Nearly half of businesses (44%) don’t have a clearly defined marketing strategy. For firms that are active in digital marketing, nearly half do not have a defined digital plan or strategy (47%). No wonder many small businesses are struggling to understand why their online marketing campaigns aren’t delivering an ROI. Successful businesses that are running […]
Archives for August 2017
Are You Wasting Money? What is Your Customer Acquisition Cost?
Your Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC is the total cost spent on acquiring new customers (marketing/sales expense) divided by the number of new customers acquired during that particular period. If you invested $1000 in marketing/sales in a one month period and acquired 10 new customers as a direct result of that marketing and promotion, then […]
Get More Customers! Make Sure your Website is Mapped Out Along the Customer’s Journey
Your Customer’s Journey goes through these stages: Awareness, Interest, Desire, and Action. There’s no telling how long they stay in one stage before jumping to the next. Sometimes the progress takes months, and others the jump is almost immediate. Many websites concentrate on the ‘Awareness’ and ‘Interest’ stage without signals toward a purchase while others […]
Local Business Alert! The Local Search Results will Give You More Business Results
On-the-go mobile users who are near you and who are searching for a product or service on Google at this very moment should find your business. But are they? Are you visible in Google’s ‘Local Pack’ and expanded results? Increased foot traffic, phone calls, or visits to your website should mean more customers for local […]