Optimizing Marketing ROI with Salesforce and Call Analytics
Do you use a CRM like Salesforce to measure how your marketing drives customers and revenue? CRM reports give marketers insights to prove ROI and make smarter optimizations to increase ROI. But that data is misleading — and potentially damaging … Read more
How to Drive Better Conversion Rates, Faster and with less work
Predictive personalization is enabling marketers to drive better results, faster and with less work. AI-based tools are enabling marketers to automate the rote work of site testing and optimization allowing marketers to focus more time and energy on creating better … Read more
How Distance and Intent Shape A Local Pack
In August 2017, a “Think With Google” piece stated that local searches without “near me” had grown by 150 percent and that searchers were beginning to drop other geo-modifiers — like zip codes and neighborhoods — from their local queries … Read more
Implementing Artificial Intelligence to Attack SEO
In the context of Search Engine Optimization, one of the more powerful subsets of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used these days in SEO is machine learning. Machine learning is only as good as the data it is operating on. Part … Read more
Structured Data: Why now is the time to optimize?
Structured data represents a huge opportunity for SEOs to communicate key information with search engines, boost content visibility, and reach target audiences. When applied correctly, structured data leads to significantly increased levels of search visibility and engagement rates. Structured data … Read more
Email-driven Content Marketing for SMBs
You’ve probably heard plenty of talk about how email marketing is dying or even that it’s already dead. Don’t plan on publishing an obituary. In fact, based on the insights SharpSpring gathered with Ascend2, it seems the opposite is true. … Read more
How to Choose the Right SEO Vendor
When selecting an SEO vendor, it’s important to look under the hood and see what a company is really doing when optimizing a website and how they can support your company. There are certain qualities of a good SEO vendor … Read more
Experimenting with your referral program
This practical guide from Mention Me distills down what they’ve learned in over 700 A/B tests into a short list of 7 experiments. Designed to get you thinking creatively about your own refer-a-friend test plan, it includes advice on: How … Read more
Retail Roadmap to Success
Today’s retail landscape is strewn with obstacles and challenges, from ever-increasing consumer expectations and changing customer behavior to evolving technologies and e-commerce behemoths like Amazon. Even the largest and most beloved brands have struggled to keep pace with a constantly … Read more
Guide to the Psychology of Referral
The attraction of refer-a-friend-programs is not only financial; they tap into a much deeper human need for social recognition and belonging. This guide from Mention Me considers how psychology affects referral marketing. It looks at: What motivates customers to refer … Read more