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What Is Customer Onboarding?

The basic marketing funnel has four key stages: awareness, interest, desire, and action. However, true marketing success comes when you consider two additional stages of the marketing funnel: loyalty and advocacy. Loyal customers become advocates for your business, infinitely expanding your marketing efforts as they sing your praises to their family, friends, and social media followers.  There’s a lot that …

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What Is the First Step in the Marketing Research Process?

Many people think of marketing research as a critical step in launching a new business or product.  However, marketing research can be just as helpful once a business is already established. For example, marketing research can help businesses successfully adjust their pricing, update their branding, expand into a new audience segment, or increase their market share. The marketing research process …

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Google Ads: Different Ways to Track Conversions

Google Ads has a lot to offer advertisers. Just check out these statistics: These ads boast click-through rates as high as 8%. For keywords with purchasing intent, the ads steal 65% of the clicks. Businesses who advertise on Google enjoy a ROI of $8 for every $1 spent. If you’re advertising on Google Ads, there’s only one way to know …

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Tips for Ranking in Google’s Featured Snippets

According to recent research, about 12% of searches include a featured snippet in the results. When a featured snippet appears, it steals over 35% of all clicks. Featured snippets take up a sizable amount of search real estate, and they’re used in traditional and voice search alike. In other words, they’re worth optimizing for! With that in mind, here’s a …

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How to Build a Strong Backlink Profile for Google

Links continue to be one of the strongest ranking factors. In fact, a few years ago, Google acknowledged links are one of the top three ranking factors. However, not all links are created equal. Google likes to see a well-rounded backlink profile.  In Google’s eyes, a good backlink profile is one that looks natural. Garner too many links of one …

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Tips for Crafting the Best eCommerce Homepage

When it comes to conversions, a well-designed eCommerce homepage can make a world of difference. Follow these ten tips to craft the best eCommerce homepage possible. 1. Put the most important elements above-the-fold. Above-the-fold refers to the space that appears when a person first loads your website, before they have to scroll down. By including your most important elements in …

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Facebook Messenger Ads: How to Use Them for Your Brand

If you’re already advertising on Facebook, you’re well aware of the benefits this platform can offer a business.  Whether you’re looking for increased awareness, more engagement, or those coveted conversions, Facebook is one of the most effective advertising platforms out there. The platform reaches over 2 billion people, so it’s got reach. And when it comes to targeting criteria, you’d …

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