Robert Dunford

How Can I Reach People When They're Not on Google?

Targeted Display Hits the Mark!!

We know that optimizing your website and implementing regular SEO services will help your company be found when someone is searching on Google for your goods and services.  What about when people are not on Google?

MacRAE’s Marketing is pleased to announce a new product offering for all our website, search engine optimization (SEO), pay per click (PPC) clients and prospects that we call Rapid Reach Targeted Display. 

Targeted Display (aka programmatic advertising) involves the presenting of display (image) advertising to a focused group of people when they are searching online.  Targeted display is branding

Where does Rapid Reach Targeted Display fit in with digital marketing today?

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How to Use Search Engine Marketing Effectively
Robert Dunford

How to Use Search Engine Marketing Effectively

Getting started with digital marketing can be intimidating. There are so many forms of it and so many ways to go about it – you need to think about social media, search marketing, and content marketing, and perhaps you’re not even sure what the differences among all of those are.

One thing is for sure: you want your website to be useful, and you want it to show up in search results when people search for relevant keywords. If your website isn’t appearing in search engine results pages (SERPs) – or maybe it is, but on the second or the third page (positions 11-30) chances are that your website traffic is low.

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Robert Dunford

The Pandemic Moved My Cheese…

Marketing has Changed – Digital Marketing Delivers

Here’s how you can succeed in these changing times when the pandemic moves your cheese:

Have you read the mini book “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson? I read it a few years ago (downloaded the audio book from the Toronto Public Library actually) and this short read (listen) really changed the way I look at life and business changes. Published in 1998, this 96-page primer sold 28 million copies and is truly relevant in our lives today, in 2020.

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Robert Dunford

Social Media Trends Expected in 2020

Social Media Trends Expected in 2020

Social media trends can rarely stay the same every year. The main theme for brands in 2020: Rethink what “success” means for your social media marketing.

Companies today need to find a balance between making sense of their statistics while finding new ways to engage with the audience. There’s probably a no better time than now to reflect on your social media strategy moving forward.

Here are the best social media strategy steps to take this year.

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Robert Dunford

SEO Audit is Done, Now What?

SEO Audit is Done Now WhatWhen you’re ready to start your website optimization journey, the first thing you need to do is to get a comprehensive SEO audit. It includes analyzing your site’s performance and how it compares to competitors on search engines. It guarantees you that your website is up-to-date, which will also improve your website ranking. You get actionable insights that will help you reach your internet marketing goals.

The best website audits focus on three key aspects of SEO: On-page, Off-page, and Technical.   So what’s next?

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Robert Dunford

10 of the Best Tools to Monitor Your Online Reputation and Why Monitor

10 of the Best Tools to Monitor Your Online Reputation and Why MonitorOnline reputation management is vital for your digital strategy in order to keep a positive brand identity for consumers.  You can try to search for your brand on search engines manually, but you probably won’t find much information.

The ability to monitor what people say about you has many benefits.

  • You can leave a timely response to comments about you, which will improve your services.
  • This will also help you keep a good reputation.

Here are ten tools that can help you track your online reputation management.

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