Beacon Media + Marketing
Digital marketing professionals love throwing words around like sales funnel, awareness, or conversion. But what do those words even mean? How do they help you? Digital marketing is a lot like starting a romantic relationship. Your online presence lets the other party know you exist and ignites a spark of attraction. Your branding is what…
Written by Sabrina Martinez, updated by Sara Jokela 1/2/25 Low Facebook engagement sucks. You’ve put hours of work into creating amazing content that you thought your audience would love. But when you posted it there were… crickets. You might get a like or two here and there, but people aren’t commenting or sharing as much…
Social media can be overwhelming. It’s a hungry beast that needs constant feeding. New visuals, new algorithms, new captions, community engagement, new features, it never stops. While it is tempting to create the same posts across all social media channels, social media success is just as much about the medium as it is about the…
Why do we need mental health marketing? Let’s start with mental health services. Mental health services are designed to help people, often through the toughest times in their lives, so they can be happy and healthy and achieve their goals. It’s pretty straightforward – if you’re reading this blog, you’re likely to be a therapist,…
LinkedIn is the dark horse of social media marketing. If’s not as sexy as Facebook. Not as flashy as Instagram. Not as in-your-face as Twitter. For many people, it hums along semi-forgotten in the background – and yet, it can yield amazing results for small and medium-sized businesses. LinkedIn isn’t like other social media platforms.…
Facebook made a monumental decision to shut down the news in Australia this week. All content from all news sites, including public and commercial broadcasters, broadsheet and tabloid newspapers, magazines, websites, and even government departments such as the Bureau of Meteorology and Department of Health, evaporated literally overnight. This is a big deal. As you’d…
The holidays are finally here! This year has definitely felt longer than most, but now that the festive season is upon us, it’s a great chance to build brand awareness with holiday marketing. At this time of year, social media is key to connecting with your audience. Making a splash with genuine and targeted content…
The U.S. Small Business Administration recommends spending 7-8% of gross revenue on marketing. Why? When it comes to dental marketing, the pay-off can be huge. An online marketing strategy does take time and money, however. As a dentist running a practice, it can be difficult to find the time and resources to effectively run an…
This year has been a wild ride. Our dreams of visiting Europe, or even visiting family and friends interstate for the holidays, may be on hold – but our business goals are still in full play, and so are our marketing plans. The sector has changed drastically in the past 12 months. We’re seeing companies…
The average American spends 38 minutes per day on Facebook, so it’s no surprise that it’s the most-used social media platform in 2020. Many businesses spend a lot of time on the platform, trying to catch the attention of digital passers-by, but it doesn’t necessarily translate into results. Do you feel like you’re talking to an…
“Why isn’t my marketing plan working?” One of the interesting things about working in marketing is that your friends often ask for advice. The scenarios range widely. Recently I’ve been asked about where to start with marketing for an agricultural contracting company in a small country town, how a tutoring business could connect with the…
Facebook Ads can be a time-consuming to set up, and confusing to use, but the pay-off can be truly tremendous. As technology continues to develop and the world progressively grows remote, one thing is becoming clear: the marketing tactics you were using before aren’t going to work the same today. This is true whether you’re…
