We all know that keeping the cost of a sales lead as low as possible is your goal. But is it realistic? Should your company be budgeting more? Here’s our take on it: LEAD COSTS VARY BY INDUSTRY:...
IMPROVED CONVERSIONS WITH GOOGLE ADS
Google Inc. certainly needs no sales endorsements. They are the biggest ad medium by far and they continue to grow. However, it is our job to tell you if we see a way for you to get more leads…and...
VOICE SEARCH
You may be among the millions of people who own an Amazon Alexa, a Google Assistant or other “smart speaker”. I say millions because Amazon sold 65 million Echo Assistants in 2021 alone and Google has sold over 52...
Detroit Named One of the World’s Greatest Places in 2022 by Times Magazine
Out of a list of 50 destinations in the world, Michigan’s city of Detroit made the list created by Times Magazine. One of only five cities based in the United States to make the cut onto the Times’ list,...
THE BREAK-UP OF GOOGLE?
As you may know, Google is facing severe pressure in Congress as well as the EU about alleged anti-competitive practices. As part of the proposed solution, it faces the prospect of spinning off its ad business to a third...
WELL-POSITIONED BUSINESS?
If you’re a small retailer, you’re probably getting buffeted by the winds of change. So not only do you need to keep your eyes on the local competition who are in the same boat as you are, but you...
ARE YOU IN A COMMODITY BUSINESS?
Don’t be too quick to say “no”! You may not be in what economists define as a typical commodity business like selling corn and oats, but your competitors may have repositioned you into your customers seeing you as simply...
GOOGLE MY BUSINESS OFFERS FREE LEADS
GOOGLE MY BUSINESS (GMB) is an often overlooked tool to garner sales leads. “How” you say? Well here’s how: GMB is a free service of Google. If you don’t set it up for your business, Google will automatically set...
WHY AM I NOT GETTING LEADS FROM WEB?
It’s a question I hear from just about every new business call I get. “I need more leads. I used to have more store traffic but it’s not what it used to be. What can I do?” Here’s a...
SLOW SITE? POOR RANK?
When you set up your website and chose the hosting company you probably didn’t give it a second thought. That was then…this is now. One of the most important factors in getting your site to Page One of Google…and...