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SOCIAL MEDIA Social media is by far the most controversial online marketing channel. Some say social media is revolutionizing the way your business will get found by new customers, while others say it’s all hype and a total waste of time and resources. We think the truth is much more complex. Here’s our breakdown of social media marketing as we head into 2012. THE OPPORTUNITY Quite frankly, there isn’t enough quantifiable data to prove the direct impact of social media

In yesterday’s blog post, we talked about the importance of measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Today, we want to examine how best to use KPIs to create an agile, iterative campaign that maximizes your ROI. As we illustrated in our last post, there are many KPIs to study depending your campaign (SEO, PPC, social media, Blogging, etc.); but these KPIs don’t exist in a vacuum. You need to constantly be analyzing the KPIs to see if you are improving or

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are a way of measuring the success of your marketing campaign to determine if it is successful or not based on what your goals are. KPIs can help you identify what is working in your campaign, what is not, how to improve your campaign, and how to apply new strategies to drive ROI. Selecting the appropriate KPIs can help your campaign succeed. You can track these KPIs in order to make sure your campaign succeeds: WEBSITE

Goals are important to set when it comes to anything from losing weight to budgeting. In this case, goals are imperative when talking about Value Based Marketing. Setting goals that can be measured as you progress in your marketing campaign are of significant value, because over time, you will be able to hopefully exceed the goals that were set. You should establish your goals from the beginning. Since the Internet plays a significant role in marketing campaigns today, you should

Value Based Marketing is a new method to market your company so that it can be found in today’s Internet Age. Value Based Marketing is the result of three different components: being data-driven, analytical, and creative. In order to apply the Value Based Marketing approach, your marketing plan should include all three qualities. Goal Setting At the beginning of your marketing campaign, you should set a goal that will be appropriate for your plan; the plan should have assessable benchmarks

What is Inbound Marketing? Today, you hear a lot about the idea of inbound marketing. To maximize your business in the Internet age, you must utilize inbound marketing, as outbound marketing is less relevant. But why is outbound marketing outdated and what is inbound marketing? Outbound marketing is an old-fashioned adverting practice that includes cold calls, television ads, radio ads, and spam and is the type of marketing you see on shows such as Mad Men. So what’s the problem