A Brief History of the Facebook “Like” Button and its Effect on Marketing A Brief History of the Facebook “Like” Button and its Effect on Marketing The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 0 1995 Article rating: 4.0 They used to say a “dog year” was equal to seven human years. I suspect it’s the reverse for “social media marketing years” because of the bewildering speed of updates. How much do you recall about Facebook? Read more
Is Your Business Website a Needle Hidden Under the Internet Haystack? Is Your Business Website a Needle Hidden Under the Internet Haystack? Kate Gingold / Monday, August 21, 2023 0 1096 Article rating: 4.0 Your website is one of 1.13 billion websites currently on the internet. This is why SEO guidance is important. Read more
How Can You Market Your Business if You Can't Answer These Basic Questions? How Can You Market Your Business if You Can't Answer These Basic Questions? Kate Gingold / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 0 818 Article rating: 5.0 If you’re working with a skimpy, unfinished business plan, you may be sabotaging your marketing plans by making decisions based on faulty conclusions Read more
When You Lead the Horse to the Water, But It Still Won't Drink When You Lead the Horse to the Water, But It Still Won't Drink Sixteenth in a series Kate Gingold / Monday, August 7, 2023 2 883 Article rating: 4.0 Since the beginning of the year, we have been experimenting with Facebook (Meta) advertising and letting you look over our shoulder. There was a bump in our road, so take a look: Read more
SEO, Social Media Marketing, and Content Marketing - Why Your Business Needs All Three SEO, Social Media Marketing, and Content Marketing - Why Your Business Needs All Three The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, August 1, 2023 0 905 Article rating: 4.0 If you’re running a business, you have certainly heard about SEO, social media marketing, and content marketing. But how sure are you about what this means and what you should do? Read more
Getting Your Facebook Ads in Front of the Right Audience Getting Your Facebook Ads in Front of the Right Audience Fifteenth in a series Kate Gingold / Monday, July 24, 2023 0 652 Article rating: 3.0 We have been talking a lot about how to create a Facebook (or Meta) ad and how to track that ad’s effectiveness, but let’s take a step back and think about your ad’s audience. Read more
Know How Much You Will Pay for that "Free" Website before Starting Know How Much You Will Pay for that "Free" Website before Starting The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 0 964 Article rating: 4.0 When an entrepreneur is just starting out and there is simply no money, a free website may be the only option. But know the trade-offs and plan to trade up as soon as possible. Read more
Armed with Information, Let's Make Sense of Our Facebook Ad Data Armed with Information, Let's Make Sense of Our Facebook Ad Data Fourteenth in a series Kate Gingold / Monday, July 10, 2023 0 807 Article rating: 3.5 Facebook Ads is loaded with reports and last time we gave a brief overview of what you’ll find. Today, we’ll look at our actual numbers and make some decisions. Read more
Forget What You’ve Heard – Email Newsletters Are Still Relevant Forget What You’ve Heard – Email Newsletters Are Still Relevant The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, July 4, 2023 0 689 Article rating: 4.5 Newsletters have been around for forever and there’s a reason for that. They work. If you don’t have a newsletter for your company, it’s time to reconsider. Read more
Stats to Watch in the Overload of Meta Ad Reports Stats to Watch in the Overload of Meta Ad Reports Thirteenth in a series Kate Gingold / Monday, June 26, 2023 0 708 Article rating: 3.0 The only way to tell if your ad is working is to measure. Fortunately, Meta (or Facebook, if you prefer) measures your ad a zillion ways. Now, you just have to read them all! Read more