One of the joys of using social media is watching how they change and evolve, remember Myspace and Bebo? This week we will have a look at the two new kids on the block: Snapchat vs TikTok for Marketing. Read more
How To Create Content In The Awareness Stage Of The Buyer Cycle
Ah the awareness stage, it may sound like a small section of Glastonbury where David Icke performs alongside a lecture from a man in shades called Byron Van Damme telling us we are all living in The Matrix and need to wake up people, but it is, in fact, one of the most crucial stages in marketing.
Let’s have a look at some of the best methods to create content in the awareness stage of the buyer cycle. Read more
How Can I Justify More Money For Marketing?
Competition for money in companies is almost always going to be hard-fought between departments and for something like marketing it can be tougher to prove exactly why the money is needed. So, how can I justify more money for marketing? Read more
Easy Ways To Grow Traffic To Your Website
Well done, you’ve created your website, had a celebratory pint of gin and are just about to start processing those orders…wait, hang on, there are no orders coming in! In fact, nobody is even visiting your website! This is not like in the movies at all!
Don’t panic, here at Grow Traffic we will show you some easy ways to grow traffic to your website. Read more
What Content Marketing Strategies Work In Different Sectors?
One thing it is pretty safe to say is that content marketing is a good thing and that content marketing with a strategy is even better.
But is every form of content marketing strategy suitable for every type of business and if not, then what content marketing strategies work in different sectors?
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Should My Content Marketing Include News Content?
Anyone who creates content for a website will have seen a story in the news headlines and thought ‘If I can include that on my website, I can bring in huge numbers of traffic!’
But does it work like that? What is Newsjacking? Where have all my pens gone? And should my content marketing include news contact?
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Digital Marketing Agency Vs In-House; Which Is Better For Business?
If you are a Marketing Manager or Director you will be familiar with the age-old question of digital marketing agency Vs in-house. That eternal struggle of balancing your internal staff with your outsource team.
It’s no secret that effective marketers outsource specialist areas, such as design or copywriting, but outsourcing to digital marketing agencies is often thought of as a luxury. After all, anyone can do Facebook, right?
Well, we are here to have a look at the benefits of outsourcing to a digital marketing agency and the benefits of bringing it in house.
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What Do Marketers Need To Know About SEO?
You may have googled this question before, a while ago, read a few articles and added it to your marketing strategy.
But, as Paul McCartney says “In this everchanging world in which we live in” and the marketing world is no exception, so we need to keep up to date. (Also, that is terrible grammar by Paul, but we’ll grant him poetic licence).
So, in September 2019, what do marketers need to know about SEO?
(editor’s note. Top tip, maybe don’t start our blogs by criticising one of the Beatles?)
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Why Is Hootsuite Disconnecting Social Media Accounts?
If, like us at Grow Traffic, you use Hootsuite to manage social media account you may have found yourself reading the slightly irritating, some would say smug, little Hootsuite owl telling you that one or more of your social media accounts has become disconnected.
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How Often Should You Review Your Marketing Plan?
No matter what type of business you have, having a marketing plan is essential as it allows you to guide your marketing efforts. Marketing Managers like yourself spend so much time crunching the numbers, working out what marketing techniques work and creating a marketing budget. And you do all of this with the end goal of developing a very detailed marketing plan.
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