Category: Social Media Marketing
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Key Steps to Improve Your Website’s Local Search Ranking
It is more important than ever to optimize your on-site and off-site Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies for customers who may be searching for a local business. Local businesses that aren’t keeping up with the online world will soon be experiencing a drop in their customer base. No longer can you depend on newspaper ads,…
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Social Media For Your Events
This article will provide the perfect recipe for your event’s social media marketing strategy. Follow these steps for a successful online campaign!
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Convincing Stats On The Power Of Video Marketing
Video is fast becoming one of the most important marketing tools online. Below you will find some convincing stats on the importance of adding video into your online strategy.
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5 Reasons Your Business Needs A Blog
Blogs, a nice name for written articles, are the marketing vehicle for the future. Check out these five reasons and find out why blogging should be a key component of your online marketing strategy.
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Tips To Turn Into A Twitter Pro
Twitter is a great tool for marketing, but are you getting the most out of your profile? This infographic will teach you key ways to optimize your Twitter profile (both for individuals and for brands), best practices for tweet structure, and how to increase engagement. Check it out.
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Are You Asking Your New Customers This Question?
How do you find out how your new customers heard about your business? It is important to ask every first-time customer this question: “How did you hear about our business/service/product?” It sounds so simple, yet most of the businesses we talk to do not have a policy to ask this question, and simply don’t think…
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Promote Your Blog
Are you looking for more traffic to your blog? Wondering how your going to get the attention of readers? If you’re thinking “write a blog and they will come”, you might be in for a long wait! Read the inforgraphic below which will give you some ideas on what it takes to get noticed.
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Twitter Tips for Real Estate Agents
Twitter is the ideal social platform for Real Estate Professionals. It is the “must have” social channel to spread your brand locally. Therefore, for agents Twitter is a must! Maximize your brand awareness with the following tips and recommendations.
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Instagram Hack – Post To Instagram From Your Desktop
Did you know you can share Instagram posts right from your Computer? It can be inconvenient to use your smartphone to post to your Instagram account. This is especially difficult for marketers who are managing other social media accounts. Many have to use their own personal smartphones to make it happen. If you are…
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Is Your Business Ready for Facebook Page Cover Videos?
Facebook has recently announced that they are testing some Business Pages and allowing them to use videos as cover images. Any thoughts? As an online and social media marketer, for almost a decade, I have seen more changes on Facebook Business Pages than on any other social media platform. I will admit that the majority…
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How To Market To Each Generation on Social Media
Your target market can cover a wide age range. The wider the age range, the more you must know about marketing on social platforms. Each generation have different interests, so to get them involved in something, you have to show them something they’re interested in. This infographic shows how to market different generations.
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Key Questions To Ask When Hiring A Social Media Manager
Your business is crazy and you have identified that online marketing and social media management is a much bigger job then you or your internal staff can handle. You are contemplating looking outside your business for a social media manager or an online marketing company to take on the responsibility. Where do you find someone…
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Top Tips and Tools To Start A Blog
All the buzz online is about Blogging! As a business owner you have heard it, thought about it and then placed it on the back burner in your marketing strategy. It’s time you reconsider. Our clients often indicate that they KNOW they need a blog, but are not sure how to begin. Here are some…
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4 Reasons You Need A Content Marketing Strategy
A content marketing strategy is critical for implementing a successful online marketing campaign. A well-thought out plan can elevate your digital marketing and take your business to a new level. It is worth the time to develop and document your content strategy.
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5 Questions To Ask Before You Run A Facebook Ad
Don’t waste your time on Facebook Ads if you don’t have a strategy. So many businesses spend money on these adds with no clearly defined goals. You might as well just throw your money out the window of a speeding car. If you don’t have a clear plan you will see little results. Take some…
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Visual Content Marketing Statistics You Should Know In 2017
In this infographic, we are going to go through visual social Media and visual content marketing statistics you should know in 2017. Some of the interesting statistics about visual content marketing are following: 85% Facebook videos are watched without sound. 55% Marketers consider Facebook their major marketing platform. 74% Internet traffic will be represented from…
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8 Helpful Instagram Tips for Business
Instagram can be a powerful social media platform for marketing your business. More and more companies are signing up for accounts and adding Instagram to their social media marketing campaigns. Instagram is the perfect platform to show off great products and services. When used effectively it will help you connect with new customers and clients,…
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Strategies to Rock Your Facebook Reach!
One of the biggest struggles for businesses and social media marketers today is how to manage the results of Facebook’s declining reach. Many companies, large and small, have had a crushing blow over the past several months as they’ve watched their content posts reach an all-time low. We have seen some abandon their Facebook Business…
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15 Twitter Tips You Can’t Ignore
Twitter is an effective marketing tool for both small and large business. Whether you are marketing to your local community, or hoping to make connections worldwide, Twitter is an effective platform to help you reach your target audience. Many brands appear to be including Twitter in their arsenal of social media sites, but many remain…
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4 Marketing Trends You Can’t Ignore
It’s the perfect time of year to examine your marketing methods. Certain online marketing patterns have emerged over the past year and there is nothing more energizing than putting together some fresh ideas to take advantage of what these strategies can offer your brand. In spite of the fact that it can be difficult to incorporate…
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The Benefits of Instagram for Business
Instagram is a rapidly growing Social Media Platform. One that you may want to consider adding to your social marketing strategy. If it is something you are considering, you will want to review this Infographic and other resources below.
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Content Posts Your Followers Will Love!
“How do I know what kind of content to post?” This is one of those most asked questions during our social media platform training and consultation sessions. The business and professionals who are working hard ensuring they follow social platform etiquette are often challenged with coming up with content that their fans and followers will find…
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Social Media and Tourism
Social Media Marketing is essential for every business, service and professional. Its importance in a content marketing strategy is key to the success of future business. Companies are rethinking their social marketing budgets and online campaigns in hopes to catch up with other business who took their social marketing serious several years ago.…
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Social Media Marketing Works!
We are often questioned about the value of Social Media Marketing by professionals and business owners. They all typically want an answer about whether there is any value in investing their time or money into including these strategies into their current marketing. What’s the Return on Investment (ROI)? When am I going to see a…
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New Facebook Cheat Sheet
Image quality is crucial on Facebook. Knowing which sizes are appropriate is always important on this ever-changing social platform. This Infographic is an easy cheat sheet to follow when you are reviewing the dimensions of the various types of posts on this platform. If you are considering running Facebook Ads or promotional posts make sure…
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How Social Media is the New SEO
There is so much information online in respect to what does and doesn’t affect your websites search rankings. In this article we discuss the role that social media can play in your SEO efforts, as well as the importance of following Google recommendations when building a website. The importance of your business being found online should…
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4 Things To STOP Doing in Your Twitter Marketing!
Twitter is a terrific marketing platform for any size business. This social site allows you to actively search and find followers that match your target audience. Whether you are providing service in a specific area, looking to make connections in your own industry or hoping to market your product worldwide, Twitter can work for you.…
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5 Steps to Facebook Marketing Success
If you are using Facebook to market your product or business you have most likely found that there are many challenges in your attempts to reach customers and clients. I know how frustrating it can be to put time and effort into creating content that ends up with no reach or engagement. I have…
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What You Should Learn In Twitter Training
Twitter Training is Essential For Business Marketing Success I love Twitter as a marketing tool. It is a great social platform for making and building online connections. There isn’t one business, agency or association that can’t benefit from getting their brand actively using Twitter. As an active Twitter marketer for over seven years, I have…
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Let’s Get Tweeting!
Thanks for watching! Sandi Booth is the CEO, web developer, content strategist, graphic designer, social media manager and trainer at Cktechconnect Inc. located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Sandi’s creative style and dedication to clients has ensured that Cktechconnect has become the online marketing company it is today. Since its inception in 2009 Cktechconnect Inc.…
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4 Popular & Pinnable Marketing Quotes
Great quotes from popular marketers and online marketing experts. Perfect for social marketing posts and Pinterest Pins!
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Twenty Social Media Post Ideas
Twenty Social Marketing Posts! – Every business owner attempting to use social platform marketing knows how difficult it can be to find great content for their posts. It can be very time consuming to come up with enough content to ensure your posts are consistent and engaging. Remember, to be successful with your social…
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Social Media Marketing Takes Staying Power
Using social media platforms to market your business, organization or industry takes dedication and determination. The most efficient worker can be assigned your business marketing online and without a few key components will not likely be successful in their attempts. This is particularly true for small business and non-profits that attempt to manage their…
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Let Your Social Sites Soar!
Are your social platforms in limbo? Do you need some ideas to get them jump started? Review the seven C’s of successful social marketing and implement them on every occasion. If you notice the “C’s” of Social Success list below, you will see that it doesn’t include: CRAM (your products down our throats) CRUD…
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Twitter- You’re Doing it Wrong!
Well, as the old saying goes, “a picture says a thousand words”. Here’s hoping that some businesses, agencies, professionals, read and consider my picture before they open their Twitter accounts again.
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Basic Tips For Google+ Success
Cktechconnect Inc. is a small agency with large clients. Since our inception in 2009, our focus has been to help grow companies by creating successful, dynamic multimedia marketing campaigns. We deliver strategic marketing and branding solutions. When you are serious about taking your online marketing to the next level give us a call.
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It’s Time to Add Social to Your Marketing!
Adding an element of “Social” to your current online marketing is much easier than you think. You can simply follow the tips below to take the first step in becoming a more “social” business.
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Are You Serious About Your Social Media Marketing?
Did your business think that social marketing meant signing up for one or more of the top social platforms? Or did you really have a strategic plan in place at all for your online marketing? Oh…you don’t have to tell us, we can see. Unfortunately, an improperly used, static or abandoned social site gives…
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5 Smart Social Marketing Strategies
Does your business take your social marketing seriously? Follow these five suggestions to get your social marketing headed in the right direction. Remember, marketing in today’s social world is about the customer, not about your various product lines or samples.
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5 Ways To Use #Hashtags in Twitter
This is the symbol for a Hashtag #. Although Hashtags are used on other social platforms, they are a must for marketing on #Twitter. They were created by twitter to help users search, find and follow key words or topics. If you have a Twitter account and having been taking advantage of the power of…