How to Correctly – and Safely – Use Music in Your Marketing Videos How to Correctly – and Safely – Use Music in Your Marketing Videos The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 0 77 Article rating: 4.0 When your brand is competing for attention, a fun video, complete with music, is a great marketing strategy. As long as you don’t make these legal and artistic mistakes. Read more
How to Use Photos on Facebook Reels as a Business Marketing Tool How to Use Photos on Facebook Reels as a Business Marketing Tool The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, April 8, 2025 0 1594 Article rating: 3.0 Facebook Reels are usually short video clips, but using photos creatively is an inexpensive option for cash-strapped budgets to produce dynamic content that stands out. Read more
How (Certain) Small Businesses Market Successfully on Pinterest How (Certain) Small Businesses Market Successfully on Pinterest The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, October 22, 2024 0 856 Article rating: 3.0 Are you marketing on Pinterest? It could be extremely beneficial if your business ticks off the right boxes on the checklist. Read on to learn more: Read more
Boost Your Business with Twitter Ads: Key Considerations for Small Biz Owners Boost Your Business with Twitter Ads: Key Considerations for Small Biz Owners The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 0 1370 Article rating: 3.0 X (formerly Twitter) advertising can be effective for small businesses in driving engagement and boosting sales, but it can also feel intimidating. Here is a quick overview for your consideration: 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 1296 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
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 1085 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
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 1102 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
Walk Through How We Set up A/B Tests for Our Meta (Facebook) Ad Walk Through How We Set up A/B Tests for Our Meta (Facebook) Ad Twelfth in a series Kate Gingold / Monday, June 12, 2023 1 1206 Article rating: 4.0 After tweaking the graphics and studying the search term data, we were ready to create our Meta (Facebook) ad. Follow along to see why we made the choices we did. Read more
Congratulations on Choosing Facebook Ads! Now, Which of the 13 Types Do You Want? Congratulations on Choosing Facebook Ads! Now, Which of the 13 Types Do You Want? Tenth in a series Kate Gingold / Monday, May 15, 2023 0 1077 Article rating: 4.0 There are good reasons to run Facebook ads while working on your website’s SEO, but how do you pick the right one for your marketing strategy? Read more
Head Off Punishment by the FTC by Following Their Social Media Marketing Guidelines Head Off Punishment by the FTC by Following Their Social Media Marketing Guidelines The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, May 9, 2023 0 1193 Article rating: 3.0 For the last twelve months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been considering updates to their Endorsement Guide, which I first wrote about in 2015. Here’s what your marketing team needs to know: Read more