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On several occasions, I have had the privilege of speaking to credit union or bankers groups and marketing professionals on the topic of unlocking YOUR digital marketing formula. I emphasize "your" because everyone shouldn't use the same digital tactics. What works for one business may not work for another. We preach this message to our clients, including our many bank and credit union clients. Despite being in the same industry, the location of these financial institutions and what they're ultimately trying to achieve can vary. To figure out the right formula, we need to break down who your specific customer is, what THEIR goals are, and how you can help them achieve those goals. (See the theme starting to develop? This is about them, not about you.) We kicked off a past workshop session by showing some industry trends (who doesn't love to take a peek at what everyone else is doing?). With marketing expenses representing around 7 to 12% of total revenue, investing in the wrong strategies is a costly mistake.

We've issued a challenge to small and medium sized businesses for 2018: Double your blog traffic in the next 12 months. It starts with a four stage process, at the heart of a successful content marketing strategy. Without following these steps, content marketing for your company can quickly become a waste of precious resources when your carefully crafted content isn't being seen by your target audience.

Sure, your company has a content marketing strategy, but has it evolved as the digital landscape has changed? In our recent webinar, WebStrategies President Chris Leone shared the most important activities for developing a winning content strategy and the harsh realities that come along with it.

In our recent Facebook Live broadcast we discussed just how prevalent voice search has become, and why marketers need to pay attention.

We periodically update this article with the latest information relevant to digital marketing for security companies Last update: July 2017 Security Marketing Strategies We've learned a significant amount in the last few years generating leads and sales for our security alarm company clients. Some digital marketing tactics were extremely successful, and others, well let's just say, we've moved on from. One of our greatest learnings is that you have to constantly experiment, try new things, give them some time to gain momentum, religiously review the analytics and most importantly, talk to the client and determine whether their sales funnel is being filled with quality leads.

How much should your company spend on marketing in 2018? On a recent Facebook Live, we discussed some of the factors impacting marketing budgets for 2018. From what has transpired in 2017, what's projected in 2018, to what is working best in digital marketing and what to pull back on, our broadcast covers many of the considerations when finalizing your marketing spend for 2018.

We’ve written several articles about online marketing budgets in a variety of industries, and as we've worked with security alarm companies across the country, we’ve identified a realistic marketing budget calculation for firms providing a combination of commercial and residential security offerings.

On our recent Facebook Live broadcast, we discussed some of the many ways that marketing automation workflows can be employed to accelerate sales cycles, re-engage cold leads, retain customers and more.

Marketing automation is not a brand new concept, and some research shows that up to half of all businesses are using some form of marketing automation. While that sounds high, it speaks to the variety of options available for companies ranging from quite small to very large. So what exactly is marketing automation, and why should you care?

The 2017 State of Inbound report is here, and it delivers some insights that may change the way organizations align sales and marketing.