A person in the United States is expected to move 11.7 times in his lifetime. We move for many reasons these days, family reasons (to take care of aging parent or for a better school district for children), economic reasons (job offers or transfers), or social reasons (find better quality of life or to be closer to…
These days, most businesses realize the importance of a consistent and engaging presence on various social media channels. But some of my clients still hesitate. They may feel they lack the skill or technology savvy to setup and maintain their account. They say they lack the time to be consistent, or they don’t know what…
Startup Production has been writing and posting original and engaging content for years now but that hard work is really beginning to pay off. We have had great success in 2016 with managing several of our client’s internet marketing content and ads. Myself and my team work hard to post original, engaging content marketing that…
I posted to this blog introducing Instagram for business use in 2013, which at that time the social media platform had over 10 million users, and now as of June 2016 it boasts over 500 million monthly active users. That’s a 4900% increase over three years. But the improvements or changes have not stopped there.
There are times in running your business when you have to make some very tough decisions, hiring or firing staff, reducing overhead, moving locations, expanding or even downsizing your business. Whatever decisions you make, the goal should be to produce the best quality product that promotes your brand and manages the stress level of yourself…
With the abundance of commercialized ads in print, TV, radio and now online and social media, consumers are exhausted by traditional marketing. They’d rather engage with authentic content that is less about the sales pitch and more about informing or entertaining. This is called content marketing. One aspect of content marketing that has had a…
Why do we need to focus on Millennials and why should we adjust our marketing efforts to get their attention? “Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers, according to new…
Recent Presentations The past three months have been busy with speaking engagements and workshops that I’ve been invited to participate in. I’m so glad that through attendees of past presentations, I have been recommended to other local organizations. Although public speaking has been a challenge for me for many years, I have begun to not only…
Who are the Millennials? Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are the generation with birth years ranging from the early 1980s to around 2000s. In 2014, the Pew Research Center, defined “adult Millennials” as those who were 18 to 33 years old, born 1981–1996. Yet many in this group don’t particularly think of themselves as millennials…
Why Videos are Great Strategy for your SEO One of the big trends we’re seeing in Search Engine Optimization or website promotion, is the ROI on videos on your website especially for B2C companies, some (like Forbes.com) say that this year it “outpace written content in terms of reach, engagement, effectiveness, and overall ROI.” Video apps…
Companies, of all shapes and sizes, are all trying to decipher the rapidly changing advertising channels and where best to invest their marketing dollars. Our last post compared digital marketing to newspaper marketing. How does digital or online marketing compare to the ROI of Radio ads? With so many radio sources: traditional AM/FM, online radio…
As a small business owner, every dollar spent for marketing has to be a dollar well spent. That takes research, planning and a well thought overall marketing strategy. Where are your customers going for information? How much time are they spending there? And what is your return on investment when marketing on different media platforms? Some…