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		<title>Taking Advantage of Your Online Reputation</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/reputation-management/taking-advantage-of-your-online-reputation</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 14:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo DiPilla]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reputation Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>How much does your online reputation influence your prospects? Maybe more than you think. Recent studies indicate that 80% of today’s customers are influenced the information and reviews they find online. It’s important to realize that consumers heavily rely on the internet and social media to inform their buying decisions, and forward-thinking companies and individuals [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webimax.com/blog/reputation-management/taking-advantage-of-your-online-reputation">Taking Advantage of Your Online Reputation</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webimax.com">WebiMax</a>.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-16465" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/rep-man-reviews-300x186.png" alt="" width="300" height="186" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/rep-man-reviews-300x186.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/rep-man-reviews-100x62.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/rep-man-reviews.png 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />How much does your online reputation influence your prospects? Maybe more than you think. Recent studies indicate that 80% of today’s customers are influenced the information and reviews they find online. It’s important to realize that consumers heavily rely on the internet and social media to inform their buying decisions, and forward-thinking companies and individuals are taking steps to monitor and manage their online reviews.<br />
<strong><br />
Reputation Management</strong> refers to influencing and controlling your company’s reputation. Internet research and online reviews are now a core part of the decision to do business with your company rather than your competition.</p>
<p>Considering trending consumer buying habits, shaping public perception may possibly be the most important marketing task a company can do to increase new customer conversions.</p>
<p>The key is to first monitor your brand then ultimately eliminate or hide negative online material that is impacting your brand. The goal is to improve consumer confidence and build credibility.</p>
<p>Although Reputation Management on social platforms has become extremely important for driving traffic to your site and ultimately converting prospects to customers, these efforts are often neglected because they take too much time.</p>
<p>In general, a reputation management campaign could take about 20-25 hours per month over several months to successfully complete.</p>
<h3><strong>A Successful Reputation Campaign will:</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Develop Your Brand</li>
<li>Analyze &amp; Monitor Brand Sentiment</li>
<li>Promote Positive Commentary</li>
<li>Suppress Any Negative Content</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>6 Ways to Enhance Your Online Reputation:</strong></h3>
<p><u><img class="alignright wp-image-16470" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/review-lp-hero-2-300x200.jpeg" alt="" width="245" height="163" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/review-lp-hero-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/review-lp-hero-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/review-lp-hero-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/review-lp-hero-2-100x67.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px" />E</u><u>ncourage Reviews</u>&#8211; According to <a href="http://www.reputation.com/business-reputation-management">results</a> published on <a href="http://reputation.com/">com</a>, 92% of users read internet reviews. Even more amazing is that 89% of users will trust online reviews. Take steps to encourage customers to review your company and services on various online review platforms.</p>
<p><u>Have a Blog</u>&#8211; a regularly updated blog with articles that establish your company as an authority in your industry and demonstrates your innovation. The key is that articles are <strong>regular</strong>, at least once per week, and <strong>relevant</strong> to the reader.</p>
<p><u>Get Publicity</u>– A company’s reputation is no longer built through traditional “word of mouth” references. Today’s “word of mouth” advertising is realized through online reviews. Be proactive: write articles for other blogs, do some web advertising, and promote your company through public relations efforts as much as possible.</p>
<p><u><img class="wp-image-16469 alignright" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Social-Media-Icons-300x142.png" alt="" width="242" height="115" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Social-Media-Icons-300x142.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Social-Media-Icons-100x47.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Social-Media-Icons.png 453w" sizes="(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px" />Use Social Platforms</u>&#8211; According to <a href="http://www.reputation.com/business-reputation-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reputation.com</a>, 78% of consumers believe it is very important to look up a company’s reputation online before deciding to do business with them. Many people start their research on social media, and this number will only increase in the future.</p>
<p><u>Join Directories</u>&#8211; Online directories allow users to search for your company by services or products offered. Being listed will help drive traffic to offerings, and work especially well for local promotion.</p>
<p><u>Secure Your Brand Name</u> – There are a lot of profile sites on the internet that can be claimed underneath your brand&#8217;s name. You want to take advantage of this and secure your brand name on all of the top profile, social and review sites on the internet. Your brand is one of the most important assets in your business. Taking the right steps to secure it is pivotal.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.socialmediatoday.com/marketing/how-much-time-do-people-spend-social-media-infographic">Social Media Today</a>, the <strong>average person spends nearly two hours on social media every day</strong>, which translates to over five years over a lifetime. If your company has active profiles on the major social platforms, you are much more likely to be found and thought of as more reputable than companies who do not.</p>
<p>WebiMax was named the <strong>Best Online Reputation Management Service for Businesses in 2018 by Business.com. </strong></p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-16467 aligncenter" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/business-rm-new-1-300x71.png" alt="" width="300" height="71" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/business-rm-new-1-300x71.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/business-rm-new-1-100x24.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/business-rm-new-1.png 380w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>How is your online reputation? Let WebiMax show you how we can help with a Free Online Reputation Analysis &amp; Complexion Report!</p>
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		<title>New Google Search Console Beta UPDATES</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/google/new-beta-google-search-console-updates</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Haran]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Google made a big announcement the other day stating they will now automatically verify users in Google Search Console with the ownership of a Google Analytics property. This is a game changer because so many more users will be presented with Google’s Search Console tool and gives more users a great tool to help them [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google made a big <a href="https://blog.google/products/marketingplatform/analytics/easier-search-console-access-analytics-owners/">announcement</a> the other day stating they will now automatically verify users in Google Search Console with the ownership of a Google Analytics property. This is a game changer because so many more users will be presented with Google’s Search Console tool and gives more users a great tool to help them closer to a healthy website.</p>
<p>Most people know and use Google Analytics but not so much use Search Console. This is clearly a push for Google to shed more awareness on their useful tools for webmasters as they continually add to their new Search Console.</p>
<p>Google Search Console is a great tool that every marketer/webmaster should be using alongside Google Analytics. It has great information about all different aspects of your site along with improvement recommendations but most of all, it sends you email notifications. These email notifications can consist of website penalties (manual actions), indexing issues, crawl issues, upgrades and other important updates from Google.</p>
<p>This announcement comes with great timing due to the newly added features to Search Console Beta. Now keep in mind, the new Search Console isn’t brand new; it was announced back in January 2018. However, when they first launched the Beta it had minimal features but as of late they have been adding more useful features to it.</p>
<p>Just the other day the new Search Console added a <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9049606">Links Report</a> feature, similar to the old (still currently accessible) version, and it is much better in my opinion. Here is what Google said about the release which is probably the best part about it:</p>
<p><em>“Data in this report is more accurate than the old Links to your site report. As a result, the values in the new report may be lower, but this does not indicate a drop in links, but rather a more accurate and secure way of reporting them.”</em></p>
<p>Here are the different types of data you can get from it:</p>
<ul>
<li>Top linking domains (Which sites link to me the most)</li>
<li>Top linked pages (Which are my top linked pages from other sites)</li>
<li>Which are my top linked pages from a specific site</li>
<li>Top linking text (What link text points to my site)</li>
<li>What are the links from a specific site to my page</li>
<li>What are the top sites linking to my page</li>
<li>Top linked pages (Which of my pages is linked the most from within my own site)</li>
<li>Which of my pages links to my page</li>
</ul>
<p>A week ago Google announced on Twitter that they added “Manage users and permissions,” “add sites and validate ownership,” and “mobile usability report” to the new beta version of Search Console.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/1f195.png" alt="🆕" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Freshly released features in the new Search Console:</p>
<p>&#8211; Manage users and permissions <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/2699.png" alt="⚙" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/1f465.png" alt="👥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br />
&#8211; Add sites and validate ownership <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/2795.png" alt="➕" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/2705.png" alt="✅" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br />
&#8211; Mobile Usability report <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/1f4f1.png" alt="📱" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://t.co/rlHo9iseqk">pic.twitter.com/rlHo9iseqk</a></p>
<p>— Google Webmasters (@googlewmc) <a href="https://twitter.com/googlewmc/status/1029669532330323968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Then a month ago they launched the <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9012289?hl=en">URL inspection tool</a> which lets you know quite a few things about a URL on your site. Things such as if a certain URL on your site can be found on Google, whether or not it is indexed and whether or not it is mobile friendly which are all things that attribute to a page&#8217;s ranking.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-16451" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/url-inspection-1024x499.png" alt="" width="640" height="312" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/url-inspection-1024x499.png 1024w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/url-inspection-300x146.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/url-inspection-768x375.png 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/url-inspection-100x49.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/url-inspection.png 1345w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>These are all great updates/features that can help ensure a healthy site and good standing with Google. We definitely expect more cool features to drop in the coming months, mainly because they have a section for &#8220;Coming Soon&#8230;&#8221; but we will certainly keep an eye out. It is most certainly a much slicker and modern UX for sure. To close, I just want to say that the fact that verified owners in Google Analytics can auto-verify you in Search Console is a nice little treat. Those kinds of treats from Google make things just a little easier for us marketers. 🙂</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webimax.com/blog/google/new-beta-google-search-console-updates">New Google Search Console Beta UPDATES</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webimax.com">WebiMax</a>.</p>
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		<title>WebiMax Updates WebsiteAnalysis.com</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/seo/webimax-updates-websiteanalysis-com</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Haran]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Great news! We recently updated our SEO analysis tool to stay up to date with Google’s ever-changing algorithm. Our tool analyzes your website and provides you a score outlining what areas on your site are good and where improvement is needed. To top it off, it is still free! We firmly believe it is important [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-16408" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/website-analysis-updated-300x286.png" alt="" width="300" height="286" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/website-analysis-updated-300x286.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/website-analysis-updated-100x95.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/website-analysis-updated.png 683w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Great news! We recently updated our <a href="https://websiteanalysis.com/">SEO analysis tool</a> to stay up to date with Google’s ever-changing algorithm. Our tool analyzes your website and provides you a score outlining what areas on your site are good and where improvement is needed. To top it off, it is still free!</p>
<p>We firmly believe it is important for every business to get the most of their website and that is one of the main reasons we still offer this great resource.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Visit <a href="https://websiteanalysis.com/">WebsiteAnalysis.com</a> and fill out your information to get started!</strong></em></p>
<p>Our analysis is designed to help you understand the fundamentals of your site’s HTML, content, SEO, user-experience, speed and other important factors. The tool conducts a complete overview to ensure that no area is being underutilized or underperforming.</p>
<p>Some new additions to the analysis cover user-experience and mobile layouts. Mobile is becoming the new leader over desktop and with that Google is relying heavily on mobile for a number of reasons. <a href="https://www.webimax.com/blog/google/is-your-site-ready-for-googles-mobile-first-indexing">Google’s recent Mobile-First Indexing update</a> is important to note here. To index pages, Google originally took the desktop version of the page but since changed that and now takes the mobile version of a page to put in their index. Google also released an update that mobile page speed is a ranking factor in their algorithm. Our tool now inspects a number of mobile factors which is why it is a great resource for your site. Other tools don’t always keep up with Google’s changes but we make sure we&#8217;re always evolving based on Google and their updates.</p>
<p>If you haven’t already, we recommend you give our updated tool some usage. Gain valuable insight as to what actions you need to be taking to improve your website&#8217;s ranking. We can even help you correct any errors the analysis found and answer any questions you may have. After all, we are a full-service digital marketing company with professional in-house developers capable of making any changes needed to your site.</p>
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		<title>Keeping Up With Facebook</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/facebook/keeping-up-with-facebook</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Haran]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Facebook conversations have been BOOMING as of late. From the congressional hearings with CEO Mark Zuckerberg on their data scandal to the &#8220;trendy&#8221; TV ad campaign that most of you have probabably seen a number of times. All their recent exposure has caused the online social media company to make a lot of updates to their [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook conversations have been BOOMING as of late. From the congressional hearings with CEO Mark Zuckerberg on their data scandal to the &#8220;trendy&#8221; <a href="https://youtu.be/Q4zd7X98eOs">TV ad campaign</a> that most of you have probabably seen a number of times. All their recent exposure has caused the online social media company to make a lot of updates to their 2.2-billon user-based platform. Their updates are particularly targeted at getting their users to trust the platform once again and stop the spammers from abusing the platform.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, some of these updates took place a few months ago and others a couple weeks ago. We&#8217;re just making sure you are aware as well. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<h3>Users Can See All Ads a Page is Running</h3>
<p>Well, this is very interesting, to say the least. Regardless of targeting, Facebook users can now <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/06/transparency-for-ads-and-pages/">see all the ads a Facebook page is currently running</a>. This includes Instagram, FB Messenger, and the partner network. Just hit “Info and Ads” when you are on a Facebook page. See below!</p>
<p><strong>On Mobile:</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-16389 " src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Mobile-SS.png" alt="" width="360" height="461" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Mobile-SS.png 696w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Mobile-SS-234x300.png 234w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Mobile-SS-78x100.png 78w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>On Desktop:</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-16387 " src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Desktop-SS.png" alt="" width="599" height="447" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Desktop-SS.png 769w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Desktop-SS-300x224.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Desktop-SS-768x574.png 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Desktop-SS-100x75.png 100w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" /></p>
<p>This just shows that Facebooks is trying to be more transparent with their users and the ads that pages run. Facebook believes that if they can shine a light on all ads it could help stop the people that are abusing their platform.</p>
<p><em>“These steps are just the start — we’re always looking for more ways to improve. By shining a bright light on all ads, as well as the Pages that run them, we’ll make it easier to root out abuse – helping to ensure that bad actors are held accountable for the ads they run.”</em></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-16384 " src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Ad-Info.png" alt="" width="779" height="438" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Ad-Info.png 960w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Ad-Info-300x169.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Ad-Info-768x432.png 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Ad-Info-100x56.png 100w" sizes="(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px" /></p>
<p>Facebook also says they will be adding even more information for users to see in the near future. Information such as recent name changes of a page and the date a page was created.</p>
<h3>No More 3<sup>rd</sup> Party Ad Targeting Options</h3>
<p>A direct response to their data scandal, Facebook announced it will be removing third-party ad targeting options which are built into their advanced audience options. This includes supplemental audience data from companies like Axiom or Experian. Known as Partner Categories, these ad options can be great when looking to target users based on the actions they take outside of Facebook. Although this is a very common tactic in the advertising world, Facebook was linked to an entity using these powers in a nefarious way, so they got into trouble.</p>
<h3>New Requirements for Custom Audience Targeting</h3>
<p>Another action to ensure responsible targeting is requiring advertisers to specify the origin of the people’s information when uploading a new custom audience. Custom Audiences is another targeting method that lets advertisers target groups of people they’ve already engaged with such as a list of email addresses. These targeted individuals may not know why they are being targeted in the first place and so Facebook wants to make it clearer as to why they are targeted.</p>
<p>Advertisers will now have to specify the origin of the audience’s information and agree to Facebooks Custom Audiences Terms when they upload a new customer file. Advertisers need to specify whether the information was collected directly from people, provided by partners or a mixture of the two.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-16385 size-large" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-1-1024x458.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="286" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-1-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-1-300x134.jpg 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-1-768x343.jpg 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-1-100x45.jpg 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-1.jpg 1226w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This is just another step for Facebook to get their users to trust them and improve transparency.</p>
<p><img class="size-large wp-image-16386 aligncenter" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2-1024x797.png" alt="" width="640" height="498" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2-1024x797.png 1024w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2-300x233.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2-768x598.png 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2-149x116.png 149w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2-100x78.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Audience-2.png 1209w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<h3>Poor Customer Feedback Can Lead to an Advertising Ban</h3>
<p>Be careful! Facebook has implemented a new user feedback system that can result in a business getting banned from advertising if they don’t meet certain levels of customer satisfaction.</p>
<p>Another step to a better Facebook, customers can send feedback directly to Facebook about their experiences with businesses and their ads.</p>
<p><img class="size-large wp-image-16388 aligncenter" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Feedback-1024x854.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="534" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Feedback-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Feedback-300x250.jpg 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Feedback-768x641.jpg 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Post-Feedback-100x83.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>On the plus side, Facebook will let the business know before the ban that they are receiving negative feedback. Thanks, Facebook! At least you get the chance to improve before they take further action.</p>
<p>If the business continues to get negative feedback then Facebook will first reduce the number of ads the business can run and then eventually get to the point of getting banned.</p>
<p>In the end, just make sure your ads are not misleading to your customers. We don’t really envision most businesses running into this problem anyway but definitely worth pointing out.</p>
<h3>Facebook Ads Can Now Appear in Marketplace</h3>
<p>Businesses can now advertise in Marketplace to reach people where they’re actively shopping using traffic, conversions, and product catalog objectives. Although not a direct response to a safer and more transparent Facebook, this update is a great improvement for advertisers. To top it off your ad doesn’t have to be e-commerce related, it can be anything.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Marketplace is the perfect place to drive membership for our subscription boxes. We’ve seen lower cost per acquisition for campaigns that include Marketplace and have opted into this placement for all of our campaigns.&#8221;</em><br />
<strong><em>Alyssa Perry</em></strong><br />
<strong><em>Acquisition Marketing Director, FabFitFun</em></strong></p>
<p>These ads will appear alongside other products and services. Their setup is quite simple too.</p>
<p><img class="_2qnn img aligncenter" src="https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.8562-6/34174739_773687066163307_6002590565688934400_n.gif?_nc_cat=0&amp;oh=a0d5cd9cba155cda7e45a5253bd8f116&amp;oe=5BD7AFF1" alt="Example of Thread Wallets Marketplace ad" width="275" /></p>
<h3>Wrapping It Up</h3>
<p>It is pretty clear that Facebook is trying to improve their platform mainly for their users but they want to make it suitable for their advertisers as well. Their improvements for advertisers come at a cost though. In order for Facebook to improve it for their users, they need to put the advertisers in line. It was their advertising that got them in trouble in the first place.</p>
<p>Overall, Facebook is still a powerhouse in the social media advertising space and it looks like they are here to stay. We touched on that in our previous blog post, <a href="https://www.webimax.com/blog/social-media/facebook-on-the-ropes-we-say-facebook-is-here-to-stay">check it out here</a>.</p>
<p>If your business is looking to take online marketing to the next level and see an ROI from Facebook then <a href="/contact-us/">contact us</a> to learn more about how we can help.</p>
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		<title>Facebook on the Ropes? We Say Facebook is Here to Stay</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/social-media/facebook-on-the-ropes-we-say-facebook-is-here-to-stay</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Adomaitis]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In the red corner, we have legacy media advertising. That’s right, the radio jingles, newspaper advertisements and TV commercials you remember from your youth. In the blue corner, we have social media marketing: user-specific ads, pay-per-click opportunities and targeted emails all reaching potential conversions. It almost goes without saying that digital marketers would expect the [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the red corner, we have legacy media advertising. That’s right, the radio jingles, newspaper advertisements and TV commercials you remember from your youth. In the blue corner, we have social media marketing: user-specific ads, pay-per-click opportunities and targeted emails all reaching potential conversions. It almost goes without saying that digital marketers would expect the latter to come out on top. However, Facebook’s recent pummeling in the public square by members of Congress may have some wondering if this social media monolith is on the ropes.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-16363 aligncenter" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Blog-Post-300x199.png" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Blog-Post-300x199.png 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Blog-Post-100x66.png 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/FB-Blog-Post.png 640w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>From the perspective of a small business, the question of whether Facebook is a good place to park digital ad buy dollars is a fair one. Given our daily involvement in Facebook matters, we at WebiMax are here to tell you that Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild is still the powerhouse it’s always been. For a company with a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/20/investing/facebook-stock-alltime-record-high/index.html">stock value of $585 billion</a> as of June 20, 2018, Zuckerberg’s Congressional hearings this spring over inadvertent sharing of user data clearly didn’t cause financial hardships. (<strong>Our CEO previously weighed in on that and you can </strong><a href="https://www.webimax.com/blog/ken-wisnefski-blog/webimax-ceo-show-me-the-proof-that-facebook-is-to-blame-in-cambridge-hack"><strong>read about it here.</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p>
<p>Still, this recent negative press had some of us wondering if Instagram – another Facebook-owned property – was waiting in the wings as a scandal-free platform where leery advertisers could flee to. Is there any truth to that assumption? Read on for our take.</p>
<h3><strong>‘Powerful Tools’</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://business.instagram.com/advertising/">From an advertising perspective</a>, Instagram offers the following options for those looking to spread brand awareness: photo ads, video ads, carousel ads and story ads. With <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/06/20/instagram-crosses-1-billion-monthly-active-users.html">1 billion active monthly users as of June 2018</a>, how can you be sure that your efforts are landing in the laps of potential leads? If you were to hire a digital marketing firm to launch your business profile page and run an ad campaign, you’ll be able to take advantage of the user-specific options that put your product or service in front of those who need it most.</p>
<p>This is accomplished through assessing user location, demographics, interests, and behaviors. If you’re a brick-and-mortar store, it makes the most sense to take this route and appeal to those in neighboring towns. If you’re also a mom-and-pop shop, letting a digital marketing firm steer the ship also allows you to remain focused on the day-to-day operations and review the performance metrics later. “Instagram uses the same powerful advertising tools as Facebook,” Instagram’s advertising page states and therein lies the rub: Instagram is still hitching a ride off the biggest name in town.</p>
<h3><strong>Message, Meet Customer</strong></h3>
<p>Want to know how your Instagram ad is performing? <a href="https://www.google.com/search?ei=gQstW_myEazU5gLF9LvgDQ&amp;q=instagram+advertsing+reports&amp;oq=instagram+advertsing+reports&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0.0.41653.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.98fv_570MmU">Go ahead and give that topic a Google search</a>; the top results will take you to – you guessed it – pages on Facebook.com. Facebook paid $1 billion for Instagram in 2012 so it’s no surprise that we end up on a Facebook webpage outlining the other social media platform’s advertising nuts and bolts. Still, Facebook’s website also outlines the myriad ways for advertisers to reach the right audience. Many of the ad formats are similar to Instagram’s, but options like “Messenger” and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-create-ad-canvas-ads">“Canvas” ads</a> are unique to Facebook. These two options will help clients “shorten the distance between your message and the customer.”</p>
<p>When a WebiMax client wants to spread brand awareness via <a href="https://www.webimax.com/digital-marketing-services/social-media-marketing">social media marketing</a>, we’re able to offer buzz-creating campaigns that stand out and rightly earn the attention of smartphone and desktop users everywhere. Facebook has, if you’ll forgive the pun, faced the music and came clearly out quite alright. The company’s own internal numbers claim that some 2 billion users log into Facebook every month and in our option, that’s a hard number to pass up. If your business is in need of an online boost and you’re looking for a trusted digital marketing agency to assist with Facebook or Instagram advertising opportunities, <a href="https://www.webimax.com/contact-us">contact WebiMax</a> today!</p>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s Reliance on Wikipedia Makes it a Great SEO Tool, But Beware of &#8220;Fake News&#8221; Pranks</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/google/google-reliance-on-wikipedia-makes-it-a-great-seo-tool-but-beware-of-fake-news-pranks</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Donohue]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>You’re probably familiar with Google’s knowledge panel. You know; that box that shows up at the top right of a search engine results page (SERP) giving you an overview of information related to the query you’re searching. Here, have a look: *Knowledge panels are powered by information in the Knowledge Graph. But were you aware [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You’re probably familiar with Google’s knowledge panel. You know; that box that shows up at the top right of a search engine results page (SERP) giving you an overview of information related to the query you’re searching. Here, have a look:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-16330" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Knowledge-Panel-Google-1024x667.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="417" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Knowledge-Panel-Google-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Knowledge-Panel-Google-300x196.jpg 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Knowledge-Panel-Google-768x500.jpg 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Knowledge-Panel-Google-100x65.jpg 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Knowledge-Panel-Google.jpg 1289w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">*Knowledge panels are powered by information in the <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/bn/insidesearch/features/search/knowledge.html">Knowledge Graph</a>.</p>
<p>But were you aware that Google relies heavily on Wikipedia as the source of some of that information?</p>
<p>Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that can be used to learn more about nearly any topic. However, <img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-16326" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Blog-Post-6.20-Wiki-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Blog-Post-6.20-Wiki-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Blog-Post-6.20-Wiki-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Blog-Post-6.20-Wiki-100x67.jpg 100w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Blog-Post-6.20-Wiki.jpg 770w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />it is a platform that allows users to edit information on its various web pages, and sometimes that information can come from unreliable or malicious sources and be incorrect or even downright damaging to the subject of the Wikipedia page.</p>
<p>Google’s reliance on Wikipedia for its knowledge panel makes the online encyclopedia an important asset when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO). In fact, the knowledge panel is among the <a href="https://moz.com/mozcast/features">features listed on Mozcast</a> as those that are important in getting a high ranking on Google searches. Knowing this, WebiMax <a href="/digital-marketing-services">digital marketing services</a> include creating Wikipedia pages for clients that could stand to benefit from them.</p>
<p>But those who hope to take advantage of this SEO tool need to beware of “fake news” pranks that can have adverse effects and hurt a brand’s image.</p>
<p>One example of these “fake news” Wikipedia pranks recently happened to the California Republican Party (CAGOP). Some conservative critics already view Google as anti-Republican, and this certainly didn’t help. For about six days, the CAGOP knowledge panel showed that the party’s ideology included “Nazism.”</p>
<p>Once this inaccurate information was noticed by enough people, Google was quick to clarify, stating that it was a matter of someone pranking Wikipedia, which was proven through the change logs of the CAGOP Wikipedia page.</p>
<p>This is just one of many SERP pranks that have arisen in the past. However, with the growing trend of using content manipulation to sway public opinion, it highlights an editorial oversight problem that needs to be addressed.</p>
<p>Facebook and Google have each made announcements that they plan to take measures to become better at catching “fake news” or inaccurate, defamatory information in their SERPs. But the fact remains that such a heavy reliance on user-generated platforms such as Wikipedia can be troublesome for search engines.</p>
<p>Perhaps it’s time to start raising the question of whether or not Google should be using a source that can be easily manipulated to change what people see in search results.</p>
<p>At this time, search engines such as Google, YouTube, Facebook, and others in the United States are not liable for the content on their platforms. But the <a href="https://searchengineland.com/eus-copyright-reform-moves-closer-to-law-299258">European Commission is hoping to reverse</a> that legislation and make these search engines liable for “illegal content” if it is not taken down immediately.</p>
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		<title>WebiMax Named Top Marketing Agency in Philadelphia!</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/webimax/webimax-named-top-marketing-agency-in-philadelphia</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Haran]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebiMax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>WebiMax is proud to announce our recent inclusion in Clutch’s annual press release! Clutch.co, a Washington, D.C. research, rating, and reviews firm, has identified their top picks across a number of segments in the Philadelphia metro region. They have identified these companies through the analysis of both their client reviews and their market research and [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright wp-image-16199" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Digital_Marketing_Agencies_Philadelphia_2018-278x300.png" alt="" width="205" height="221" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Digital_Marketing_Agencies_Philadelphia_2018-278x300.png 278w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Digital_Marketing_Agencies_Philadelphia_2018-768x830.png 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Digital_Marketing_Agencies_Philadelphia_2018-947x1024.png 947w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Digital_Marketing_Agencies_Philadelphia_2018-93x100.png 93w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Digital_Marketing_Agencies_Philadelphia_2018.png 1480w" sizes="(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px" />WebiMax is proud to announce our recent inclusion in Clutch’s <a href="https://clutch.co/press-releases/top-business-services-companies-philadelphia">annual press release</a>! Clutch.co, a Washington, D.C. research, rating, and reviews firm, has identified their top picks across a number of segments in the Philadelphia metro region. They have identified these companies through the analysis of both their client reviews and their market research and ranking system. Clutch conducts their client reviews primarily through the medium of interview style phone calls.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft wp-image-16200" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/SEO_Companies_Philadelphia_2018-278x300.png" alt="" width="205" height="221" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/SEO_Companies_Philadelphia_2018-278x300.png 278w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/SEO_Companies_Philadelphia_2018-768x830.png 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/SEO_Companies_Philadelphia_2018-947x1024.png 947w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/SEO_Companies_Philadelphia_2018-93x100.png 93w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/SEO_Companies_Philadelphia_2018.png 1480w" sizes="(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px" />We are very pleased to have been included in this release as one of their top digital marketing companies in Philadelphia, proudly holding the third spot on their site and their list of leading SEO service providers. We are also very pleased with our inclusion in Clutch’s sister site, The Manifest, as both one their leading SEO companies and one of their leading digital marketing agencies. The Manifest details our clients as well as recent projects in a snapshot for curious buyers engaging in the hiring process.</p>
<p>The WebiMax team is quite proud to have been highlighted on both of these matrices for our work! Clutch also listed us as a leader for social media marketing, PPC, and full-service digital offerings, so essentially, when we say that we are a full-service digital agency, you can believe it. However, if you needed any more convincing about our quality and excellence, you can read about it from our clients.</p>
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<p><strong><em>“I am impressed by their persistence and dedication to their clients.”</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>“Since beginning our work with WebiMax, lead volume and sales have increased dramatically. We are very happy with the results.”</em></strong></p>
<p>Be sure to take a look at our full list of reviews on Clutch’s website! Personally, we believe that our results from Clutch, The Manifest, and our clients speak for themselves, so contact us <a href="https://www.webimax.com/contact-us">here</a> when you are ready to work together.</p>
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		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/seo/are-you-listening-to-seos-or-consumers</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Haran]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Did you learn a new digital marketing tactic today?  Generally speaking, it’s likely to be useful but is it helpful for your brand right now or at all?  More importantly, are emerging SEO implementations fueled by interests in rankings or conversions?  In many cases, you need increased exposure to secure better conversions. However are paths to [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you learn a new digital marketing tactic today?  Generally speaking, it’s likely to be useful but is it helpful for your brand right now or at all?  More importantly, are emerging SEO implementations fueled by interests in rankings or conversions?  In many cases, you need increased exposure to secure better conversions. However are paths to better conversions fueled by insights from SEO&#8217;s or consumers? Or is it both?</p>
<p>I read an <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-approach-technical-seo/">interesting blog post</a> the other day that talks about how SEO is still very relevant in 2018. Some SEO&#8217;s may argue this but I believe SEO is still the #1 foundation for a successful digital strategy. The post went on to explain how much SEO has grown and we need to understand that “SEO in 2018 requires new skills and approaches to succeed in an increasingly competitive world.” My main takeaway is that these new skills and approaches essentially will allow for better consumer-to-brand engagement.  After all, SEO is an acronym for search engine optimization and not consumer-brand optimization.  Meaning, technical aspects place a brand in a good position but when it comes to ‘ranking well’ with consumers, brands should defer to those with experience in that department, the consumers.</p>
<p><center><a class="button button-primary" href="https://www.webimax.com/contact-us"><strong>Contact Us Today!</strong></a></center>While SEO helps tremendously, it’s a good idea to know when to listen to search engine optimization opinions and when to get information from consumers.  There are three questions each brand should ask itself when it comes to <a href="https://www.webimax.com/digital-marketing-services/search-engine-optimization">SEO services</a>:</p>
<h3><strong>What is the purpose of your website?</strong></h3>
<p>Always a great and obvious question.  Typical business reps may respond with, “to make money.”  Which is always important but really, what is the purpose?  Is the site selling products such as an e-comm site?  Is the site’s purpose to educate (a business consultant’s way to give consumers a ‘sample’)?  Is it to lead more people to a brick-and-mortar store (such as restaurants, doctors, dry cleaners, etc.)?  Are they just <a href="https://leadgeneration.com/">looking for more leads?</a></p>
<p>A digital marketer can’t always answer that question for you, it’s an in-house question.  However, depending on user engagement, consumers can answer such a question.  What is your brand’s current state?  What are the brand’s long and short-term goals? What marketing strategies have they done in the past? An initial purpose may change but ensure it is identified before doing any implementation and marketing.</p>
<h3><strong>What do you want visitors to do once they arrive?</strong></h3>
<p>Digital Marketing suggestions and tactics are often delivered in ‘catchall’ fashions but the reality of business is that each one is very unique in their own way.  Depending on a brand’s business model and present goals, there are a number of ways to answer the question.  Are your consumers engaging in brand-desired behavior? While <a href="/digital-marketing-services">digital marketing specialists</a> may pick up on patterns in marketing and provide suggestions, they may not offer the best solutions regarding how to modify customer behavior.  Consider ‘inquiring’ about behavior related to bounce rates, low conversions, how they engage the site, etc.  Your website is a means to an end.  Improve the means by asking customers through a survey.</p>
<h3><strong>Who is Your Target Audience?</strong></h3>
<p>Do you have a well-defined target market?  The typical business rep from the first question may say, “those with money to spend.”  Again, that is typical but defining and targeting a market isn&#8217;t always that simple.  For instance, an online marketer may love the usefulness of Facebook, yet after doing some research, you may find high percentages of your consumers are not using the platform. The business usually knows best but the SEO expert can help with this through some useful tools.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.consumerbarometer.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Consumer Barometer by Google</a> is a useful tool to help you understand how people use the Internet across the world.  Also from Google, Google Analytics and the Google Keyword Planner are two great tools to utilize in terms of identifying the target audience. Any experienced SEO can effectively use these to paint that great picture. Leveraged tools of online marketing should be contingent on a brand’s target market.</p>
<p>So, are search engine optimization experts irrelevant?  Absolutely not! But keep in mind, SEO&#8217;s and good rankings are just one piece of the puzzle. Ensure your brand is also listening to its consumers, allowing good rankings to materialize into good conversions.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 18:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Adomaitis]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We at WebiMax are proudly celebrating our 10th anniversary now in 2018. Over the last decade, WebiMax has grown to become one of the top online marketing companies in the United States. Founder &#38; CEO Ken Wisnefski sat down with WebiMax Writer &#38; Reporter Pat Donohue and discussed WebiMax&#8217;s growth and success since its inception in 2008, as [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>We at WebiMax are proudly celebrating our 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary now in 2018. Over the last decade, <a href="https://www.webimax.com/">WebiMax</a> has grown to become one of the top online marketing companies in the United States.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Founder &amp; CEO Ken Wisnefski sat down with WebiMax Writer &amp; Reporter Pat Donohue and discussed WebiMax&#8217;s growth and success since its inception in 2008, as well as the landscape of digital marketing as a whole.</strong></p>
<p>Here is the full Q&amp;A:</p>
<h3>Q: How have you seen the digital marketing industry change in the last 10 years?</h3>
<p><em>A: 10 years ago, all digital marketing was focused on Google and social media was just gaining power but not yet as a marketing platform. When we look at the landscape of today, Google, Facebook and now Amazon have spread the reach that digital marketing can have, while more and more budgets are moved away from traditional media.</em></p>
<h3>Q: What has WebiMax done over the last decade to adapt to changes in digital marketing and survive a competitive field?</h3>
<p><em>A: We continue to evolve our service offerings to meet the demands of the market. While SEO still has immense value for certain clients, others need Social Media or Lead Generation to be able to provide them viable results. Our ability to adapt to the changes that take place has enabled us to continue to thrive in a fast-changing vertical.</em></p>
<h3>Q: What are some of the similarities and differences you see between WebiMax and your previous business venture, VendorSeek?</h3>
<p><em>A: When I sold VendorSeek is 2008, I was already beginning to see a shift in how marketers were approaching the online space. My thought process was to develop a company that could not only help clients with Lead Generation, like VendorSeek did, but to also expand into other offerings to provide clients with a full-service and comprehensive approach to their marketing efforts. The key similarity is that my focus has always been around results While other companies look hard at markers that don’t impact value to the client, my goal has always been to be able to provide our clients with a strong ROI by using our service.</em></p>
<h3>Q: What have you learned over the last 10 years as the CEO of a rapidly growing digital marketing agency?</h3>
<p><em>A: I have learned a lot over the past 10 years and continue to learn every day. Perhaps the biggest thing I have learned over the course of that time is that in business, you need to be agile. I am constantly evaluating the work we are doing for clients to ensure that they are seeing the best results. I have seen other companies not change their process and in turn, they become obsolete very quickly. If we were providing the same sort of strategic plans today that we did 10 years ago, our clients would not be seeing value from those efforts. The plans we are providing today will be different in 30-60 days from today. The digital marketing space moves very quickly and my focus is always to stay at the forefront of innovation.</em></p>
<h3>Q: What is WebiMax’s next big initiative and how does it align with the direction of digital marketing?</h3>
<p><em>A: Two newer areas of focus for us have been the integration of app development and marketing into our core service offerings as well as a specialized focus in the ICO vertical. We also have dramatically increased our presence in the .EDU lead generation space and continue to grow our offerings in Social Media, SEO and Reputation Management.</em></p>
<h3>Q: Why do you think other digital marketing agencies have failed over the years and what are some of the challenges these agencies face?</h3>
<p><em>A: I think the reason we have thrived and the reasons others have not is based on the ability to adapt to the changes in the market. I recognized early on that we needed to be able to make changes to our strategy and process very quickly to be successful. If you are slow to adapt to new platforms and aspects of existing platforms that are expanded, you will find yourself viewed as old news very quickly. While I enjoy that aspect of digital marketing, I would say it is a dynamic that not all businesses are faced with. The ability to have the foresight into what is going to be valuable for our clients is something that I feel separates me from other companies in our field.</em></p>
<h3>Q: Is there any advice you’d like to share with entrepreneurs who are looking to embark on successful business ventures like yourself?</h3>
<p><em>A: Look before you leap. While I would always encourage people to embark on an entrepreneurial venture, make sure you recognize that as a business owner in today’s world you are never really “off.”  You have to be willing to make that commitment and expect that you will need to make sacrifices to be successful. You can’t rely on investors. Someone once told me, if you aren’t willing to commit your own money to make the business a success, why would anyone believe in your business more than you do?</em></p>
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		<title>The Growth of Digital Marketing and its Importance in Business</title>
		<link>https://www.webimax.com/blog/digital-marketing-2/the-growth-of-digital-marketing-and-its-importance-in-business</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 18:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Donohue]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s 2018, and by now if you own a business you’ve probably been told at one time or another about the increasing presence of digital marketing and its importance in growing a brand or company. Particularly over the last decade or so, digital marketing has become a staple of any business model and is essential [&#8230;]</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s 2018, and by now if you own a business you’ve probably been told at one time or another about the increasing presence of digital marketing and its importance in growing a brand or company.</p>
<p>Particularly over the last decade or so, digital marketing has become a staple of any business model and is essential to anyone hoping to reach a wider audience, whether it’s through their website, social media, or digital advertisements.</p>
<p>Working with a digital marketing agency can increase a business’ visibility on the Web and help companies connect with their customers much easier. Digital marketing also provides businesses with the tools and resources they need for better internal research and development.<img class="alignright wp-image-16104" src="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Pat-Post-Featured.jpg" alt="" width="462" height="305" srcset="https://www.webimax.com/assets/Pat-Post-Featured.jpg 936w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Pat-Post-Featured-300x198.jpg 300w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Pat-Post-Featured-768x507.jpg 768w, https://www.webimax.com/assets/Pat-Post-Featured-100x66.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px" /></p>
<p>The realm of digital marketing is ever-evolving and requires a dedicated team of experts who are up to date with the latest search algorithms, updates, and industry news. Most businesses don’t have the time or resources to build an effective digital marketing plan on their own, and that is where working with a digital marketing agency comes into play. Hiring a reliable digital marketing agency will ensure that your business has a team of focused individuals who understand the ins and outs of your industry and can help you maximize your online success.</p>
<p>Digital marketing is particularly crucial for small and medium businesses that are doing everything they can to keep up with major corporations. Brick-and-mortar businesses across the world are realizing the need to either change their business model to an online one or beef up their existing digital marketing efforts.</p>
<p>Still not sold on the importance of digital marketing in today’s technology-driven society? Here are some of the key reasons why the use of a digital marketing agency is a wise investment that will help grow your business.</p>
<h3><strong>Levels the Online Playing Field</strong></h3>
<p>The ability to perform online sales and marketing used to be a luxury afforded only to large corporations. But digital marketing now levels the playing field for small and medium businesses to attract their fair share of targeted traffic.</p>
<h3><strong>More Cost-Effective</strong></h3>
<p>Digital marketing is typically more cost-effective than traditional marketing and is, therefore, a great avenue for small businesses with very little resources.</p>
<h3><strong>Delivers Conversion</strong></h3>
<p>Part of the goal of businesses when they go online is to convert incoming traffic to their website into leads, subscribers, and sales. Search engine optimization, social media marketing, and email marketing are all proven method for creating higher conversion rates for businesses.</p>
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<h3><strong>Generates Better Revenue</strong></h3>
<p>A higher conversion rate means higher revenues for businesses with a strong online presence. According to Google, companies using digital marketing strategies have a 2.8 times better revenue growth expectancy.</p>
<h3><strong>Increased Interaction with Target Audiences</strong></h3>
<p>Interacting with target audiences has never been easier for businesses thanks to digital marketing. This not only helps increase customer satisfaction, it also drives revenue through personalized offers and leads to better customer retention.</p>
<h3><strong>Mobilization</strong></h3>
<p>Mobile devices are becoming the way of the world, with more than 90 percent of adults in the United States having a device within reaching distance at all times. A strong digital marketing plan will cater to the mobile customer.</p>
<h3><strong>Increased Brand Reputation</strong></h3>
<p>More personalized interaction with customers helps develop better relationships with target audiences, which in turn leads to a better brand reputation for your business overall.</p>
<p>If your business is in need of an online boost and you’re looking for a reliable and trusted digital marketing agency to work with, <a href="https://www.webimax.com/contact-us">contact WebiMax</a> today!</p>
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