For many businesses, event management has two major stages: event planning, where the event is designed, budgeted for, and set up; and the event itself. When events underperform (i.e., people don’t show) or the events impact on sales and leads doesn’t pan out, it’s because of a crucial missing third part: event marketing. In this […]
Even with a completed website, your search engine marketing (SEM) shouldn’t end there. Updating existing content by providing a steady stream of blogs, building out your website pages to help with your website SEO content. From there, it’s about finding out your best options, which should be guided by three factors: relevance of content, ease […]
The month of June is Pride Month, where you’ll see many companies switch out their logos and headers for rainbow versions and slogans such as “Love is Love.” This is an example of online branding businesses do for events, usually as part of a larger marketing program, to show support and celebration of the message […]
Here at Vision Advertising, we believe it’s important to know who you’re partnering with when it comes to working with a marketing agency. From in-person meetings at our office to networked meetings over video and phone, the personal connections you make with our staff make for better communication and marketing. This article, like several in […]
Video content is growing to be more and more popular to many businesses for a marketing tactic. It has grown so much that it’s almost expected that you have a video on your website. Video marketing has become a huge part of digital marketing and according to HubSpot, 81% of businesses use video as a […]
I was doing an online live workshop recently, and in advance of it, I ran a poll to see what additional topics people wanted me to cover during the Q&A sections. The winner? By a landslide, the most requested topic was: What kind of marketing is the best use of my resources? Every decision in […]
This article originally appeared in the Worcester Business Journal on May 13th, 2019. 10) You get out what you put in. Make a real effort, treat interns like valued staff, and you get amazing results. Minimal effort on your part will produce minimal results – and disappointed interns. 9) Make sure you’ve got the time […]
There’s a saying: “Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver, and the other gold.” For almost all businesses, their strength and income are based on who currently uses their products and services, not who might. Outside of valuation, potential won’t make you money. Therefore, it’s interesting that so many companies focus on […]
At the end of March, myself representing Vision Advertising, Phil Hollow of FeedBlitz, and about 20 local entrepreneurs and marketing professionals tackled one of the hardest questions of a business: what is your brand? The workshop – Your Brand is More Than Your Logo: Insights on Branding from the Front Line of Marketing – was […]
This article originally appeared in the Worcester Business Journal on April 29th, 2019. Every business needs advice, especially for matters outside its expertise. We’ve been helping clients for 20 years, and we’ve seen businesses thrive and die in New England due to how they handled marketing. Ignoring critical parts of marketing and brand management will […]