Bay Area Inbound Marketing Blog

Top 6 Secrets About Why You Need a Blog

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Fri, Mar 07, 2014 @ 02:46 PM

I hear the question all the time, "Why do we need a blog? I don't think it is bringing us business."

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Tags: why do I need a blog, why do we need a blog?, top marketing agency sf, Bay Area Inbound, blogging, marketing consultants in SF

9 Steps to Building Your Company Brand for People and SEO

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 10:45 AM

Branding is at the very core of marketing, and requires skills and expertise that marketers own. The payoff for proper branding, obviously, is more traffic to your website, more leads, more sales, and more profit sharing for you and everyone else in the company.

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Tags: Building your Brand, Branding, Branding for SEO, What is a tag line?, Bay Area Inbound, automate marketing, Inbound Marketing Consultants in SF

Email Marketing Secrets You Shouldn't Ignore

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Oct 14, 2013 @ 10:19 PM

Which words in your email subject line will get you the most clicks? When are people most likely to read your emails or unsubscribe to them? What can I put in the Subject Line to increase the odds that someone will click through my email? To find the answers, read on...

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Tags: Secrets of email marketing, email marketing secrets, Bay Area Inbound, marketing consultants in SF

Why I Returned my Microsoft Surface Pro to Buy a Lenovo Yoga

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Fri, May 10, 2013 @ 06:40 PM

So I finally got around to buying my Microsoft Surface Pro, but within a few days, I discovered there were a number of problems that made it not work for me, so I ended up swapping it out for the Levono Yoga.

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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, Inbound Marketing in SF, marketing consultants in SF, Microsoft Surface Pro, Lenovo Yoga

What Great Companies Have in Common with Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Thu, Apr 25, 2013 @ 04:05 PM

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1805. It is amazing to me that most of what he wrote back then is blueprint advice for any great Company, Marketer, or Individual today in my opinion. I read a few of his quotes 7 years ago, and fell in love with his prose and agreed with his ideas.

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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, Inbound Marketing in SF, marketing consultants in SF, Great Companies, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson

Closed-loop Marketing Analytics-the Holy Grail; Bay Area Inbound

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Tue, Mar 05, 2013 @ 05:08 PM

Recently I worked for a tech client and I recommended they install closed-loop marketing analytics by integrating their Microsoft CRM Dynamics (Customer Relationship Management Database) with their Hubspot Marketing Automation Software.

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Tags: closed-loop marketing analytics, bay area inbound in SF, hubspot, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Lynton Integration Software, Bay Area Inbound, marketing consultants in SF, Bay Area Inbound Marketing

Gartner Magic Quadrant-Does it Always Make Sense? Bay Area Inbound

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Feb 04, 2013 @ 10:55 AM

Recently I was working with Gartner Research Analysts for a tech client. One of the Gartner Analysts came in and told us that we need to broaden the client's product to include everything that the larger companies provide in their offerings if we want to be placed any where other than the "Niche" space which is bottom left of the Magic Quadrant.

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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, marketing consultants in SF, Gartner, Magic Quadrant, Market Leader, Competitive Solutions

Top 10 Free Activities in the Bay Area for Kids and Adults

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 @ 09:20 AM

We are so fortunate to live in the SF Bay Area, the weather is nice almost every day of the year. There is great ethnic diversity so we have many cultural activities and great ethnic food choices.  We have both beaches and mountains, so we have so many places to enjoy nature, we are truly spoiled. Ok, we do pay more for less when it comes to real estate than almost anywhere else. So its important that we take advantage of all the great free activities we have that are right under our noses.

They say the best things in life are free and I agree with that, think about God, Family, Friends, love, sports, nature, and here are quite a few more you can enjoy in the Bay Area...
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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, marketing consultants in SF, Inbound Marketing Consultants, free things to do in Bay Area, Activities for Kids in Bay Area

Inbound Links, How to Get Them and What They Do For You

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sat, Jun 23, 2012 @ 11:28 AM

So, you've heard that inbound links are supposed to be good for internet marketing. Here, I tell you what they do for you, and how to get them.

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Tags: Inbound Links, Bay Area Inbound, Inbound Marketing in SF

Top Way to Get New Business Today by Bay Area Inbound

Posted by Laurie Monahan on Sat, Jun 02, 2012 @ 08:57 AM

Blogging is the number one way to get new business today. People use the internet to shop today, it's cheaper, faster and more comprehensive than any other way to research. Instead of interrupting people to tell them about something they or may not want, smart companies today use internet marketing to let people find them and their products and services.

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Tags: Bay Area Inbound, blogging, Inbound Marketing in SF