A major shift is underway in SEO (search engine optimization) as Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) becomes increasingly important alongside traditional search optimization. Instead of optimizing primarily to rank a webpage or a keyword and earn a click, marketers are...
A hypothetical small downtown bakery was struggling to attract customers through Google searches. The owner assumed people were searching for broad terms like “bakery” and “fresh bread”, so those were the keywords they incorporated into their website. After limited...
For any local business, your website is one of the most important marketing assets your business has because it’s often the first place people go to learn about you, and decide whether to trust you. Your website works as your digital storefront, open 24 hours a day...
A consistent theme in our blog posts has centered around media recommendations based on the best way to find and reach your business’s target audience. Here at Sentinel Solutions, we advocate for a data-informed approach that places our client needs first. Because...
I recall an anecdote from back in the days of Yellow Pages (YP) advertising. There was a pizza restaurant in New York City who ran a full-page ad encouraging customers to tear the adjacent full-page ad of their competitor out of the YP and bring it into the...