Stevens & Tate

MARCH 19, 2024

Using hashtags on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook helps users reach an audience beyond their group of followers or friends. Hashtags mark content with keywords that are relevant to the message of the post. When users search those keywords, your content becomes visible to people who may not have known about your business previously. Hashtags are often viewed as a casual practice, yet they hold value on professional social platforms like LinkedIn.

Linkedin 59

Linkedin Tips CAN-SPAM Keywords 59

Stevens & Tate

MARCH 1, 2024

The inbound marketing methodology stands as a cornerstone for businesses aiming to attract, engage, and delight customers online. The benefits of inbound marketing can be a game changer for your business. By focusing on creating valuable content and tailored experiences, you can draw potential customers to your brand organically. Here are ten efficient ways to leverage inbound marketing for your business’s advantage. 1.

Inbound Marketing 59

Inbound Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 59

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Welcome to our February 2024 edition of “What’s Trending,” where we bring you the most relevant marketing trends and insights. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our collection of marketing trends and reports for the start of the 2024 year. Noteworthy Marketing Trends and News 2024’s Super Bowl One of the nations traditions is sitting with loved ones and watching the yearly super bowl game.

Trends 90

Trends Marketing & Strategy Conference Lead Scoring 90

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Despite some claims that email is dead, it is still a highly effective way for marketers to connect with consumers. It is an integral part of inbound marketing as well as attraction marketing , and is a great way to send nurture leads throughout the buying process. Nurture Your Leads With Email Marketing What is Lead Nurturing? Lead nurturing is a strategic approach in marketing and sales that focuses on developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with potential customers throughout thei

Email Marketing 64

Email Marketing Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 64

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Staying ahead of the curve is key for creating visually pleasing and user-friendly websites. For WordPress users, the introduction of WPBakery AI represents a leap in design innovation. So, in this article, we’ll explore the number of ways WPBakery AI can benefit WordPress websites by elevating creativity, efficiency, and user engagement. WPBakery AI makes designing your website super easy.

Marketing AI 83

Marketing AI Marketing Websites Tools Customer Satisfaction 83

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 23, 2024

Trending Website Colors for 2024: A Palette for Digital Success As we step into 2024, one of the most important aspects of web design is knowing the use of colors. This plays a crucial role in shaping user experiences and establishing brand uniqueness’. In this post, we’ll delve into the trending website colors for this year. While exploring palettes that are expected to influence the digital realm, let’s paint a picture of the online future with the hues that are set to make waves.

Marketing Websites 92

Marketing Websites Trends User-Generated Content Trust Marketing 92

Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In today’s competitive marketplace, establishing a strong brand identity is essential for businesses looking to stand out and connect with their target audience. One powerful tool that can help achieve this is story branding. By weaving narratives into their brand strategies, companies can create emotional connections, engage customers, and leave a lasting impression.

Brand Identity 80

Brand Identity Branding Marketing Management Advertising Agencies 80

Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Selecting the right advertising agency can significantly influence the success of your marketing endeavors. These agencies possess exclusive proficiency, ensure cost-effectiveness, facilitate scalability, deliver industry insights, and produce quantifiable outcomes. Consequently, forging partnerships with suitable agencies can enable you to efficiently engage your intended audience, foster brand recognition, and generate sales.

Advertising Agencies 91

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies Advertisements 91

Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 17, 2023

One of the biggest challenges businesses face is the lack of communication between their marketing teams and their sales teams. It’s not uncommon for a marketing team to use a variety of strategies to convert a lead and then move on to the next one, assuming sales will pick up where they left off. However, not all leads are the same. Some leads need to be nurtured further and aren’t ready to be engaged.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Sales Qualified Leads 52

Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As many businesses have realized, visual content engages leads much more effectively than written content. The reason is simple: humans are visual creatures and process visual information 60,000 times faster than text. It’s no wonder why social platforms that focus on visual content are growing in popularity. Take for example Instagram, which as of 2018 had almost one billion active monthly users.

Cost Per Click 52

Cost Per Click Cost Advertisements Advertising 52

Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the current digital era, the revolutionary impact of AI technology on marketing strategies cannot be underestimated. Utilizing artificial intelligence, you can now automate various marketing tasks, obtain valuable insights, and enhance your strategy to achieve remarkable outcomes. And the good news is that a wide array of AI marketing tools exist, empowering businesses to streamline their endeavors and attain resounding success.

Marketing AI 78

Marketing AI Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Optimization 78

Stevens & Tate

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Starting a business is one challenge, and building it into a success story is another. Several startups fail due to factors ranging from poor planning and ineffective marketing strategies to economic downturns and operational inefficiencies. As far as marketing is concerned, there are several lessons to learn from some of the most successful companies.

Planning 84

Planning Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy 84

Stevens & Tate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Building a website is simple. But designing a website that meets all the modern web design requirements and works for your unique customers and business is challenging. Most companies create compelling websites but end up sacrificing performance or the user experience. Others prioritize simplicity and convenience but end up with poorly optimized sites.

Design 89

Design Marketing Websites Examples Best Practices 89

Stevens & Tate

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In today’s dynamic media landscape, establishing brand trust has become increasingly critical. The 2021 Edelman report highlights the growing significance of consumer trust in making purchasing decisions. A well-crafted press release plays a vital role in conveying information to the public and building that crucial trust. It holds immense value for businesses, organizations, and individuals alike.

Press 84

Press Statistics Paid Search Agency Contact Marketing 84

Stevens & Tate

AUGUST 28, 2023

While not all businesses have an e-commerce page, many do. If you’re selling products or services online, you’ll want to make sure that you have an effective ecommerce marketing strategies. If you don’t, it’s going to be difficult to stand out from all the other e-commerce sites out there. Through the use of digital marketing strategies, you can build awareness of your ecommerce page as well as generate more traffic.

eCommerce 69

eCommerce Effectiveness Mobile Advertising Marketing & Strategy 69

Stevens & Tate

JULY 31, 2023

Hello and welcome to our August 2023 edition of “What’s Trending,” where we bring you the most relevant marketing news and insights. This month, we dive into the revival of an infamous fast food mascot and explore current trends to watch out for in the summer of 2023. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our curated collection of marketing updates and reports.

Trends 86

Trends Paid Search Agency Planning Advertising Agencies 86

Stevens & Tate

JULY 3, 2023

Introducing our monthly newsletter, which is dedicated to bringing you the latest marketing trends and updates from around the world. Exclusively tailored for our valued subscribers, this newsletter serves as your go-to source for staying informed and up-to-date in the dynamic marketing landscape. As we delve into the intriguing rebranding journey of Peloton and the cutting-edge updates unveiled at Google Marketing Live 2023, we invite you to join us in exploring the exciting world of marketing

Trends 70

Trends Planning Paid Search Agency Youtube 70

Stevens & Tate

JUNE 27, 2023

As you probably know, video content tends to engage audiences much more than any other type of content. It’s why YouTube is so popular. However, what you may not realize is that YouTube is not only considered one of the most popular–and biggest–social platforms, it’s also the second biggest search engine on the web behind Google.

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Youtube Marketing & Strategy Click Rate High Quality Lead 59

Stevens & Tate

JUNE 21, 2023

Almost every business engages in inbound marketing in one way or another–and they should. Inbound marketing is an effective way to increase your brand awareness, build authority, and find new leads. However, it’s extremely broad. For instance, you could set up a social media page and that would be considered inbound marketing. To truly get the most out of your inbound marketing efforts consider engaging in attraction marketing , which emphasizes a strategy that focuses on your audie

Marketing Strategy 87

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Planning Thought Leadership 87

Stevens & Tate

JUNE 16, 2023

Advertising is an integral ingredient of building a successful business. It’s how you make your business, products, or services known to your target audience. You must devise creative advertising strategies if you want your customers to choose your products or services over the competitors’ While there are many ways to advertise, your chosen strategy must fit your brand objectives.

Advertising Agencies 70

Advertising Agencies Advertisements Advertising Marketing & Strategy 70

Stevens & Tate

MAY 25, 2023

Real estate marketing changes by the minute, given the constant entry of new trends, thanks to digital platforms. Other factors that dramatically affect marketing in the real estate industry are the following: Changes in interest rates A growing population of remote workers who want to work and live where they choose Shortage of available homes (There was a 38% shortage of home listings in November 2022 compared to November 2017-2019).

Trends 90

Trends Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 90

Stevens & Tate

MAY 22, 2023

Brand leveraging is quickly becoming more common as it becomes harder for messages to break through the clutter. This marketing strategy uses the power of an existing brand to support a company’s entry into a new, but related product category by communicating valuable product information to the consumer. Utilizing recognizable pop culture can help you establish credibility.

Advertising Agencies 70

Advertising Agencies Positioning Brand Identity Branding 70

Stevens & Tate

MAY 3, 2023

In order to continue attracting your target audience, you need to keep up with the wants and needs of customers. This can be a real challenge if you don’t understand the factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions. Those factors are a lot different than what they used to be, which means that the customer journey has changed a lot as well.

Marketing Funnels 98

Marketing Funnels Purchase Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer 98

Stevens & Tate

APRIL 28, 2023

Once a lead has made a purchase and has become a customer, your job isn’t over. The most successful businesses are those that turn their customers into repeat customers–and this requires you to continue building the relationships that you’ve already established through regular engagement. However, as your business begins growing, it’s going to become more and more difficult to keep track of all of your customers and to meet their individual needs.

Segmentation 72

Segmentation Lead Ranking Opt-out Demographics 72

Stevens & Tate

APRIL 4, 2023

In this day and age, every business understands the importance of having a company website. Even local mom and pop shops have a web presence, whether it’s a basic website or a social media page. However, not everyone realizes that there are different ways to build your website. If your website is the foundation for all of your online marketing efforts, then consider implementing a growth driven design.

Design 110

Design Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Marketing Websites 110

Stevens & Tate

MARCH 27, 2023

Social media has become a critical part of our lives, and businesses are taking notice. Today, the platform isn’t just a place to share memes and cat videos – it’s also a powerful tool for digital marketing. One key social media aspect often overlooked is its impact on SEO. Over the years, social signals have significantly impacted search engine (SE) rankings, and ignoring them could hurt your site’s visibility.

SEO 112

SEO Peer-to-peer Paid Search Agency Lead Scoring 112

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s a common misconception that some businesses that pop-ups are always a bad idea. While it’s true that pop-up ads can be annoying, especially if they are disrupting the visitor’s website experience , they can also be very effective if you know how to implement them properly. For example, you’ll want to refrain from having pop-ups on every page of your site as this will probably annoy your visitors.

Conversion Rate 92

Conversion Rate Hubspot Conversion Leads 92

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The marketing world is dynamic. New marketing tactics and trends constantly change how businesses market themselves. Consequently, marketers have embraced media mix marketing. Statistics show a 14% growth rate in digital marketing budget spending between 2020 and 2021 across industries. Besides, forecasts show a digital marketing annual growth rate of 9% from 2020 to 2026.

Media 113

Media Planning Marketing Budget Paid Search Agency 113

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As you may already know, Facebook Ads can be a very effective advertising platform, especially when you consider its overall cost-effectiveness (it’s a pay-per-click advertising platform, after all) and the ability to target audiences based on a variety of criteria (from demographics to location to interests and more). Facebook Ads has a lot of features that you’ll want to take advantage of, including their Facebook Video Ads feature. 6 Practices For Using Facebook Video Ads The foll

Facebook 107

Facebook Practices Video Marketing Ads 107

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Public relation is vital for a successful business marketing campaign. While marketing involves multiple bits and pieces, public relations ensure your target audience is receptive to your marketing messages by establishing higher brand recognition. Successful public relations strategies can boost customer trust and convert potential customers into loyal followers.

PR 89

PR Public Relations Brand Identity Branding 89

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s not a stretch to say that your website is one of — if not the — most important element of your inbound marketing strategy. Without it, there’s very little that you can do. Because of this, it’s essential to make sure that poor web design doesn’t frustrate your visitors. Content quality will not mean as much if visitors have trouble viewing your pages or finding what they’re looking for.

Design 87

Design Marketing Websites Mobile Advertising Mobile Marketing 87

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social media has become one of the most important marketing platforms over the past decade or so. This is because there are hundreds of different social channels out there, all of which cater to different demographics. If you can find the right social platform , you will find it much easier to find and target niche audiences. However, one of the common mistakes businesses make is focusing too much on expanding their followers instead of engaging with the followers that they already have.

Social Media 123

Social Media Media Search Engine Marketing PR 123

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 20, 2023

The use of PPC ( pay per click ) advertising can be beneficial for countless reasons. Not only are PPC ads a great way to bring in more traffic, they are incredibly cost-effective and are particularly useful for trying out new keywords or copy. It’s why Google AdWords continues to be popular with advertisers. Let’s take a closer look inside AdWords to discover some of their newer PPC options, including their smart display ads and their custom intent ads.

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Adwords Cost per Acquisition Display Intent 85

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 17, 2023

When creating your inbound marketing strategy, it’s important that you set goals as part of your planning process. Without goals, you won’t be able to judge the performance of your inbound marketing tactics, which means you’ll have no idea whether your money is being put to good use. When you have goals in place, you can make adjustments to underperforming tactics.

Examples 107

Examples Planning Webinar Metrics Inbound Marketing 107

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 13, 2023

If your brand has been focusing on solely traditional advertising methods, then it’s time that you consider inbound marketing. Although traditional advertising, such as TV or radio commercials, print ads and billboards can all be successful strategies when properly utilized, they are short-term strategies. Purely focusing on these advertising methods also means that you are missing out on an enormous online audience.

Inbound Marketing 111

Inbound Marketing Advertisements Advertising Planning 111

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 10, 2023

Your website design is arguably the most important element of a successful inbound marketing strategy. The website is the foundation of all your online marketing efforts, after all. When it comes to designing your website, there are two main ways to go about it. You can implement a traditional website design, in which you employ the best practices of website design into the creation of your site, or you can use a growth driven design.

Design 92

Design Buyer Personas Buyer's Journey Inbound Marketing 92

Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 6, 2023

No matter how big your business might be, whether it’s a small mom and pop store tucked away in a small town or a large corporation, advertising is an absolutely vital component of your success. If you do not invest in marketing your business, you’re unlikely to be able to spread any brand awareness. Not only will this make it difficult to grow your business, it will make it extremely difficult to keep it alive.

Advertising Agencies 113

Advertising Agencies Planning Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 113