Choosing between an AI website builder and a human designer is like picking a co-pilot for a road trip. Do you want the supercomputer that navigates by satellite and pure data, or the seasoned driver who knows all the best...
If your small business website is ready for a content overhaul, start with a strategy that synthesizes the content across all your current advertising channels. This is called an omnichannel content strategy, and it’s part of the experience retailers and...
Looking back, United States President Barack Obama recognizes the impact of storytelling to inspire a group of people, and offer a richer explanation of information. In an interview this July with CBS New’s Charlie Rose, Obama says: “The mistake of...
Google is a vital organ in the YouTube video-sharing beast. Since Google acquired Youtube in 2006 (for a cool $1.65 billion stock-for-stock deal), viewership has soared to 4 billion per day in 2016. Those are the facts we’re faced with...
Your four-year-old daughter picks a book for you to read before bedtime. It’s the same battered copy of a Robert Munsch story that’s been favoured for nights on end. This trend makes you weary, as she comes to you with...
Social proof lives on bookshelves, where a glimmering “O” sticker signifies certain novels as worthy of Oprah Winfrey’s approval. Social proof greets us on highways, as we whiz past “Over 247 Billion Served” signs attached to those famous golden arches....
Next time you prepare to launch a new marketing campaign, go see what your Twitter followers are saying about your business. They may have already discovered the edge that you are looking for. You might not find it within your...
Summertime has arrived, but if your website is still littered with spelling and grammatical errors, you might want to consider going back to class. Google Search Quality leader Matt Cutts has explained that although spelling and grammar have not “recently”...
With a surge of black-and-white animals overtaking Google search results (ie. Panda and Penguin algorithm changes), SEO-minded businesses have been forced to adapt. Content must be suited for users, not search engines. Dirty linking tactics must be removed, and quickly. Our...
That old Cheers theme song has some truth in it. You really do want to go “where everybody knows your name.” All clichés aside, it feels darn good to be recognized in a place you frequent as a customer. It...
We don’t expect perfection from our friends on Facebook. Why should we expect it from brands that share the same space? Companies are comprised of people, who inherently make mistakes. As our online identities absorb our “true selves”, businesses must...
I want to share one of my favorite words with you. It has magical properties for social media. And it reminds me of a certain Lauryn Hill song that was probably my introduction to its definition, in all its universal...
“I’d need a week to see everything,” says nearly every acquaintance of mine that has experienced the Louvre in Paris, France. With over 35,000 objects displayed over the space of 652,300 square feet, the Louvre is the most visited art...
