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Here’s a little brain challenge: try to think of something better than pizza. When it’s baked properly with good ingredients, it’s a delicious blend of tart sauce and savory cheese, crispy-soft crust and loaded with your favorite toppings (pepperoni and banana peppers, please!). But pizza is so much more. It’s an inexpensive way to feed […]
You’ve made a second run for Halloween candy after you ate the first batch. You’ve already spent twice your budget on costumes and you’ve gotten into a permanent state of hyperactivity after making pumpkin spice lattes a daily habit. But too much Halloween? Not a chance! Today, Monday Morning Coffee jumps into the spooky fun […]
Since DNA testing kits became widely available, there have been plenty of surprises. Maybe yours were relatively mild, such as finding out your ancestry was more Irish than German. Or maybe you came across a shocking discovery, like a cousin you didn’t know existed. For some marketers, that’s what happens when they begin to look […]
Understanding your target audience means knowing their pain points, their wants and their needs. This is an integral part of creating effective messages that impact consumers and help them bond with your brand. If your content seems to be generating little-to-no engagement, it could be time to evaluate what you really know about your target […]
Bienvenue! This week’s edition of Monday Morning Coffee will take you on a flight across the Atlantic where you’ll be visiting a little café nestled on a street corner in the city of love. In reality, it is in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri, right off of Frederick Avenue: a gem by the name of Café […]
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When you’re designing a marketing strategy, there are the heavy hitters you likely never forget to include, like content and social media marketing. You wouldn’t miss incorporating a keyword strategy or email marketing. But there’s a great element of any strategy that often gets overlooked: landing pages. Landing pages are a great strategic tool that […]
Visual marketing continues to be a great way to engage audiences, but if your company hasn’t tried interactive video, this post is what you need to get started. First, let’s discuss why interactive video is a good element to include in your strategy: In a 2022 Hubspot survey, 28% of the 500 participants surveyed said […]
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Summer just wrapped up, and we are already talking about Christmas! We have been seeing Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations in stores for a while now. Why do stores start selling so far ahead of a holiday? It all comes down to you, the shopper. Retailers base their in-store visual merchandising and product placement decisions […]
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Best practices in marketing are always evolving and new technology arrives constantly. Nobody knows this better than a web development expert. Staying up-to-date means keeping tabs on consumer preferences and new technology, but there are a handful of foundations that will always be important, including load speed and ease of navigation. Regularly evaluating your website […]
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In the push and pull of content types that capture the attention of consumers, video and static images take center stage. Social media marketing strategies evolve often, and in 2023 static images deserve more attention. Video is still important to your strategy but if you have completely replaced static images with video, it’s time to […]
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