CRM, HubSpot, Digital Marketing & Transformation

What is on-page SEO? The technical definition, courtesy of MOZ, for on-page SEO is: “The practice of optimizing individual web pages to rank higher and earn more relevant traffic in search engines. On-page refers to both the content and HTML source code of a page that can be optimized, as opposed to off-page SEO which refers to links and other external signals.” In the simplest terms, on-page SEO is search engine optimisation that is conducted within website pages where the actual

We’ll cover SEO (Search engine optimisation), PPC (Pay per click advertising), customer communications, outbound email, inbound lead nurturing, social, content and finally your website. 1. SEO for consistent traffic growth Practicing good SEO starts with embracing the basics which we outlined in an introductory blog series that covers the introductory elements to good SEO. You can read the first part “What is SEO?” to get a far better in-depth understanding of SEO. However, to provide

We understand that breaking up with a marketing agency is a difficult task. Like any relationship, even a professional one, when working with an agency, things can become rather uncomfortable and your company can be put in a compromising position. There are many reasons that the relationship with your current agency can deteriorate. Many times, your agency is not delivering on agreed key performance indicators (KPIs), they have not been responsive enough when dealing with your queries or have just been difficult to

Owing to their word-of-mouth nature, social media platforms like Facebook are informing consumer decisions and this affects not only large companies but also small businesses and start-ups. The Ambassador revealed that 71% of consumers who have a good social media service experience with a brand are

What is growth driven design? Traditionally, a website passed from design to development, to testing and then finally to launch. Each of these steps requires that the team working on the project hands it off at one point, and no longer has any influence over the outcome. Growth driven design uses an agile approach involving all stakeholders from the beginning in an ongoing way throughout each iteration of the process. The difference lies in the approach. The traditional web design method views a website project as one large project for delivery whereas the GDD method views a

Marketing Automation and the Awareness Phase This is the stage in which prospects become aware of the existence of a solution. Content pieces that speak to your prospect’s challenges will form the basis of your communications while your prospect is in the awareness stage. Salespeople need to identify and highlight the pain points that prospects face by providing a range of content made available through their digital marketing efforts. This awareness will lead to the recognition of the problem and the

Implementing website analytics is vital in promoting business growth in the online space. Salesforce (2016) reported that 51% of small business marketers rate analytics as an absolutely “critical requirement to better understand customer

67% of B2B marketers have seen at least a 10% increase in sales opportunities through lead nurturing via Marketing Automation. Then consider that nearly 70% of businesses are using a Marketing Automation platform, or are currently implementing one (Aberdeen, 2014), and you should be thinking about Marketing Automation for your digital and inbound marketing efforts. Marketing Automation is moving past just being a mere part of all the Digital Marketing trends out

You have to know what you want to achieve before you set and manage your marketing budget. You do this by setting KPIs (key performance indicators), which you will use to measure your success in reaching your goals (i.e. what you want to achieve) in the long run. For example, if you are looking to increase your monthly web visits, it is helpful to understand how many monthly visitors you are currently getting to your website, and then consider what percentage increase you expect to see from your digital marketing activity.