Marketing Musings

Social media marketing provides an opportunity to connect with your target audience, but it’s important to have an understanding of the platforms. Even more importantly, you need an understanding of where your target audience likes to spend their time. Your content can only be viewed by those most likely to convert if it’s appearing on […]

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The masses have spoken; video is what they want. According to a Cisco annual Internet report, 82% of consumer Internet traffic will be comprised of video in 2021. That should motivate you to make video marketing a part of your strategy for content distribution if you haven’t already. The beauty of video is its versatility. […]

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Have you ever gone online to find out more about a company and discover they don’t have an updated website or their website is hard to maneuver? Your next move was probably to cross them off your list as a potential source of goods/services and quickly move on to one of their competitors. Don’t risk […]

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It doesn’t matter what size your business is; you are always faced with a challenge of tailoring your marketing spending to your budget. For small businesses, the best impact for your dollars may come from social media marketing. Here are five reasons why social media marketing for small businesses is a good fit: Your Audience […]

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As we settle into mid-2020, some things are becoming clear: we’re not getting out of this thing anytime soon; the toilet paper shortage may not go away; and you’d better just decide that you love social media marketing, because when people are spending more time at home, it’s the place to be. And when you’re […]

Read More… from Soft Music, Pretending Like We’re Friends … Visual Marketing in 2020

If you’ve ever walked out of a dark movie theater into bright afternoon sunshine, the feeling of emerging from a Covid-19 shelter-at-home order wasn’t completely new. You’re a little surprised to find that the world is still out there. In both cases, you’ve probably indulged in a little too much sitting and a few too […]

Read More… from Monday Morning Coffee: Lessons from a Pandemic

What are your primary goals in your social media marketing outreach, and are you hitting those goals? If your return on investment (money, time and energy) isn’t what you’d hoped for, have you identified your biggest challenges? Most companies are focused on increasing awareness of their brand, and that’s something almost 70% responded in a […]

Read More… from Make an Impact With Your Social Media Marketing

Your marketing strategy is built around a solid understanding of your brand and the story you want to tell. It’s consistent, it’s full of your personality and it’s incredibly effective. Until it’s not. Whether it’s a devastating flood that makes a lighthearted message ring out like you don’t care in your local area, or a […]

Read More… from Keeping Your Marketing Strategy Fluid in Changing Times

Normal. What does that word even mean? As cities, businesses and families across the country take their first measured steps toward “normal,” we at SJC Marketing have had cause to ponder the phrase itself. And we wholeheartedly decided maybe we weren’t all that normal to begin with. And maybe we don’t care to go back […]

Read More… from Monday Morning Coffee Question: Who Wants to be Normal, Anyway?

Now that there are places beginning to emerge from shelter-at-home orders, while still practicing social distancing and caution, you may wonder where your brand messaging fits. Should you even be investing in marketing when the economy is in such a hobbled state? The answer is yes. While some brands are following their gut reaction to […]

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