Businesses have a vital interest in highlighting women’s contributions to society and the world—approximately half the global audience of consumers is made up of women, after all. Moreover, the internal benefits for a company that actively supports and empowers women are numerous and well-documented, from being viewed as a more attractive employer and seeing higher…

Lisa Montenegro is Founder & President at Digital Marketing Experts – DMX Marketing, a Premier Google Partner Agency located in Toronto. In the ever-evolving world of search engine optimization (SEO), one principle remains paramount: providing value to the user. This principle is embodied in Google’s E-E-A-T (experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness) guidelines. While E-E-A-T has been a factor for…

Most marketing and advertising agencies depend on team members with specialized skills in specific practice areas to do a large variety of work in-house. With such strong internal bench strength, agency leaders might feel hesitant to outsource tasks to outside parties. Their concerns—from a reliance on external partners leading to vulnerabilities if the partnerships fail…

For marketers in charge of influencer marketing, staying on top of the latest developments in social media is like honing a superpower. Being in the know on social media trends not only helps influencer marketing professionals understand where their target audience is hanging out online, but also how to best leverage new platform features and…

Companies that don’t use Google’s free analytics platform to automate the collection of key data from their websites and apps are missing out on invaluable insights into the performance of their business online. Of course, while the information found in GA reports can help marketers create highly effective campaigns, simply knowing what to do with…

Every article you see these days seems to praise the new advancements in the world of artificial intelligence. Funnily enough, a lot of these articles seem to be written by AI themselves. Just to be clear, what exactly is AI-generated content? According to HubSpot, “AI-generated content is machine-made text—such as blogs, articles, descriptions, and other marketing…

Businesses are gearing up for one of the most frenetic shopping seasons of the year, starting with Black Friday, which presents a golden opportunity for marketing and advertising agencies to demonstrate their prowess in helping clients stand out amid a cacophony of competitors’ deals and discounts. From crafting a compelling ad campaign to optimizing a…

Instagram, the vibrant hub of visual storytelling, has just upped its game with several exciting features that promise to transform the social media experience for brands, creators and their audiences. The platform’s unveiling is a testament to its commitment to delivering dynamic and interactive features that keep users engaged and empowered. In an expanding digital landscape where…

A lackluster headline on a company’s homepage can create a poor first impression among site visitors, leading them to exit the page without taking action quickly. If the main message users see when they visit your website doesn’t immediately grab their attention and entice them to want more, it’s unlikely they will take the time…

A successful marketing campaign can be the difference between sustaining a thriving, profitable company and being left behind, losing business to your competitors. Staying on top of the latest trends in marketing can help keep your solutions top of mind for your existing customers while consistently feeding new prospects into your sales pipeline. These days,…

Livestream shopping is all the rage in China at the moment, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue last year and still growing. With this phenomenon catching on with consumers globally, companies in every country are trying to figure out the best way to jump on the Livestream shopping bandwagon. As businesses around the…

Increasing customer engagement can give your business a head start on achieving the end goal of every company with an e-commerce component: turning website traffic into sales. It can be easier to lead prospects through your sales and marketing funnel and convert them into paying customers if you can first draw their interest with some…

A full rebrand is an enormous endeavor for a company to undertake. Sometimes, a simple refresh of its image across all platforms can have a significant impact on the business for a lot less time, energy, effort, and cost. A minor “glow up” for your brand might involve many small tweaks and adjustments that add…

When company leaders come up with ideas for marketing and advertising their businesses, they will often seek the guidance of agency partners to help them craft the best strategy for implementing an original campaign. Over time, refining the unique concepts their clients come up with can help agency leaders build deep expertise, creative agility, and…

Finding the right prospects for your business can be a challenge if your digital marketing efforts don’t pan out. Aside from figuring out where your ideal customers like to spend time online, to capture leads on social media, you must first capture their attention with content that resonates and tempts them into your sales funnel.…

Every marketer hopes their latest campaign will go viral. Without any surefire way to ensure that happens, however, they must employ unique strategies to build hype around their campaign and get more people interested and paying attention to their messaging. In 2022, a plethora of tools exist that marketers can use to increase the chances…

The seemingly instant popularity of the short-video platform TikTok took some marketers by surprise, and it has only continued to grow. While teenagers were initially viewed as the platform’s primary users and audience, and they certainly do spend a lot of time on it, TikTok’s reach has expanded dramatically. Today, it’s not uncommon for their…

Founder & President at Digital Marketing Experts – DMX Marketing, a Premier Google Partner Agency located in Toronto, Canada. Despite feeling like it dragged on for an entire decade, while also speeding past us all in a flash, 2021 has departed and 2022 is already here. As we dust ourselves off from the roller coaster that was…

In the modern digital age, your website is arguably your most important asset online. It is a hub for your work to branch off from, the base from which you build. The majority of the sales you make online, be it for products or services, will most likely come from your website. When it comes…

Newsletters have been around for centuries, their popularity fluctuating along with the state of the media as times change. While a company newsletter might seem like a marketing artifact of the past to some people, newsletters continue to be a great option for communicators who wish to control both the narrative around their organization and…

Hashtag campaigns can go viral quickly if enough social media users jump on the bandwagon. When brands are able to come up with a hashtag that captures the interest of audiences on social media platforms, the results can be phenomenal for their marketing. However, not just any old hashtag is going to produce these kinds…

Professionals working in public relations use digital channels to connect with consumers and build relationships that create trust in the company and its offerings. Good PR can be a game-changer for a business that relies heavily upon a positive public perception to fuel its profitability. With so many aspects of communication and human connection evolving…

If there is one truth about agency life, it’s that it is never boring. Professionals who thrive in the busy fields of marketing, advertising and public relations have a taste for variety and always approach the many opportunities and challenges they face with an open, curious and innovative mindset. Ask any agency leader to tell…

As TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts seemingly dominate the social media marketing headlines at the moment, it can be easy to forget about Instagram Stories. Far older than any of the new short-form video trendsetters, Stories may seem like old news. Yet with its steadily evolving suite of tools and features, it remains one…

To reach a target audience with a compelling message, the power of a story cannot be understated. If your brand builds a narrative using Instagram and Facebook stories, it can be a great way to engage with your followers and fans and convince them to click and convert. The Stories feature has seen many evolutions…

From types of clientele to subject matter expertise, practice areas and menus of services, every agency has its particular differentiators that help it stand out in a crowded field and appeal to its target audience. Facing stiff competition to win clients, agency owners need to take note of emerging trends in their industry to ensure…

The name of the game in digital marketing today is “community.” Any business that can grow its reputation beyond being known as a mere purveyor of goods or services can also grow brand awareness, customer loyalty and its bottom line. The key is to create an online presence on relevant platforms where users have opportunities…

Marketing is all about getting what you can offer consumers in front of the right people. If you can reach potential customers and clients who may be interested in your product or service with messaging that shows them how it could benefit them, you have a chance at converting those prospects into sales. After capturing…

In the not-so-distant past, content marketing tactics were considered optional pieces of an overarching marketing strategy. Today, however, sharing valuable content with their target market is a must-do for companies in many industries. Whether you and your creative staff produce original content or gather it from third-party sources, providing your customers and prospects with information…

Partnering with another business in a related vertical to collaborate on your marketing efforts is a potentially lucrative strategy that can help you gain new customers. By sharing costs and leveraging insights into the needs, desires and pain points that are relevant to each other’s audience, your outreach to connect with new prospects becomes both…

We’ve all been there before: You fill a digital cart with items you need or want, carried along from one suggested offering to another, until you decide it’s time to make the purchase—only to stumble upon some element of the e-commerce customer journey that stops you in your tracks. What factors lead shoppers to abandon…

Brands are always looking to leverage the “latest thing” in terms of social media trends to help amplify their marketing and advertising, and this holiday season, the latest and greatest thing is TikTok. While many brands have begun to consider ways to make the most of their presence on the video-sharing platform, it’s still such…

Given the hype around how a strong social media presence is a must-have for businesses hoping to find success these days, one might imagine that simply setting up a company profile on any social platform would be enough to attract consumers and turn them into customers. But the truth is, generating true engagement with online…

When two or more brands partner up in a special collaboration, the results can help them boost awareness of their products or services in new markets and potentially gain new customers. In the upcoming holiday season, brands that combine their marketing efforts can get their offerings in front of more consumers, capture the attention of…

Imagine gaining 15,000 billion media impressions in the space of a month, without doing anything. No advertising campaigns, no marketing. Just suddenly having a surge of online activity without even lifting a finger. Add to this a rise in sales and you have a fantastic deal. Seems almost too good to be true. But for…

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is one of the most important aspects of any business online. Ranking as high as possible is crucial to success, which means carefully following algorithm changes and adapting content and keywords. When Google makes a change, or there is a shift in consumer behavior online, SEO follows. We work extensively…

All digital marketing agencies today need to be able to provide clear metrics on their customers’ social media return on investment (ROI). It is surprising to me to still hear businesses comment that social media is optional and not measurable. This is definitely a risk that businesses can’t afford to take now that social media…

If anyone at the start of this year could have accurately predicted how 2020 would unfold, I think it is fair to say that almost all of us would have taken the news with quite a bit of skepticism. But as the pandemic continues, this extraordinary series of events has come to play with massive…

While many industries and sectors have struggled throughout this year, e-commerce has seen a highly successful 2020. Its growth has been massive and is set to continue well into 2021. Online sales have strengthened this year in the absence of brick-and-mortar stores being open, with online sale records set to be broken. It has even…

Many different sectors and industries felt the economic strain in 2020, but small businesses, regardless of their wares, location or ethos, had to take the full force of the storm. As lockdown measures began across the world, many brick-and-mortar stores lost their connection to their audience, robbing them of the vast majority of their income.…

An interesting news story recently emerged from Plymouth, England. Facebook users found their posts and comments removed, members were banned from groups and accusations of bullying were thrown out by the social media giant, all for seemingly talking about their city. How did this happen? It turns out that each person affected had at some point talked…

Social media has long been in the spotlight; however, over the last few years, the giants have been under fire for numerous reasons. Pick your platform — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok. They’ve all been embroiled in problems and scandals, with public and political outrage often the result. Yet many of us still flock to them…

Content marketing is a great way to connect with your audience and establish yourself as a trusted thought leader in your industry. A solid content marketing plan will help build your business’s reputation and credibility. However, a poorly conceived content strategy that doesn’t deliver authentic value to your target audience can come across as nothing…