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AI, Search, and the Future of Marketing: What Businesses Need to Know

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how we search for and discover information, fundamentally changing the landscape for marketers. From Google’s integration of generative AI into search to AI-powered recommendations on social media platforms, the way users interact with content is evolving. For businesses, this shift presents new challenges—but also significant opportunities.

Rather than fearing AI as a disruptor, marketers should view it as a tool to enhance their strategies …

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How To Make Your Business Easier For Customers To Understand

You have been told to keep things simple a million times. You know this, and yet we both know that advice is easier said than done - it’s so easy to get caught up in everything that’s happening (or should be happening), and then add in industry jargon, complex product features, or over-the-top marketing strategies. At the end of the day, if your customers can’t understand what it is that you do or what you offer, they will simply move on to someone else who can make things clearer for them. 

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Modern Channels To Explore For Great Customer Service

In today's digital age, businesses must adapt to the evolving expectations of their customers. Gone are the days when phone calls and emails were the primary methods for customer service. Modern consumers demand quick, efficient, and convenient ways to resolve their issues and obtain information. To meet these demands, businesses need to explore and implement various modern channels for customer service. Here, we discuss some of the most effective and popular channels that can help enhance custo…

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How to Level Up Your Business Website and the Online Customer Experience

The best way to illustrate the importance of a good business website is to think about a bad example. Have you ever stumbled upon a terrible website?

A bad website is slow, clunky, and frustrating to use. It might have ugly or hard-to-read text. The color scheme might clash or make seeing widgets, text, and images. You might struggle to find what you’re looking for because the navigation system is terrible. It might even feature distractingly bad spelling.

The chances are that you didn’t stay …

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How Your Explainer Video Can Beat the Competition

If there is one aspect of our business promotion tactics that we could all benefit from learning, it's the explainer video. It's a simple way to convey your brand's identity, credibility and ultimately build trust with your target audience. But what do you need to incorporate to generate that trust between the business and the individual?


A Clear Narrative of Your Expertise

A company that has evident expertise gained from experience within the industry or qualification can be an instant way to giv…

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The Difference Between Strategy and a Tactic and Why it Matters

Strategy is the why.
Tactics are the how.

The strategy is the logic behind the actions that you take. It’s the bridge between your goals, priorities, revenue, and resources and how you will accomplish your goals, prioritize your priorities, increase your revenue, and better leverage your resources.


Your Goal is What?!?

As a part of our Discovery process, one of the first questions we ask potential and new clients is “what are your goals?” We’re looking to identify both short-term and long-term goal…

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Truth Bomb: There is More to Marketing Than Just Ads if You Want Success

Marketing is embedded in everything that you do. When market tactics don’t work it’s usually the result of operational issues.

I once worked with a client who was spending $10,000 per month on online ads and had been for almost a year with zero returns. There are a few key issues that determine the success of online ads. When we investigated what was going on with this client, here is what we found.


Organic SEO Matters When Running Ads

First, the website was not optimized for SEO. Search Engine Opt…

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5 Conversational Marketing Strategies To Help Your Business Grow

You have probably heard about conversational strategies before but do you really know what they are? After all, there are many ways to communicate with your customers, but not everyone knows how to do it effectively. Conversational marketing is a type of inbound marketing that enables you to connect with your audience in an organic way and can impact every part of your business. When done correctly, it can create authentic experiences, build relationships, improve lead generation quality, and pr…

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How Much Should I Spend on Marketing?

This is one of the most common questions we get from clients. It’s a simple question with no straightforward answer. In other words, “it depends.”

I get it, it’s not the answer you want to hear. You would love to hear an exact number or formula that guarantees an exact ROI on every dollar spent. But that would be at best, misleading and at worse a straight-up lie.

There are too many variables to consider and it’s the wrong focus because marketing is bigger than just generating new leads for sa…

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Melanie Asher, MBA Interviewed on The Revenue Maze Podcast with Valerie Cobb

🔥 🔥 “Be crystal clear on your messaging and it is not from your perspective, it is from your client's perspective and your perspective clients.” 🔥 🔥



Yes, our Founder and Fractional CMO, Melanie Asher, MBA was featured on The Revenue Maze podcast. Listen to hear that great quote and other points about how to make your business CREDIBLE and RELEVANT. Melanie joins the host Valerie Cobb to share some tips on how to get out of the revenue maze;

💲 Be crystal clear on the messaging you send. The m…

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