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Paid Media
Google Guaranteed and Local Service Ads: What They Cost and Who They Work For
Local Service Ads sit above every other result, charge per lead instead of per click, and carry a Google-backed guarantee. They are the best first dollar for some businesses and a poor fit for others. Here is which is which.
March 18, 2021 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Content
Why is Inbound So Important During the Pandemic?
COVID-19 has been brutal for a lot of businesses and some industries have been hit especially hard. The common response to revenue downturns is to stop or drastically curtail marketing. That is a big mistake and at Efferent Media we have the evidence to prove it. Our clients who have maintained and.
March 11, 2021 · 4 min read · Staff Writer
Marketing
What Makes a Medical Website HIPAA Compliant
A HIPAA problem on a practice website is almost never the website. It is the tracking, the forms and the vendors behind it. Here is where the exposure actually sits.
February 11, 2021 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Paid Media
Google Guaranteed + PPC + SEO = 100% Local Marketing
Marketing a local business can be stressful and difficult. As a business owner, you need to ensure that every dollar you spend on marketing is invested wisely. Hundreds of services “guarantee” an unbelievable ROI (return on investment) and an unprecedented new business volume. We would advise.
February 4, 2021 · 4 min read · Staff Writer
Lead Follow-Up
What Is a Patient Persona?
Marketing personas are an essential part of a successful marketing strategy yet are frequently overlooked when companies handle marketing in-house. That is especially true in medical marketing, which often carries the mindset that patients with the right problem will find your practice. The truth.
January 28, 2021 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Lead Follow-Up
Why You Need to Write P.S. in Your Marketing Emails
You’ve probably noticed “P.S.” at the end of many marketing materials. Is it a cliché? An old-fashioned writing habit? A tactic to improve your results? How about all of the above?
January 14, 2021 · 4 min read · Staff Writer
SEO
Your Website is a Form of Reputation Management
What is reputation management? Essentially, it’s making sure that your brand is squeaky clean (or as much as possible) in the eyes of your prospective customers. This doesn’t only involve your Google and Facebook reviews though; in fact, a major component to your brand’s online reputation is your.
January 7, 2021 · 4 min read · Staff Writer
Running a Business
Google My Business Hijacking – What to Know and How to Prevent It
Google My Business (GMB) pages are a vital component of local and overall SEO. When GMB pages are optimized, they provide critical information to customers including contact information, reviews, service catalog, and more. As the pandemic continues, the value of GMB pages has never been more vital.
November 20, 2020 · 5 min read · Staff Writer
Paid Media
What is Content Marketing?
While the term may sound self-explanatory, many people are reluctant to admit that they’re not sure what content marketing actually is. Content marketing is defined as a form of marketing which focuses on creating, publishing, and distributing content for a targeted online audience. Seems simple.
November 13, 2020 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Paid Media
Facebook Is Killing Its Less Than 20% Text in Image Rule for Ads
Facebook is notoriously secretive and that can even apply to rules and best practices for Facebook ads. The latest example of this is the Facebook 20% text rule, which appears to be dead – for the moment.
October 16, 2020 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Social Media
Does Social Media Matter For Your Healthcare Practice?
Marketing a healthcare practice involves special considerations. That made many medical practitioners cautious about social media in the beginning, yet it’s where your target audience is. In fact, more than half of adults in the United States get their news from social media. This goes beyond the.
September 25, 2020 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Paid Media
Major Changes Shake Up Google Ads and What They Mean
Despite the ongoing turbulence currently engulfing the world, Google Ads has rolled out several new changes to the Internet’s largest ad distribution system in recent months.
September 18, 2020 · 2 min read · Staff Writer
SEO
E-A-T: What Is It and Why Is It So Important For SEO?
For SEO, staying up to date with Google’s recommendations is the name of the game, and while the EAT guidelines aren’t new, they’re taking on increased importance. In regards to SEO, EAT stands for Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. It was first referenced in leaked documents from.
June 24, 2019 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Running a Business
Schema Markup for Local Service Businesses: What Is Worth Adding
Most schema advice lists forty types you could add. For a local service business, four of them do the work and the rest are noise. Here is which, and what schema does not do.
March 21, 2019 · 3 min read · Staff Writer
Running a Business
In Case You Missed It: Facetime Bug, Twitter Fail & More
Facetime Bug Lets People Eavesdrop on Friends A bug in iOS 12.1 allows people to hear and possibly even see the people they call on Facetime even if the recipient doesn’t accept the call. The recipient has no indication that the caller can hear or see them. The bug affects both iPhones and iPads.
January 29, 2019 · 8 min read · Staff Writer
