People want things fast these days. At Blue Orchid Marketing, we’ve seen plenty of prospects unhappy with the long wait times and occasional radio silence they experienced with their previous marketing partners. And that makes sense; after all, in an age where food, rides, and other services follow your phone right to your doorstep to…
These days, there’s always some new trend to keep track of, and the world of marketing is no exception. With countless channels vying for attention and constant noise on which ones work the best, businesses tend to overlook a powerful diamond in the rough: Local listings. While social media and paid ads certainly have their…
Websites have come a long way since the early days. Now more than ever, your front-facing digital website presence can impress in a multitude of ways…and do the opposite as well. From short-form videos to well-organized tiles, there are plenty of features to optimize and pitfalls to avoid, whether you’re positioning yourself as a legal…
Good email marketing can be a delicate balancing act. Too many communications and you run the risk of “spamming” the intended recipient; too few, and your efforts might be wasted altogether. Add in the question of who should receive said emails, and things start to look quite complicated. This is where “drip” campaigns become very…
Sometimes, people really do judge a book by its cover. At least at first, anyway. And for many consumers in the process of browsing a website, the “cover,” the first thing they come into contact with, won’t be the content of the site itself. Nor will it be a blog post (as fascinating as those…
Most days, social media users all over the world spend just under 2 hours on various platforms. Given those numbers and the fact that people on social media love to share and forward content, it’s no wonder why branding is high on the list of priorities when it comes to the marketing world. Still, the…
Online and elsewhere, information bombards us from every corner. Sometimes, we like it, and sometimes, we don’t, but it shouldn’t be hard to tell the difference between genuine, authentic advertising and aggressive spamming. Unfortunately, the rise of automated bots, impersonal services driven purely by volume, and straight-up scammers have made it much harder for marketers…
Well, we made it: The end of the year is almost here. With that in mind, it’s the perfect time to take stock of all the ups and downs that we’ve witnessed in the world of social media. As you no doubt know, social media plays a vital role in digital marketing services. But beyond…
