It’s finally that time. Your company is growing so much that you recognize you can’t do all of the marketing on your own, and you want to hire a consultant to help. With all of the marketing channels out there today, hiring a consultant is both needed and dreaded.

It’s needed because you want someone who is full time ‘immersed’ in the marketing world, who can give your company the best marketing services.

It’s dreaded, because you wonder deep down how to know if you’re hiring someone who can help you be successful. Are they any good? Can you trust them? Consider the following questions that all online marketing consultants should be able to answer. Ask these – and if you don’t get a good answer – keep on moving.

In the business world, the concept of SEO is becoming more and more popular. Search engine optimization is important for the internet presence of businesses. Unfortunately with growing popularity, companies that provide SEO services are creeping into our business lives mostly via our inboxes. But what is so wrong with these services if they guarantee to help your business grow?

Do you want to be known in your area and have more potential customers walking through your door wanting your product or services? Local internet marketing is your answer. It’s important as a business to be able to be found on the internet when potential customers are searching for something they are looking for in your area.

Some people believe that email is dead. They think it has bit the dust and took its last breath. But this couldn’t be any further from the truth. Having an email marketing strategy is a great way to gain new customers but also to keep current customers. Keep on reading to learn more about the benefits of email marketing.

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.

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.

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.

Google is always rolling out new updates, and many times as businesses and marketers we aren’t too excited about them. They often impact your small business in a way that requires you to tweak your internet marketing strategy. Well, the most recent update is actually a good one, in my opinion. You just need to make sure your business is on board so you don’t get punished.

Increase your market share with a focused online strategy!

Owning a small business is no piece of cake, or pie for that matter. Pursuing the American dream and building a successful small business does take hard work. By using a focused small business marketing strategy, you can bring results that increase your market share and create, what we call, a passion and provision company.

In the wonderful age of technology your customers have access to the internet in the palm of their hands. This means that your traditional marketing strategy isn’t the only top dog any more. Internet marketing, also known as online marketing or e-marketing, is becoming more popular in the world of marketing. But why?