Online Marketing Strategies for 2015 - #SEOpodcast 262

Episode33 min2015-02-04

Local businesses in 2015 should focus on eight online marketing strategies: a great website, local profiles, fresh content, social media consistency, retargeting, email marketing, offline PR, and analytics reporting.

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Key takeaways
marketing the people who already shown interest in what you offer is by far the easiest and best ad dollar spend

About this episode

Welcome to the most popular internet marketing podcast on iTunes, hosted by E-Webstyle! Join us this week as we talk aboutWrapping up the Year-End SEO ReviewOnline Marketing Strategies for 2015Driving Searches with Fresh Content

Questions this episode answers

What are the top online marketing strategies for local businesses in 2015?

The episode lists eight strategies: a great responsive website that fits your sales funnel, local business profiles on Google Plus, Yahoo, Bing, and Yelp, fresh content posted at least twice a month, social media consistency on four networks, retargeting past visitors, email marketing with segmented lists, offline community PR, and analytics reporting.

Why does email marketing still matter even if people do not open newsletters?

The hosts argue that even unopened emails keep your name in front of clients. They cite that 80 percent of clients forget you after 90 days of no contact, so a monthly email acts as a reminder. It also gives clients something to forward to friends who may need your service.

How should local businesses use retargeting?

Retargeting shows display ads to people who already visited your site, requested a quote, or purchased from you. The episode gives the example of a landscaping company remarketing cold-season services like tree removal to existing clients, since people who have already done business with you are more likely to buy again.

How does offline PR help a local business online?

Community events such as free barbecues or blood drives can attract local news coverage. When a news station covers the event and links to an article about it, the business earns high-authority backlinks. Donating to local schools or churches also gets the business referenced in community communications, which impacts online presence.

In their words

content drives the search engines, period. Website visitors, they come looking for content.

Guest

Statistics say that if you haven't made contact with a client in 90 days, like 80% of them have forgotten about you entirely.

Guest

Social media is the new word of mouth.

Guest
Terms defined in this episode
Retargeting
Showing display ads to people who already visited your site, entered your store, looked at a product, or requested a quote but have not yet closed a deal.
Segmented email list
A separate email list of people grouped by past purchase or stage in the sales process, sent a targeted message related specifically to their product or service.
Responsive design
A website build that ensures content, images, and videos are accessible and rendered correctly across mobile devices, tablets, and desktops.
Thin content
Blog posts or pages that are too small or generic, offering nothing that users cannot find anywhere else, which can lead to Panda penalties if not enhanced or removed.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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