For many businesses in Southwest Florida, summer is closely correlated with a seasonal slowdown in customer traffic. This reduction in business and revenue is due to the annual dip in total residents, many of whom only reside in the area from about October – May. We affectionately refer to these seasonal residents as “snowbirds.” While the summer slowdown can feel …
How to Perform a Mid-Year Marketing Review
If you woke up on July 1 and asked yourself, “where has the year gone?” you’re in the right place. After a year that seemed to never end, 2021 sure seems to be flying by. And although we all seem to be moving at light speed, it’s crucial to take a moment this month to perform a mid-year marketing review. …
Five Things your SEO Strategy is Probably Missing
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the practice of tailoring web content to maximize a website’s visibility, particularly in organic search engine rankings. There are many strategies and tactics available to help you improve your website’s ranking, but overall, a successful SEO strategy takes time, dedication, and consistent updates. In this blog, we outline five simple but often overlooked details that …
How to Use Push Marketing Effectively
Push marketing is an advertising strategy used to get your product or service in front of potential customers, rather than drawing customers in (pull marketing), which can take time and patience. Frequently push marketing is most associated with traditional advertising mediums, generated to raise awareness and reach as many people as possible even if they don’t have a desire or …
Three Tips for Defining your SEO Strategy
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of refining and enhancing your web content to improve your website traffic quality and quantity. Similar to most digital tools and platforms, an SEO strategy relies on an ever-changing landscape of automation and scripts designed to improve the user experience over time. Are your eyes already glazing over? Take a deep breath and …
5 Tactics to Get to Know your Audience Better
How well do you know your audience? You’ve likely defined a target audience that best aligns with your business strategy (if you haven’t, check out our previous blog, “3 Steps to Defining and Finding your Target Audience”), but are you keeping up with their changes in tastes and behaviors? It’s essential to keep a two-way communication line open between your …
Best Brand Voices on Social Media (According to PTE)
Creating a loyal social media following takes more than just sharing content. It requires a consistent brand voice that engages the audience and makes them want to see more. In addition to consistency, adding value to your posts through knowledge and humor are two great ways to create a deeper connection with your audience. Need some inspiration? The PTE team …
3 Questions to Ask Your Content Development Team
You’re probably already aware that a thoughtful messaging strategy is imperative to communicate with your target audience. This isn’t a “spray and pray” approach – just putting the message out and hoping the right people receive it. Strategic content development tactics are crucial to creating conversions. There are some vital factors that can help your content reach, engage, and eventually …
3 Targeting Strategies to Increase Your Marketing ROI
Effectively reaching your target audience is key to a successful marketing campaign. Rather than running ads in various places and hoping that they find their intended audience, your marketing dollars are better spent on specific messaging strategies intentionally directed at particular audiences. Read on to learn more about three targeting strategies that we’ve found to make our clients’ messaging more …
How Companies Are Promoting Sustainability
While companies have been “going green” and promoting sustainability for years, the demand for corporate environmental responsibility is at an all-time high and doesn’t appear to be slowing down. This focus on sustainability has been driven by headlines focused on climate change coupled with changing consumer behaviors from Millennials and Generation Z. Ahead of Earth Day, we took a look …