Google rolled out their Authorship program a few years back, but it seems a bit slow to catch on with mainstream businesses. This is really too bad considering some of the great ranking benefits with Google. What is Google Authorship you ask? It is a way to connect the blogs you write and publish online…
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Organic SEO: The New Face of Change
There is an old saying “nothing is as constant as change,” and this is perhaps never more true than with SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Google is constant adjusting and improving their highly secretive SEO algorithm to improve the transparency of the user online experience. Then you have the other four top search engines working to…
BEACON Media + Marketing is Alaska’s first HubSpot partner and reseller
Contact: [email protected] 907-563-6008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEACON Media + Marketing is Alaska’s first HubSpot partner and reseller. Anchorage, AK (July 2, 2013) – BEACON Media + Marketing announces it’s partnership with HubSpot, an international inbound marketing expert. HubSpot’s all-in-one marketing software helps more than 8,000 companies in 56 countries attract leads and convert them into…
How To Land An Internship Related To Your Major
When you hit your junior year of college you suddenly hear the word internship thrown around a lot. It sounds something like “oh, I interned for this very elite company in Seattle,” or “you will need to update your resume if you ever want to get an internship.” Suddenly you realize that maybe waltzing into…
LinkedIn: Not just for finding jobs
You may know LinkedIn as an online community for people to post their work experience and skills in the hopes that employers will find them. You can use it as your online business card, references, and resume all in one. Indeed, LinkedIn is at its core a directory for professionals and businesses, but it is more…
The top way to bring clients to your website: SEO
Here at the BEACON offices, we talk a lot about what makes a great website, how to draw visitors to a website, and then how to convert those visitors into leads and clients. There are several ways to do that, and we’ll cover them all in time. One way, however, is SEO. SEO is probably…
Logos & You: How to Deliver Logos to Your Friendly Neighborhood Designer
Knowing which file type to send to your design team (and how to send it) can end up saving you some time and headaches in the long run. But what exactly are “vectors”? And why does “ppi” even matter? Here is our handy guide to help clarify some of our design terms! Logos come in…
From freelance to full time
I’ve recently transitioned from being “location independent” to working a nine-to-five job as BEACON’s new copywriter. It seems that most people are trying to figure out how to do the opposite – leave the office and live a life a freedom. In this digital age, it is fairly easy to work remotely, using Skype, Facebook…
Are You Easily Pinfluenced?
No doubt your company has made themselves known on Facebook by now. Maybe you’ve even ventured further and created a Twitter account? If you just nodded your head yes then congrats! You’re well on your way to expanding your customer base and how you interact with them. When used right, each social media “tool” can…
Put the Graphic Into Infographic
We are a visual society that consumes digital data at an insane rate. One of the best ways to communicate large amounts of data is an infographic. Offer precise and compelling data. Choose the data you would like to share and simplify it into numbers, graphs, and icons. Only share information that is relevant and…
3 steps that will create lead generating websites
We @ Beacon really love everything about Social Media: We love the strategy, the contests and excitement generated with every post. Social Media is exciting, fast paced and challenging. Take a look at our client, Kaleidoscape. Her Facebook page has generated a substantial following in less than 3 months. She has 754 fans, growing every…
5 Steps Towards Social Media Success on Facebook in 2013
One of my favorite quotes is by none other than the late Zig Ziglar. He said: “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” The longer I’m in the field of marketing the more Ziglar’s truth is revealed. Without a series of tangible goals, clear direction and a touch of patience, the vast and changing landscape…