Are you the owner of a business? Are you in charge of marketing for a business? If you are either of those options, you likely have a pretty strict budget (if any) for marketing and have to decide what to pursue and what just isn’t worth it.

Should you do paid search where you pay for every click and for every visitor to your site, or pay by the amount of views a particular ad gets?

Or maybe you are considering SEO (search engine optimization) but don’t know if it’s really possible to be successful and if there is such a thing as affordable SEO. In this post, I’m going to talk about SEO and why it may be more affordable than you think.

When I tell someone I work for a content marketing agency, they raise their eye brows, get a glassed over look in their eyes, smile and nod. If they’re brave enough to ask what I actually do, I realize that sometimes I suffer from the disease of the expert, meaning when you do something day in and day out, you forget that other people don’t really get what you do. It’s not that they’re stupid, they just need to be educated. Which is exactly what a content marketing agency aims to do in the first place using, but not limited to, the methods mentioned below.

Are you wondering why you would actually need to spend the money to hire a social media consultant for your business? I mean, can’t you just have your secretary monitor Facebook or bring on an intern for a couple semesters to set up social media accounts for you?

We get it, there is a lot of information on the internet that makes you question whether or not you are running your small business properly. Now you are questioning whether or not you need an email marketing strategy. Keep on reading to get the basics on how businesses can use consumers’ inboxes to increase awareness and gain more customers.

If you run a business, an online strategy for marketing is crucial for success in today’s world. There are many different types of marketing methods online, and it’s better to utilize several and come up with a plan that brings them all together. Here at Half a Bubble Out, we work with an inbound marketing approach that ties multiple digital marketing services together. You may or may not run a large enough company to hire an agency, but even if you run your own marketing it is important to be aware of the different pieces of digital marketing.

While Google’s mobile algorithm already rolled out, there are still many unanswered questions amongst small businesses. In order to remain on Google’s “good list” your website MUST be mobile friendly.

Take a look at your small business. Are you wanting to not only grow your business but also be the best in your industry? Then it's time to evaluate your marketing strategy and the budget that you have in place for it. We all want that easy fix for any problem that we have but with marketing or even growing your business, this will take time.

When I say “ice cream” what three brands come to mind? You’re walking down the frozen section aisle of the grocery store. Ice cream is on the list. Which brand do you buy? You might think that you’ll buy whatever is on sale. Or whatever you have a coupon for. Or whatever your favorite brand is. I almost always buy Breyers, even if it’s not on sale. It’s just the one I like – or is it? Lately, I’ve been seriously considering Ben & Jerry’s. Why? Because I want to try The Tonight Dough™ “caramel & chocolate ice creams with chocolate cookie swirls & gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough & peanut butter cookie dough.” I know! It sounds like mouth-watering madness! Go ahead. Wipe the drool from your mouth and stop teasing your taste buds.

When it comes to marketing, a lot of business owners don’t see the need to invest a lot of money. Sometimes figuring out the best marketing channels is confusing and intimidating, so it’s easier to just invest in a small marketing piece here and there, or not do any marketing at all. What every business owner needs to know, however, is how to become a company that is top of mind when people are in need of your services. How do you do this? The basic idea is to have frequency in your marketing.

What if we told you that there is a proven frequency formula that can help your small business be top of mind when someone is seeking a product or service that you offer? This information we are about to give to you is hands down some of the most important and useful information that many businesses just don’t get. However, if it’s implemented in accordance to the proven frequency formula we will soon be sharing with you, we guarantee you will start to see a change in your business's success.