Cold calling – that is the soliciting for business with customers who don’t have previous contact or even knowledge of the salesperson – is entering its twilight years in this digital era. While some salespeople will swear by cold calling to getting sales results, many businesses don’t have the workforce or budgets to have a […]
When we start a discussion with clients, one of the first parts of our consultation is to go over their current marketing and their current business goals and see how the two line up. Often, much of our consultation with clients is exploring the goals marketing can provide (traffic, online presence, form submissions, etc.) and […]
Your brand – your company’s identity – should first and foremost be the story that you are telling. Controlling this narrative on the internet isn’t about tricky advertising or whitewashing over gaffs: it’s about being consistent with your brand online. Information about your company can be found numerous places online, so it’s up to you […]
How do people find and connect with your business online? From Facebook to Google, from contact forms on your website to third-party apps, this network of online websites and tools is how you connect with customers and clients. The ability to manage these systems – collectively known as your online presence – and coordinate the […]
Many businesses enjoy using social media marketing because it is free (big asterisk here, but we’ll touch more on this later). Because of this, for many paying for advertising on social media is antithetical to their marketing plans. This is understandable, as all businesses look for the greatest ROI for all aspects of their business, […]
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 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 […]
Starting your digital marketing can be an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. The bar for entry has never been lower but can quickly overwhelm businesses as they try to keep up. It’s easy to invest too much time and energy or lose sight of objectives as you chase the next big thing. In this blog, we’re […]
There are many reasons to rebrand your company – and there many reasons why you should not. In this digital age, it is both very easy and very hard to rebrand completely, and for the same reason: while everything can be changed, the internet remembers. In this article, we’re going to look at the three […]
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Get to Know Our Staff: Alex Geyer
For Alex Geyer, Vision Advertising’s Senior Brand Strategist, providing the best work for his clients and guiding them down the path to success and growth is his ultimate goal. Alex not only provides top-level work for his clients, but he also supports the Vision Advertising staff by creating internal documents and hosting well-informed meetings, so in […]