The wind is blowing, moving hair freely back and forth; the smell of wild flowers giving vivid memories of trips past; the sound of water slowly moving down the hillside is pee inducing. I’m at my computer, daydreaming and trip planning. In 2016, before I can get off the grid I need to plug into […]
How to Sell a Car or Anything Online
I recently went through the daunting task of buying a new car. The car I had been driving had over 212,000 miles on it and was on her last leg – I was running out of time. The modern age of car buying, or just shopping in general, involves the internet as an assisting tool […]
Remember Why You’re a Digital Marketer
With a few weeks of intense online research and a some lunchtime strolls through the car lots, I made my purchasing decision. The sales process was pretty painless and I was extremely happy with my purchase. Follow-up is crucial to any sales relationship, so I knew I would be getting some additional emails and phone […]
How You’ve Been Marketing Wrong Online
Today’s consumers are smart. We live in the era of savvy technology users who constantly have the world at their fingertips, literally. Therefore,A pew research center survey done in november of 2015 showed that 68% of us adults own a smartphone. And when these adults are surfing the internet, be that by smartphone, tablet or […]
New Beginnings with New Technology
Spring is here with the green grass, trees budding out, farmers preparing the fields, and the abundance of graduation invitations. Spring has always felt like a new beginning to me and I can. Only imagine how the high school and college graduates feel about. The new adventure/beginning they will be embarking on. My son, the […]
A Digital Marketer on a Treadmill
Working in an industry that constantly requires explanation, I’ve found that most of the situation that I run into with my job can best be explained through comparisons. One of these situations that I find myself frequently explaining is what it takes to be a digital marketer and what I have to do to help […]
The Worst Change to Ever Happen Online
Instagram isn’t the first (nor will they be the last) social media platform to make updates. In fact, a few weeks ago I saw an old timehop post of mine from six years ago where I was whining about the new facebook newsfeed change. Do I still care about that update now? Absolutely not, I […]
The shift to mobile is no longer a change on the horizon
Google experiences over a trillion searches every year and over half of those searches are being conducted on mobile. Google analytics shows that more than half of website traffic is occurring on smartphones and tablets alone. These findings show that marketers need to adjust the way they’re marketing. Google has stepped up to the challenge […]
3 Changes Coming to Google AdWords
Google experiences over a trillion searches every year and over half of those searches are being conducted on mobile. Google analytics shows that more than half of website traffic is occurring on smartphones and tablets alone. These findings show that marketers need to adjust the way they’re marketing. Google has stepped up to the challenge […]
Say More on Twitter with New Updates
You can only say so much in 140 characters, but that doesn’t stop. Millions of tweets from being tweeted each day. Last week, twitter. Ceo jack dorsey announced a few changes to the character limit that will allow users. To include a little more in each tweet. These changes aren’t as dramatic. As dorsey’s proposed […]
Tips for Conquering the World
Let’s talk about candace payne. You might not recognize the name, but I’m sure you’ll recognize her face. Candace had a pretty fantastic week after a video of her wearing a chewbacca mask and laughing uncontrollably went viral. But there are countless videos of people sitting in their cars delivering a monologue of some kind, […]
Who are these youngsters
As a member of the millennial age group, it’s easy for me to look back at my life and the lives of other people my age and understand the challenges, technologies, and events that influenced our development into adulthood. We grew up side-by-side with technology like the ipod then eventually the iphone. We were some […]