A New Position, A New Adventure

After more than a year and half as a Communications Strategist with Marketicity, I am leaving to to pursue another career opportunity with the American Board of Optometry. I owe much of what I’ve learned over the last 20 months … Continue reading

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3 Steps to Prepare for the Facebook Timeline Switch

Facebook will switch your business page to a Timeline format on March 30 – whether you’re ready or not. On the subject of social media, I try to remind my clients of one important thing: its purpose is to help … Continue reading

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Branding March Madness

And Applying Its Success to Your Business Oh, the month of March – the month in which millions of Americans who otherwise would never even watch NCAA basketball become obsessed with brackets, Cinderella stories and 40 minutes of intense games. … Continue reading

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Creating a Community for Your Brand

Several weeks ago, my boss, Scott, wrote a blog on the importance of having brand advocates instead of just customers. That topic got me thinking about how many household brands focus on take this one step further. They don’t just … Continue reading

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The Power of Pinterest

Today at work I set up Marketicity’s Pinterest account. I’m not going to lie. It was a ton of fun, and I think it will really help our business. Over the last year, I’ve paid close attention to the explosion … Continue reading

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Top 5 Keyword SEO Tips

While many people consider SEO to be complicated and impossible to understand, there are many small, uncomplicated changes you can make to your website to increase web traffic. Check out our list of Top 5 SEO Tips below. 1. Focus … Continue reading

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Politicians Turn Tides with Social Media

This week I’m sure you’ve heard all about the Iowa Caucus and how important it was in determining the frontrunners in the race for the Republican presidential candidacy. Even if you haven’t, I’m sure you’ve noticed the increase in political … Continue reading

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Reviews: Why you need them and how to get them

Online reviews: a popular cause of fear for business owners. Let me walk you through how I decide if I want to purchase a new product or service. Step one: research the product, service and/or company online. Okay, that’s all … Continue reading

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Netflix: Bad Business Decision or PR Flop?

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last several days, you’ve probably heard about Netflix’s newest change–the move to split its company into two separate brands.  Its streaming services will keep the Netflix name while its dvd distribution services … Continue reading

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Prepare Yourself for a Career in Marketing, Advertising and PR

As summer winds down and the school year begins again, college students have to turn their focus from tan lines and barbecues to studying and working toward a successful career. Whenever we visit college classrooms to talk about the marketing … Continue reading

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