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Digital Marketing

Sales expert’s advice for maintaining relationships during a crisis (VIDEO)

It’s a tough time to be in business. We know it. You know it. Your customers know it. Many sectors are going through a period of uncertainty as the latest public health advice requires them to fundamentally change the way they trade. Businesses all around the United States are scrambling to adapt and find new…

Google Ads can help schools find new students. Here’s how.

For a lot of people, advertising on Google seems like a no-brainer, but many people may wonder how effective it really is. In this blog, we’ll show you that Google Ads really are effective. It’s a very powerful tool to help your school reach new students. If you don’t already believe that Google advertising is…

Education marketing: Best practices for starting a private school blog

Consistency.  If there is one word that encapsulates the secret to education marketing, it’s consistency.  We at Beacon Media + Marketing recommend that a weekly blogging strategy is best, but many of our clients have seen success with a minimal schedule of one blog per month! Although you can see results with this more minimal strategy,…

How to market Lake Tahoe tourism businesses best

Lake Tahoe is a popular tourist destination, with over 2.7 million visitors per year. If you’re a small business owner in the Lake Tahoe area you may be wondering how you can capitalize on the ever-growing tourist industry. It has a great variety of tourist attractions, from the stunning natural beauty and hiking trails, such…

Do I need Google Analytics? Here’s how it can help your HVAC business

Lots of businesses advertise online, and there’s a good reason why. Online advertising allows you to identify and target potential customers to maximize the impact of your campaigns. After all, there’s no point advertising boiler installation services to someone who is renting a small apartment in a multi-story building. This field is growing every year.…

3 steps to a killer digital marketing strategy for your HVAC business

Whether you’re shivering through an Alaskan winter or sweating through a Nevada summer, HVAC businesses offer essential services right around the United States. When a customer’s system breaks down on the coldest night or the hottest day of the year, there’s no-one they’ll be happier to see than YOU. After all, no-one else can offer…

The evolution of digital marketing

Originally published on July 20, 2015. Updated on March 4, 2020. Back in the 1960s, marketing was relatively straightforward. Let’s be real, you’re probably picturing the orange tones and box pleats of the advertising world featured in the TV show Mad Men, complete with boardroom discussions, concept presentations and an expensive media buy. The industry was…

Ignite your HVAC marketing strategy with Facebook Ads

HVAC marketing is a great way for to promote your products and services to customers in your local area, and social media marketing is the best tool for the job . It’s an exciting and fast-moving method that delivers your message straight into the hands of your customers – literally. What’s better than that? It’s…

Which website development company should I hire?

Originally published on September 11, 2015. Updated on February 13, 2020. There are many factors that go into choosing a website development company. To be perfectly honest with you, we hear a lot of horror stories from businesses about website builds, whether they’ve tried to build a website themselves or they’ve hired a company to…

Beautiful website design can boost your Arctic tourism company

Experts recommend that you redesign your website every 2-3 years. Why? Because product changes, staff changes, fashion, and best practices all change rapidly in business and online. It’s also a perfect time for a new website for your arctic tourism agency because tourism is one of the few growing industries in Alaska! This means now…

5 steps to build a strong brand for your Arctic tourism business

Perhaps you’ve heard that tourism is one of the few growing industries in Alaska. This is partly the result of a lessening of the severity of the climate (the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world) and so-called “last chance tourism.” If you want to take advantage of this you’ll…

Do Google Ads work for marketing your business?

Originally published on November 27, 2015. Updated on February 6, 2020. We wish we had a dollar for every time a client told us: “I don’t shop in the ad section when I shop on-line”, or “I just scroll right past the ads”. Seriously. Google.com is the most popular website in the world. It’s been…