Simply claiming your Google My Business profile and calling it a day isn’t enough. In 2024, local listings have evolved, becoming more dynamic and crucial for attracting clients than ever before. In part, that’s because consumers rely heavily on online searches to find local businesses. There are a few different ways you can execute, however,…
With all the high-end tech flying around, it’s easy to assume that direct mail campaigns are relics of the past. However, most data tell a different story. One telling example? The USPS cites a survey in which 62% of Millennial respondents claimed to have visited a store in the last month based on info they…
Capturing attention in your digital marketing efforts is very important, and it’s efficient, too. After all, a picture can be worth a thousand words. The question is, which words? Think of it like this: your graphic content speaks volumes in a short amount of time, so that means it carries a lot of weight in…
It’s not enough to have powerful tools at your disposal; you need to have the skill to use them, or you won’t achieve much of anything. Imagine just hopping into the seat of a brand-new bulldozer without a clue as to how it might work. It doesn’t make you a one-man construction team, does it?…
When you buy a sandwich, you don’t really have to wonder where your money is going. Yes, we know that Blue Orchid Marketing is not a big player in the sandwich game. Bear with us: When you buy your sandwich of choice, you pay the person at the counter, they make it in front of…
Attention spans are shorter than ever. That might sound harsh, but if you don’t thoroughly read this entire blog, you’re only proving us right! Jokes aside, there’s a lot of talk in the marketing world about platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. Bite-sized video formats are booming, and savvy businesses are taking notice. But how…
Yes, we know, you’ve heard it all before: Boomers are self-indulgent, Gen X is arrogant, Millennials are entitled, Gen Z’s naïve, blah blah blah… Sometimes, it seems like generational monikers only exist so we can make sweeping, unfounded assumptions about large groups of people. Blue Orchid Marketing has something more practical in mind for this…
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is critically important when you’re trying to push targeted traffic to your website. But for newcomers, navigating PPC can feel a little like deciphering an alien language. Blue Orchid Marketing is always happy to step in and clear things up. That’s why we’ve put together this brief guide that we hope will…
Brands in the modern marketplace have plenty of tools designed to efficiently capture consumer attention. But with overflowing inboxes and ad fatigue on the rise, how does one choose the right kind of text or visual for the task at hand? As the media landscape seems to overflow with new forms of media and ways…
It’s easy enough to point to flops, but at Blue Orchid Marketing, we know that great success is impossible without assuming a little risk. In a recent post, we covered some not-so-great marketing mistakes made by big-time players in the not-so-distant past. For this blog, we’re taking a more positive tack, focusing on four successful…
