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Visual content has become dominant in digital marketing—all successful strategies have visual elements. Of these elements, video is fast becoming king. It is easier to share a message through video ads, and people are more willing to watch a video than spend time on traditional ads. Video is what people want—even back in 2018, more than half of consumers stated in a HubSpot survey that they want more of it. And according to about 74% of marketers, video also offers

Ecommerce has seen explosive growth in the last few years, from $286 billion in 2017 to nearly $432 billion in 2020. By 2025, revenues are expected to grow to $564 billion.  The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to online retail, especially in 2020. But ecommerce revenues are only expected to grow in the coming years—pandemic or not.  This means selling online is essential for small and mid-size businesses.  Whether you already have an ecommerce store or you’re getting ready to

Although we may be well into 2021, much of what happened in 2020 will have lasting effects for years to come—especially when it comes to purchase behavior. While most of us shifted our spending in many ways due to closed brick-and-mortar locations, stay-at-home orders, and a lack of access to activities, experiences, and entertainment we’ve grown accustomed to—this led to an even bigger shift when it came to how we’re making purchases within the booming eCommerce ecosystem. Businesses around the

Amazon SEO: Here’s How to Rank Higher on Amazon Searches Amazon now dominates product search online, even surpassing Google. Nearly half of all online transactions happen on Amazon, and searchers perform hundreds of millions of queries every month. This means Amazon sellers face more competition than ever. If you’ve been scratching your head about how to get your products to rank higher, you need to understand how Amazon’s search engine algorithm works. While Google’s and Amazon’s search engines share some

HAPPY NEW YEAR! That felt fantastic. “Hey, last year, see you never.” Well, that’s not entirely true...before we store “2020” in the cloud (and in our minds) in the “DO NOT OPEN” file, let’s take a look back at some of the lessons learned and successes earned during this complicated, uncertain year.  We reached out to some of our fellow SMBs, asking them to share the silver linings that came about during this often dark time.  We share these “wins”

2020 has been brutal for small businesses. Millions have had to cut staff and scale back their operations. While some businesses qualified for loans or debt relief under the CARES Act, others weren’t so lucky. It’s been a tough year, for sure. But there are reasons to be hopeful. With the new year upon us, now is the time to solidify next year’s marketing strategy. Even on a tight budget you still have plenty of options. Here are some tips