As Sun Tzu so eloquently stated in “The Art of War,” “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” This ancient wisdom still resonates today, but perhaps not in the way Tzu envisioned. When it comes to SEO and digital marketing, knowing your competition […]
Show of hands if you’d watch a reality show called “Your Money or Your Life.” I mean, who wouldn’t?! I can picture the beautiful, backstabbing cast now. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), in this edition of Plain Talk, we’ll talk about how Google protects your money and your life when you’re searching online. More importantly, we’ll […]
Recently, we onboarded a new client with a rapidly growing technology company. The company needed help in several areas, but most importantly, they needed a new website. In reviewing their current website, we noticed a stock photo we laughed about because we were certain we’d seen it many times before. After a quick Google Images […]
Every year, CMOs, IT and agency folks like us are asked to deliver websites that are great looking, offer a great customer experience and accessibility, and ultimately drive business. Part of that process always includes the selection of a content management system (CMS) that will make the site easy to update and maintain but that […]
Pinch. Tap-tap. Swipe. Spread. Tap. A new take on Morse code? A video game character’s ultimate move sequence? Slightly naughty dance moves? Nope. Just some typical user behavior when interacting with a mobile version of a website. Over 60% of searches happen on a smartphone, which is why Google switched to mobile-first in 2016. As […]
What is this “No-Code” tool, Tyrus? “No-code” WordPress website builder plugins have gained popularity in the past decade for their shiny promise of simplicity and ease in creating decent-looking websites without the need for coding knowledge. Most of these tools offer things like drag-and-drop interfaces, pre-built elements, and quick “canned” design options that cater to […]
This year at Google’s I/O 2023 conference, Google unveiled a host of new products and features, and unsurprisingly, the focus was on efforts and advancements made by leveraging artificial intelligence (or “AI”). It was so important to Google to establish expertise, authority and trust (sound familiar?) in all things AI that Google execs used the […]