Are we approaching another recession? Possibly. That is according to the banks and economists:
“Recession risks are high — uncomfortably high — and rising,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
Other financial gurus had similar sentiments back in mid-May of 2022:
- Former Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein warned of a “very, very high risk” of recession.
- Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke cautioned that the country could be poised for “stagflation” — a slowing economy combined with high Inflation.
Regardless of what people think, no one can predict the future. These same economists believed there would be a good chance the next one would come as soon as 2020, after the presidential election. Well, we all know what happened in 2020.
Written By: Chad J. Treadway | Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Chad is a Partner and our Chief Smarketing Officer. He will help you survey your small business needs, educating you on your options before suggesting any solution. Chad is passionate about rural marketing in the United States and North Carolina. He also has several certifications through HubSpot to better assist you with your internet and inbound marketing.
Business performance determines the level of your clients’ happiness. Thus, client satisfaction is undoubtedly one of the most critical components in all the content marketing campaigns you will launch.
When developing content, the main focus should be on how to ensure that your target clients’ experience with your brand will always be positive. Even if you offer competitively priced, high-quality products and services, your plan will get you nowhere if you fail to both inform and delight your audience.
Everyone will agree that a happy and satisfied client will be good for the company’s bottom line. Recently SuperOffice surveyed nearly 2000 businesses and found that over 45% of them said one of their top objectives for the next five years is to improve the client experience.
The first step in enhancing the satisfaction level among your clients is to identify the major factors that influence their happiness. Their expectations ideally should not only be met but exceeded in terms of communication, ease, and other important factors are taken into consideration when launching marketing campaigns and creating content.
Written By: Adam Bennett | Monday, June 13, 2022
Adam is the president and founder of Cube Creative Design and specializes in private school marketing. Since starting the business in 2005, he has created individual relationships with clients in Western North Carolina and across the United States. He places great value on the needs, expectations, and goals of the client.
I am often asked whether you can do pay-per-click advertising or “Google Ads,” The answer is yes. This is usually followed by does that work. Therefore, in this post, I will discuss what is paid search marketing (as it is referred to in our industry) as clearly as possible so that you can understand the basics of this powerful marketing tool. I will also talk about the benefits you can get from paid search marketing if you do it right. In addition, I will share tips for using paid search effectively and the things that you should avoid doing when using paid search marketing.
Written By: Adam Bennett | Wednesday, June 08, 2022
Adam is the president and founder of Cube Creative Design and specializes in private school marketing. Since starting the business in 2005, he has created individual relationships with clients in Western North Carolina and across the United States. He places great value on the needs, expectations, and goals of the client.
Let’s face it, utilizing social media to help bring in new clients and retain your current ones can be quite the balancing act. Your small business is missing out on a vast client base without any online presence. However, a company that overwhelms readers with too many posts may lose clients. What is the greatest way to engage your social media audience without having them unfriend you?
In many respects, you can cultivate a social media following by emulating the relationships that work in real life. Consider a networking event: would you prefer to meet with someone who engages you in a nice discussion about your field or someone who spends every breath attempting to sell you something? Your business can keep clients interested and engaged by cultivating a friendly rapport with your audience on social media. Instead of just “talking at” them, having a conversation with your audience can go a long way.
Remember: you’re trying to reach your ideal clientele, many of whom live and breathe on social media. Posting compulsive, share-worthy content on the appropriate channels can only help grow your business. And when in doubt, pictures of puppies, kids, and cats are probably a good idea. It is the Internet, after all.
Here are the top seven social media marketing rules for local small businesses:
Written By: Hannah Kilpatrick | Monday, June 06, 2022
Hannah Kilpatrick Cube Creative DesignHannah Kilpatrick graduated from Western Carolina University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication with a Minor in Marketing and a Concentration in Public Relations. She has been around social media since its creation. (Meaning, she was in the first grade when Facebook became available to the general public.) As our very own professional Gen-Z, Hannah is a whiz when it comes to social media creation and paid advertising.