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January 9, 2024

How to choose, implement, and utilize a marketing automation platform for your business

If you are looking to set up your marketing automation platform, it can be quite challenging. There is a lot of work involved in selecting, implementing, and using your marketing technology correctly. If you are planning to tackle this in the New Year, we have some useful advice and tips that can help you. Or you can skip this whole post and let us do it all for you. Contact us! Choose your Marketing Automation Platform wisely The key is to consider what’s right for your business now and as you grow. There are dozens of innovative platforms out there […]
November 7, 2022

The debatable tactics discussed at Meta’s Small Business Performance Summit

I attended Meta’s Small Business Summit at the end of October among many small business owners and agencies focusing on SMB’s. The pain points were the same across the board, mainly that Facebook (and Instagram) ads are consistently losing their effectiveness.  The limitations on data collection and usage being the major contributor to this issue, prevents advertisers from being able to target the way they did before and report on the impact that Facebook campaigns have on sales beyond a 7 day window.  Facebook’s product team did not deny that things related to data will only get worse and they […]
January 11, 2021

2 things you need to do before running paid advertising

Many businesses run paid advertising for a short while and deem it ineffective, assuming the channel, audience or other factor is not appropriate for them. Often campaigns get clicks and generate site visits, but the success ends there. Getting visitors to your site is only a fraction of the battle, converting them into sales is the key to true success and a positive ROI.  Before spending your ad budget, take a step back to evaluate your assets and make sure your setup is optimal to help you reach your goals. Let’s assume that your goal is to generate leads and […]
October 22, 2020

Pandemic threat to the events industry is an opportunity for innovators to make the pivot to virtual

In March 2020 nobody would have ever thought that the world was changing the way it has. When we were asked to stay home we were expecting a couple of weeks of hiatus before going back to business as usual. As we know that was not what happened and we are still experiencing drastic changes to the way we operate. This is especially true in the events space, specifically, business events.  Nobody is willing to take the risk to hold in-person conferences or meetings. In fact, most offices have become remote for the foreseeable future so there isn’t any in-person […]
October 5, 2020

Increase the valuation of your business with recurring revenue

Memberships, subscriptions, loyalty programs, customer retention, call it what you will, recurring revenue can double the value of your business. Bottom line is that if you don’t have repeat business, there is likely a problem, and that’s a big red flag with investors.  Often, recurring business doesn’t just happen. Customers have to find good value in what they bought and it’s up to you to make sure they are happy. Here’s what to consider in order to reduce churn and keep your customers consistently coming back: Product Listen to your customers. If they are not satisfied with the product or […]
September 15, 2020

Welcome to VanWit Marketing and the VWM blog

Welcome to the first post on the VanWit Marketing blog. The purpose of the series of posts that will be featured here is to share tips and tricks of the trade. It will also serve as a place for us to share new ideas, raise questions about timely issues and events within the industry. With that said, I’d like to introduce VanWit Marketing, to whomever might be reading this inaugural post.  The company started in 2020. I know, rough year in more ways than one. Nonetheless, with every threat, and there were so many this year, comes an opportunity. There […]
October 1, 2020

3 ways to get better returns on investing in marketing your business

Growing your business requires at least some investment in terms of time and money. Often, both of those resources are scarce so you have to be smart in allocating them. Here are 3 tips that will help you stretch your investment and produce better returns. Focus: find your specialty and spend your resources on it Think of one or two things you are really good at and direct your focus there. Realistically you can’t be everything to everyone. Especially start-ups and small businesses need to have a clear direction towards which time and resources are allocated. Avoid distractions. It’s OK […]
October 5, 2020

Increase the valuation of your business with recurring revenue

Memberships, subscriptions, loyalty programs, customer retention, call it what you will, recurring revenue can double the value of your business. Bottom line is that if you don’t have repeat business, there is likely a problem, and that’s a big red flag with investors.  Often, recurring business doesn’t just happen. Customers have to find good value in what they bought and it’s up to you to make sure they are happy. Here’s what to consider in order to reduce churn and keep your customers consistently coming back: Product Listen to your customers. If they are not satisfied with the product or […]
October 22, 2020

Pandemic threat to the events industry is an opportunity for innovators to make the pivot to virtual

In March 2020 nobody would have ever thought that the world was changing the way it has. When we were asked to stay home we were expecting a couple of weeks of hiatus before going back to business as usual. As we know that was not what happened and we are still experiencing drastic changes to the way we operate. This is especially true in the events space, specifically, business events.  Nobody is willing to take the risk to hold in-person conferences or meetings. In fact, most offices have become remote for the foreseeable future so there isn’t any in-person […]
January 11, 2021

2 things you need to do before running paid advertising

Many businesses run paid advertising for a short while and deem it ineffective, assuming the channel, audience or other factor is not appropriate for them. Often campaigns get clicks and generate site visits, but the success ends there. Getting visitors to your site is only a fraction of the battle, converting them into sales is the key to true success and a positive ROI.  Before spending your ad budget, take a step back to evaluate your assets and make sure your setup is optimal to help you reach your goals. Let’s assume that your goal is to generate leads and […]
November 7, 2022

The debatable tactics discussed at Meta’s Small Business Performance Summit

I attended Meta’s Small Business Summit at the end of October among many small business owners and agencies focusing on SMB’s. The pain points were the same across the board, mainly that Facebook (and Instagram) ads are consistently losing their effectiveness.  The limitations on data collection and usage being the major contributor to this issue, prevents advertisers from being able to target the way they did before and report on the impact that Facebook campaigns have on sales beyond a 7 day window.  Facebook’s product team did not deny that things related to data will only get worse and they […]
January 9, 2024

How to choose, implement, and utilize a marketing automation platform for your business

If you are looking to set up your marketing automation platform, it can be quite challenging. There is a lot of work involved in selecting, implementing, and using your marketing technology correctly. If you are planning to tackle this in the New Year, we have some useful advice and tips that can help you. Or you can skip this whole post and let us do it all for you. Contact us! Choose your Marketing Automation Platform wisely The key is to consider what’s right for your business now and as you grow. There are dozens of innovative platforms out there […]
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