caution vs. Chaos In Social Media: What You Can And Cannot Say Read More »
The days when marketers can design one-size-fits-all marketing campaigns for brands and products are gone. Consumers now want information tailored according to the preferences and needs of their age group. You can’t target Baby Boomers using Snapchat videos, can you? No – right. This is exactly why you need to change your approach from one-size-fits-all …
Generational Marketing: Target the Family, Not the Individual [Infographic] Read More »
This week I came across the following infographic courtesy of Skilled.co. As many of you already know, Return On Now will work with nearly any CMS, but we prefer WordPress when we have a say in the decision. I could list many reasons why this is our favorite CMS. But much of it would be …
In recent years, a lot of people have complained about the reduction in keyword data from Google’s Keyword Planner and Google Analytics. While Google’s tools are still a good place to look for higher traffic keywords, long tail keyword data has become more difficult to find. And most search traffic to a website comes from …
5 Keyword Research Tools to Use in 2015 for More Search Traffic Read More »
It has been quite a while since we’ve published a curated list of posts in our Return On News series. Since it has been a hot week or two for news items, I thought I’d pull one together today to help catch you up on all the latest developments. If you haven’t seen Return On …
Return On News: Penguins, Pandas, and Pirates, Oh My! Read More »
Every year, SearchMetrics compiles a correlation study that analyzes which search ranking factors are most impacting the SERPs from an organic perspective (i.e. SEO). Since the 2014 edition was just released, now is a great time to dig in and analyze the findings. Quick caveat – the SearchMetrics report analyzed correlation, i.e. what assumed SEO factors …
Highlights from the 2014 Search Ranking Factors Study Read More »
We’ve all witnessed the transformation of marketing in the past decade. With digital technologies have come a variety of new options for targeting and reaching out to both potential and current customers. Where we once had direct marketing, mass media advertising and similar tactics, we now have search marketing, social media, pay-per-click advertising, mobile marketing …
Which Marketing Channels Provide the Most Value? Read More »
