Marketing, especially Inbound Marketing, is time-consuming and requires some focused specialties. Making the decision to partner with a local inbound or content marketing company is a big decision for most businesses. Bringing in experts who have the time to stay ahead of the curve and focus on moving your marketing goals forward can dramatically boost…
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What Does an Inbound Marketing Plan Include?
We spend a significant portion of our prospect meetings going over what exactly the Inbound Marketing plans should include. It’s usually a rather lengthy discussion depending on the particular client’s needs. Though there is a list that we recommend for most clients (a foundation if you will), it is important to customize each package to the…
13 Inbound Marketing Stats Your CFO Will Love
“67% of the buyers journey is now done digitally.” -Sirus Decisions The value of Inbound Marketing is unequivocal, and there is no denying the preponderance of evidence the data shows us (channeling my inner Law & Order here). When done correctly, inbound marketing is far and away the ROI champion in the marketing arena. There…
Numbers Don’t Lie, It’s Why I Love Inbound Marketing!
Friday was a great day for our business and one of our client’s business. The Inbound Marketing strategy we have put in place for this particular client has been paying off handsomely for their bottom line. In an industry that is ever changing, that is more about trial and error and a/b testing than proven…
Why Smart Website Design Matters
Do you know how many people visit your website in a year, month or even a day? We’ve been tracking many of the websites that we’ve created over the last year and have some interesting results from Alaskan as well as global users. First, some general usage facts: 12% of the world’s population that lives…
Secrets to an Award-Winning Anchorage Inbound Marketing Plan Part 2
Earlier this week we started the process of walking step by step through the elements of an award-winning inbound marketing plan. Today, we are going to continue that series, and I’m going explore some of the more effective social media marketing tools for those of us who have businesses in Anchorage. Choose Your Inbound Marketing…
Secrets to an Award Winning Anchorage Inbound Marketing Plan
Effective inbound marketing is almost always dependent on having a plan. Shotgun marketing (shoot out a bunch of random things and see what sticks) is a common but failed method we see all too often. The best secret to any marketing effort is to take the time to build a strategy and then stick to…
Out with the Old! In with the New!
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” -Albert Einstein For many businesses in Anchorage, Alaska 2016 was a rough and “interesting” year. A lot of changes and uncertainty challenged a lot of us in ways that were uncomfortable. I believe it is safe to say that many of us have had to tighten our belts…
Beacon Media + Marketing Wins Big at AMA Alaska’s 2016 PRISM Awards!
Our marketing team works hard, and most of the time it’s nose to the grindstone. We love what we do, and we do what we love. So when we have the chance to shine, blow off some steam, and highlight the great work we get to do for clients, well we’re all about that. That…
The future of marketing as we know it
Originally published on November 2, 2016. Updated on April 21, 2020. The only constant in marketing these days is change. Trends come and go, platforms rise and fall in popularity, algorithms are constantly tweaked and best practice is ever-evolving. A few years ago, HubSpot published a video at the start of its “The State of…
6 Powerful ways to use Linkedin to Market Your Insurance Company
LinkedIn has become one of the most widely used Social Media platforms for many professionals. Unfortunately, we still notice that people, especially in the insurance fields, aren’t fully utilizing the tools that LinkedIn provides to make their profiles really stand out. Some numbers for you to consider: 60,000 – Humans process visuals 60,000 times faster…
Beacon Adds SEO & Traffic Analytics and Call Reporting to Our List of Services
We are always on the lookout for new ways to improve our customers’ experiences and continue to bring more value to the table. With that in mind, we are excited to announce two new services we are rolling out in August; Call Tracking and SEO & Traffic Analytics. Call Tracking Our call tracking allows us…