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Full Guide to Small Business Marketing

There’s one goal that all small business owners have in common, and that’s to make their businesses bigger, better, and more profitable. But doing so requires hard work, strategic planning, and a solid marketing strategy. Not sure how to market your small business?

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Full Breakdown: How to Build Media Relationships

In the digital age we live in, online exposure is the key to success. Whether you’re trying to grow your business or establish your personal brand, you have to put yourself out there and find new ways to grow your audience. And that’s where the media comes into play. By “media,” we’re not just talking […]

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The 9 Core Roles on an Established Content Team

No two content marketing teams look the same. Some have dozens of writers and editors, while others only have one writer and an editor/publisher/outreach specialist. Some have a team of technical SEO specialists, while others rely on a single web developer to do back-end SEO. In some organizations, the content department exists of a single […]

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Your Keyword Research Process is Failing You

In the past few years, I’ve seen an emerging keyword research process that simplifies keyword research. However, this approach kills results. This approach is what I like to call the “Minimum Search Volume Threshold Approach.” The core of this approach is the desire to target search terms with a minimum threshold of 1,000 organic searches/month. […]

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What is a Chief Content Officer (+ Why You Need One)

Regardless of the type of business you work in, it’s safe to assume that you already know what a CEO and CFO are. If you’re a little more in-the-know, you’re probably already aware of what a CTO does. But do you know what a CCO is? A CCO is a chief content officer. Now many […]

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The 4 Components of a Successful Content Strategy (+1 Bonus)

How Do You Create a Great Content Strategy? Our team builds content strategies that drive results for clients daily. Towards the end of 2019, we stepped back and defined what a top-tier content strategy looks like. But first … How do most content marketing services build content strategies? There are a lot of great content […]

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Building a Strategic Marketing Plan for 2023

How to Build Your Annual Marketing Plan for 2023 (from a Marketing Agency Owner Who Helps Build a Dozen Every Year) It’s time to start thinking about how we should be spending our marketing dollars in 2023. That’s right: it’s time to start thinking about your 2023 marketing plan. I know, it’s a lot to […]

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5+ Simple Link Building Techniques for Scaling Search Rankings

With Google driving 57.8% of all referral traffic on the internet, it’s no secret that SEO is a powerful marketing tactic for any business. Sure, some successful businesses ignore SEO. Some successful businesses still send me snail mail, hoping that I’ll take out a $10,000 loan from them on a whim. That doesn’t mean you […]

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What’s the ROI of SEO?

Investing in growing your business is no easy feat. In a world where business owners need to decide between hiring a salesperson and investing in dozens of different types of offline and digital marketing channels, the options can seem overwhelming. Here, we delve into why SEO is the best investment that you can make in […]