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St. Joseph, Missouri has become a destination for cyclists. And there’s nothing surprising about that. Whether you love to ride on the road or mountain bike trails, the city has a lot to offer for cycling lovers. At the top of the list of awesome area places to ride through is the 26 miles of […]

Are trends constantly changing? Yes, and we all know how quickly things can shift and how hard it can be to keep up with new trends. Yet there is a net gain in staying on top of the social media marketing trends that bring value. It could be in terms of more engagement with customers […]

It’s often been said that marketing is both an art and a science. You need both the attention-getting punch of perfect storytelling and a way to measure whether that story was heard. You need the outside-the-box ideas as well as the carefully constructed metrics. Your marketing strategy needs creativity that’s applied to both the art […]
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Did you know that the average desk is 100 times dirtier than a kitchen table? Even if that doesn’t motivate you to clean your desk, maybe you’ve got a tangle of unidentified cords in a drawer or you’ve noticed that the spot where you put your dirty coffee cup has become more of a region, […]
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It doesn’t take much for a consumer to decide they can’t find what they are looking for on a website and to go elsewhere to find it. From a slow-to-load page to clunky design, there are plenty of reasons to flee. Quality web design is extremely important for attracting consumers and enticing them to return […]

Remember dating as a teenager? You’d spend hours getting your look just right. Your hair would be perfect, your breath minty fresh, your scent something that could inspire a Chanel commercial and then…just as your date is meeting your parents, your little brother yells from the hall that you left your smelly clothes from basketball […]
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Can you guess our favorite way to start off a Monday morning? With a mug of our favorite coffee brew, of course. Coffee has been around for hundreds of years. And has been called a lot of different names. Some you may have heard of include battery acid, bean juice, brew, java, jitter juice, jet […]

Why do you need content marketing in your strategy for reaching your marketing goals? Is it worth the effort? According to the “State of Content Marketing 2022,” 97% of organizations use content marketing. Why? Because it is what consumers want. Consumers don’t engage with brands that just produce sales ads. Instead, successful marketing focuses on […]
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Marketing strategies that include the visual powerhouse that video brings to the mix are connecting with consumers across all industries. But when social media feeds are crowded with visual content how do you make sure yours doesn’t get lost? You need a well-thought-out plan that considers many different variables and pain points of consumers so […]
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New shops continue to open in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri and the newest one is super sweet. Schweetz Candy Co, located at 622 Francis Street, is reminiscent of candy stores of the past with something for candy lovers of all ages. This is the second business in St. Joseph for owner Wendy Lilly. She opened […]
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