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Can You Boost Brand Penetration with Native Advertising?

Last week, we looked at the role Native Advertising plays in the ever-shifting marketing landscape. If you missed that blog, get in-the-know with "3 Reasons to Try Native Advertising".   We concluded that many businesses, both large and small, can benefit from trying native advertising on social media. But what is the connection between brand penetration and native advertising? Can trying native advertising give your brand a boost? The answer is definitely a “yes,” when the native ads are carefully crafted. A brand is a lot more than a logo. It represents who you are as a company, including your mission and your core values. For a primer in branding, check out my blog “Your Brand – Is It Time…
Mike Morris
October 31, 2016
Advertising

3 Reasons to Try Native Advertising

Have you heard about native advertising? It’s fairly new, so chances are you haven’t heard this term before. But you have most likely experienced it online, within social media apps and news websites. Native ads are paid ads that look and feel like the typical content on the website or app. The ad is placed within a news feed and has the same form and function as the regular content. News media giants such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times strategically place native ads in their online content. You can find native ads (also called “in-feed ads”) in your news feeds on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest. If you are a new, local, or…
Mike Morris
October 21, 2016
Small Business

Will the Updated Google+ Be a Boon for Businesses?

Are you a Google+ user? If not, then the main reason you may know about Google+ is by using YouTube, which until mid-2015 required a Google+ membership in order to comment on YouTube content. In the past 2 weeks, Google has rolled out a redesigned Google+. The goal of the redesign is to help businesses “collaborate and communicate more effectively.” Let’s take a look at some of Google+’s new and updated features to see how they might help your small business succeed. New home page that enables users to find what they want faster New notifications center that helps users get up-to-date quickly Users can add links and photos to their comments Community owners and moderators can control/approve member posts…
Mike Morris
September 12, 2016
ContentMarketing Emails

The Secrets of Successful Cold Prospecting Emails

Back in the day, there was cold calling. During my college years, I had many-a-job making cold calls – from insurance agencies to charities. Not very many of us tolerate those calls anymore. National “Do Not Call” registries are popular, though not always effective. Chances are, you don’t know one single person who wants to receive a cold call, much less make a purchasing decision from one. Let’s hereby declare the era of the cold marketing telephone call dead. What is the more commonly accepted way to communicate to potential customers today? It’s cold prospecting emails. Reaching out to current and former customers is not “cold”; the target audience is people you’ve never done business with before. How do you…
Mike Morris
August 31, 2016
Search Engine OptimizationSmall Business

SEO Tips and Tricks for Small Business Owners

If your business goals include having a popular, well-ranked website, then SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a strategy you will need to learn and employ. The field of SEO is rapidly changing and expanding, so if you are managing your own website, it pays to stay up-to-date. Here are a few of our latest tips and tricks that go beyond the basic on-page SEO tactics. Backlinks – Gaining backlinks, or links back to your website content, is a prize worth having. Many major search engines use the number of times your page has been backlinked in their ranking calculation. Since this is a factor that’s hard to control, it may be in your website’s best interests to agree to a…
Mike Morris
August 15, 2016
Small BusinessWeb Design

5 Questions to Ask Before Redesigning Your Website

When was the last time you looked at your business website and thought: “Awesome”?  If it’s been a while since you felt that way, then this blog is for you. Over time, trends and customer expectations in website evolve. If your business website looks like it was designed even 5 (or more) years ago, then it’s probably time for a change. Here are some key questions to consider before you go for a website redesign: What is your website’s goal? Do you want to sell something? Do you want customers to call you for a service? Is the goal to promote an idea or platform? Without a well-defined goal, and a website designed specifically to meet that goal, your website…
Mike Morris
July 27, 2016
Food for thought

4 Budget-Friendly Day Trips near Raleigh, NC

Summer is here and it’s time to take a trip! Does your wallet protest because your budget is tighter than last season’s skinny jeans? If you are lucky enough to live in Raleigh, North Carolina (like we do at Morris Marketing) then you still have lots of super-fun day trip options. Read on to find one or two that will please your family and your wallet! Duke Gardens, Durham, NC 420 Anderson Street, Durham Travel time from Raleigh: 30-45 minutes Cost: $2/hour to park, Gardens are free Kid friendly? Yes Even if you are not a total outdoor enthusiast, this place is for you. The gardens are exquisite and well-kept year round, and have easy walking paths throughout. Strollers are…
Mike Morris
July 19, 2016
ContentLanding PagesMarketingWeb Design

Maximize Online Conversions with Landing Pages (Part 2)

In our previous blog, we looked at how to get started with using landing pages to increase online conversions. This go-around we’ll delve into what makes a landing page truly great, and better yet, truly effective. Let’s get started! Headlines On your landing page, you need to have a headline and it needs to clearly communicate what you propose to do for your customer. Your headline should be bold and short. If you feel like you have a lot you must cram into your headline, your best bet is to break it up into a headline and then a sub-header. For example, which do you think would be most effective on a landing page: Our Software Download Can Find All…
Mike Morris
July 12, 2016
Small BusinessWeb Security

Defending your Small Business from Ransomware

According to Trend Micro, a premier online security expert, incidents of ransomware are exploding in 2016. They’ve declared 2016 “the year of online extortion.” Sounds scary and expensive, especially if you are a small business owner. How do you keep your company’s valuable files and customer data safe and out of the hands of malware attackers? What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a malicious online virus. Once it gains access to your computer, it quickly spreads throughout all files on your server and hard drive and encrypts them, rendering them unusable. Most of the time, the user is completely unable to access their files. After the virus has done it’s dirty work, a pop up or other type of warning will appear…
Mike Morris
June 24, 2016
AutomationMarketingPPCSearch Engine Optimization

Paid Search vs. Organic Search

This week, the news hit that Apple is entering the paid search business. Ads will begin launching in the App Store this Fall, though the Beta version is available now. Apple’s entre has reignited the debate all marketers must enter at some point: in the world of Search Engine Marketing (SEM), which is better for gaining more results, more clients, and better ROI? But first, let’s establish exactly what SEM is: “SEM is a type of Internet marketing associated with the researching, submitting and positioning of a website within search engines to achieve maximum visibility and increase your share of paid and/or organic traffic referrals from search engines.” Are SEM and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) the same thing? Not exactly.…
Mike Morris
June 10, 2016

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