For some local business owners, they may think of The Keene Sentinel as a great place to run their print advertising. And those business owners would be right. But thinking of The Sentinel exclusively as a print advertising resource would be missing the larger...
Why Is Brand Differentiation Important to Your Local Business?
Brand differentiation is critical to the success of local businesses because it allows you to stand out from competitors in your immediate market, attract customers by highlighting your unique value and selling proposition, builds customer loyalty, and ultimately...
What is Conversion Rate Optimization and How Can Your Local Business Use It?
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is a set of practices that increase the percentage of your website visitors who take a desired action, including a purchase, newsletter sign-up, or a form fill, among others. The more website visitors you can encourage to take...
How Best to Utilize a Small Marketing Budget
Sometimes a business is small or in the start-up phase and necessarily has a small marketing budget. But a small budget can still be allocated wisely such that your business is meeting potential customers throughout their path-to-purchase and effectively converting....
What is Geofencing and How Can Your Business Use It Effectively in Your Local Marketing Plan?
Geofencing can be a very important tactic in your local digital marketing strategy, especially for businesses with physical locations, as it allows for highly targeted advertising by delivering messages to potential customers based on their precise geographic...
How To Use Owned, Earned, and Paid Media to Help Your Local Business Grow
Owned, earned, and paid media refers to three distinct categories of marketing channels that a business can use to promote itself. Owned Media: Here a business creates the content and distributes it on channels it controls. Owned media can include a company’s website,...
Where Does Storytelling Fit in Your Branding Strategy?
A branding strategy is a framework that helps a business establish its identity, define its market, and create a unique value proposition. Branding involves developing a name, logo, and other characteristics that distinguish it from competitors. Effective branding...
Can Social Media Be Effective in The Awareness Stage of The Customer Journey?
As you contemplate your revenue strategy for your local business, and how to design and build your marketing plan to engage and inspire new potential customers all along their path-to-purchase, you may want to consider including social media in your marketing mix as...
Is Branding Important to Your Local Business?
Branding is the process of creating a distinct identity for your business in the minds of consumers. Branding involves developing a company’s name, logo, colors, visual identity, and tone of voice. In many ways, branding involves and goes beyond visual elements and...
Is It Valuable to Add Video to Your Local Business’ Marketing Mix?
Do you enjoy watching videos online? Have you ever been captivated by the emotion of a video? Have you ever used video to learn more about a company, product, or service you were interested in? So have your customers and potential customers! Video advertising is an...