If used correctly, Instagram can be a powerful tool for small business owners wanting to attract new consumers. It can also help you to build brand awareness and loyalty, but where do you start? Today, we’re covering how to build your small business brand on Instagram. #1: Strategy & Research As with all strategies, it’s […]
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February 14, 2019
By Felicia Guthrie It’s February 14th, Valentine’s Day, a day filled with love, but how can small businesses inspire brand love and loyalty? A brand’s ability to stand out by elevating experiences, creating emotional connections and offering greater utility helps drive brand loyalty and love. As a small business, here’s what you can do to […]
February 7, 2019
There is no silver bullet to Instagram fame and getting more Instagram followers. And Instagram fame definitely doesn’t just mean getting more followers. You can have a million followers, but little to no engagement. You might think you can just engage any one of those companies that guarantee to get you followers, but beware because, […]
January 31, 2019
By Felicia Guthrie Sunday, February 3rd, marks Super Bowl LIII, and while we can expect the typical star-studded commercials from major brands like Pepsi, we’re also excited to see how brands are changing up the classic Super Bowl Commercial. Two brands breaking from traditional ads are Olay and Skittles. In the past, Super Bowl ads […]
January 24, 2019
This question came up recently in a Twitter chat we took part in. It sparked an “interesting” discussion with most participants on one side of the discussion and one participant on the other. The larger group felt that marketing strategy clearly had to come first. One voice said that PR came first. At SongBird, we […]
January 17, 2019
By Felicia Guthrie In the past, we’ve covered many facets of social media, from where to start, the do’s and the don’ts, and many places in between. For a small business however, simply choosing which social media platform to be present on can seem like a daunting task. In previous blogs, such as our Social […]
December 27, 2018
We’re busy working on some amazing things for 2019! Keep coming back to the blog each week for tips and tricks for businesses to level up when it comes to marketing and strategy! Let us know what topics you would like to hear about in the comments below. And if you have specific challenges, feel […]
December 19, 2018
By Felicia Guthrie With January begins a new year and new trends in marketing. Here are 3 trends that will dominate the digital marketing landscape for the upcoming year. Trend #1: Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) can be beneficial to both brands and consumers. With so much data available, AI enables brands to analyze consumer […]
December 15, 2018
It happens to the best of brands. You may have hit a slump. You may have switched things up and your audience just didn’t take to the changes. Whatever the reason, you just had a bad marketing year. While it can be frustrating because a bad marketing year will negatively affect your sales, it doesn’t […]
November 23, 2018
We’re guilty of it. While we use video marketing for our client strategies, we don’t use it as much as we should for our own business. It can be easy to get caught up in the things you think are going to make video marketing hard – it’s too expensive, it takes too long, no […]