Want to know what drives people to buy a product? Brand trust is a top-ranked factor that affects the purchase decisions of consumers. 81% of customers consider low brand trust as a dealbreaker. Also, 67% of buyers might engage with a reputable brand but will eventually stop buying if their trust in the brand is…
In the past eight years I have worked as an editor for several huge websites. Those don’t include my own, where I have been 100% responsible for all upkeep and content published. I can say, with a great deal of experience backing it up, that having a solid editorial calendar is the most important tool…
The following is made up of 3 “Business Tips” articles, each of which talks about 4 helpful tools and resources around a specific area of your business. Today, the subjects are: Make your work-day more efficient Boost your business in hard times (such as now!) Add creativity to your Marketing Harness Your Work Day With…
It’s time to settle in and get comfortable, folks! This is going to be a very long ride! The CDC and Dr. Fauci have confirmed our worst fears that this is coming back for a second act. Economists warn that some companies will learn to exist in a leaner fashion. This means that unemployment will…
Is your About page set up to generate and nurture leads? Is it doing a good job? Does it make your brand interesting enough for a blogger or a journalist to include your brand in a story? Why not? Ever since we were kids, we’ve been instructed to avoid strangers. Your About page needs to…
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. One of the most sinister quotes in the history of cinema was uttered by HAL 9000, an intelligent, omniscient supercomputer controlling the doomed Discovery 1 spaceship in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. A number of other sci-fi flicks also painted intelligent machines in a similar…
In case you haven’t yet allowed yourself to believe the unfortunate truth, here it is. COVID-19 will be around far longer than we’d prefer to think. It will come back. Some people will get it a second time next year. The world as we knew it, is gone. Indeed, by the time we get back…
Advertisements and promotional copy no longer hold the persuasive power that they used to. Consumers of today want to see proof before they make a purchase decision. They want to know more about the ‘real’ experiences people have had with a brand. The fact that 92% of consumers are more likely to trust non-paid recommendations…
As businesses are experiencing disruption due to the coronavirus outbreak, it is more important than ever to turn over every stone in search of the next hidden gem. According to the SBA. small business ownership has increased by 49% Since 1982. And TD Bank reports that 53% of small businesses expect more growth to come.…
What percentage of the world is on lockdown right now? Well, that depends on when you’re reading this. We’re living through a time that will be taught in history classes for generations to come. Through adversity comes times of great growth. It’s no coincidence that the most exciting and relatively wealthy time that our world…
