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Top Metrics for Online Paid Ad Campaigns

Top Metrics for Online Paid Ad Campaigns

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Metrics Drive Decisions

John Marin

John Marin

Oct 10, 2015

Digital marketing and customer engagement - should your firm have a mobile app?

Digital marketing and customer engagement - should your firm have a mobile app?

There's a coolness factor for having a mobile app. After all, mobile marketing is often part of many inbound marketing plans, and apps are awesome, right? With all the hype about mobile usage and the convenience of mobile apps, you might think every company needs one. Well, think twice about making that investment.

Neal Lappe

Neal Lappe

Sep 31, 2015

The 4 best selling skills I've ever paid to learn

The 4 best selling skills I've ever paid to learn

If you’re in the role of salesperson yourself or you’re footing the bill for a sales team, how do you know what selling skills training is best? What skills are actually “trainable” and how will your investments in sales training pay off the most?

Neal Lappe

Neal Lappe

Sep 17, 2015

The Control Freak's Guide to Digital Marketing Delegation

The Control Freak's Guide to Digital Marketing Delegation

Digital marketing delegation

You’re a business owner wanting to work on your business instead of in your business.

Chris Leone

Chris Leone

Sep 14, 2015

Sales Process - How a weak one can make a good man turn bad

Sales Process - How a weak one can make a good man turn bad

Does your company have a strong sales process? Most small businesses don’t because often times the leader, the entrepreneur-CEO, has exceptional talents in some kind of technical background but doesn’t understand how to build a sales organization...and frequently doesn’t have the interest to create one. This article is about how your sales process can impact your people and the effectiveness on your sales organization.

Neal Lappe

Neal Lappe

Sep 6, 2015

The fascinating ways Richmonders use the internet and other media resources

The fascinating ways Richmonders use the internet and other media resources

Earlier this year WebStrategies conducted proprietary research focused around how consumers living in the Richmond, VA area interact with the internet and how they shop for products and services. The purpose of the survey was to gain a deeper understanding of how consumers use various media resources when they are shopping for products and services, and share this information with the local business community so they can better serve their customers.

Neal Lappe

Neal Lappe

Sep 6, 2015

Three Digital Tactics With High Failure Rates, And How To Avoid Them

Three Digital Tactics With High Failure Rates, And How To Avoid Them

Last month I shared my thoughts on why organizations fail with digital marketing. Continuing this theme, the following post will discuss the digital marketing tactics most prone to failure, and why it is they fail.

Chris Leone

Chris Leone

Aug 29, 2015

Sales Incentive Pay Plans for Small Business Salespeople

Sales Incentive Pay Plans for Small Business Salespeople

In a recent post, Small Business Salespeople – a Formula to Follow, I outlined 5 important elements to a successful sales program for smaller businesses. This article focuses on one of those elements – having the right sales incentive compensation plan that helps to create a motivating environment.

Neal Lappe

Neal Lappe

Aug 23, 2015

Success of Small Business Salespeople - a Formula to Follow

Success of Small Business Salespeople - a Formula to Follow

Sales Success Formula (1)

Small businesses struggle to find and retain good salespeople. This article points out five important elements for salespeople to contribute to the growth and success of small businesses.

Neal Lappe

Neal Lappe

Aug 14, 2015

Onsite Local SEO For Multi-Location Businesses

Onsite Local SEO For Multi-Location Businesses

Onsite Local SEOLocal SEO has two main parts: Onsite and offsite. If you own a multi-location business, the opportunity for local SEO is great, and onsite optimization is very straightforward. The first step to improving local SEO is providing your site visitors with useful, unique information about each of your locations. The second step involves making sure to include a few technical details. Below are best practices for completing both:

WebStrategies

WebStrategies

Jul 31, 2015

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