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Leaderpromos: Great Promotional Products, Great Service!
As my trip to the Webtrends conference was looming, I was looking for promotional merchandise to distribute at the event. As a sponsor of the event, one of the options was to distribute notepads out to the attendees. As a small business, of course, this was an investment that I was very concerned about. How could I balance a tight…
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Who’s Your Search Engine Marketing Villain?
It doesn’t matter how much initial education you put into a new engagement, a Search Engine Marketing Villain will pop up when you least expect it. I have identified a short list of the Villains that we seem to come across when engaging new prospects. Can you relate to any of these? Lack of Goals Don’t Tell How Much You Want…
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Which End of the Sales Funnel?
Marketing strategies are often designed to find more leads or upsell current customers. One of the issues we often find with clients is that they’re often working on the wrong end of the sales funnel. Many companies get less visitors a month to their website than they would like… but if they were able to convert twice as many of…
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Online Testing Essentials
So you’ve finally deployed all of your online marketing strategies and they’re integrated and functioning well. You’re able to measure and see the impact of each strategy independently… now it’s time to begin testing. Where do you start? From KISSmetrics: A well-built sales funnel is never complete until every part of it has been tested and optimized. For maximum success,…
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Connecting the Dots
Whether you’re selling a product, pushing a website, or marketing your services… all of us have three dots on our sketchpad… acquisition, execution, and retention. For a long time, each of these dots were handled independently. We even organized our departments unique to each of the dots: Sales Department – for acquisition. Production and Operations Department – for execution. Customer…
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WordPress: How To Build a Shortcode Plugin For A Simple Before and After Image Slider
I was publishing an article earlier that included a before-and-after image with a slider overlay. While there are numerous plugins available that perform this function, I prefer not to use third-party plugins due to the additional overhead, including limited features and advertisements for upgrades. I like to keep my WordPress instance as lean as possible, so I created a plugin that utilizes WordPress and…
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AI Hype vs Reality: What Actually Works for Businesses in 2025
78% of global companies currently use AI. 82% of global companies are either using or exploring the use of AI in their organization Exploding Topics AI promises breakthroughs in efficiency, automation, and decision making—but for many businesses, turning that promise into measurable results remains a challenge. Leaders are bombarded with grand claims of AI transforming entire industries, yet often struggle to identify…
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Why Google Shopping Syndication and Ads Are Essential for Commerce (Products, Auto, Travel, or Retail)
80% of shoppers begin their product research on Google, making it the top gateway for e-commerce discovery. SQ Magazine Google Shopping has evolved into a central hub for e-commerce, touching virtually every product category – from everyday retail goods to big-ticket items like cars. It’s deeply integrated into every Google search result across the advertising ecosystem and multiple platforms, making…
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FlexClip: AI-Powered Tools That Enable You To Create Videos Effortlessly
Modern marketers are under pressure to publish video everywhere—fast. Budgets are tight, teams are lean, and attention spans are shorter than ever. You still need on-brand intros, promo spots, product explainers, social shorts, webinars, and event recaps… ideally without wrangling complex software, expensive stock libraries, or a weeks-long learning curve. FlexClip Meet FlexClip, an online video creation platform built to…
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Social Media Marketing is Failing
1.webp” alt=”Jonathan Salem Baskin” align=”right” style=”alignright” />Last year, I wrote a post in response to Jonathan Salem Baskin, taking exception to his notion that Social Media could be dangerous for companies. (I actually agreed with him on many counts). This time – in my opinion – Mr. Baskin nailed it. Every company has been jumping on the social media bandwagon,…
