Let’s start by explaining what PPC means. Each time a user clicks on an ad, the advertiser is charged a certain amount of money, giving it the name “pay-per-click (PPC) advertising”. Google AdWords is most popular form of PPC advertising and is normally what people think when they hear the term “paid search”. Paid searches focus […]
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There’s an old saying: “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” In today’s marketplace and society, we can modify that to “You can’t judge a business by its website.” While that may be the case in some instances, people do judge businesses by their websites. And, unfortunately, to a lot of business owners, web
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How do you brand your company in 3 seconds without saying a single word? Very simply. Employ an effective Sonic Logo! Your Sonic Logo is a major component of your company’s overall Audio Brand, and having the RIGHT Sonic Logo can push your Brand Promise and Unique Selling Proposition to the forefront. But how do we
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So, you have your brand and are ready to line up customers and clients. The website is up and running and a marketing strategy is ready for you. However, there is one more crucial element to help reel in the next business opportunity. Content. It’s the lifeblood of marketing. Or, rather, one definition of content refers to
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Budd McLaughlin has written for some of Huntsville’s most iconic newsrooms over the last 35 years and is now a regular contributor to Ad4!’s Red Pencil Blog. Originally from Pennsville, N.J., Budd first made an appearance in Alabama when he enrolled in Auburn University. As one of Auburn’s first journalism graduates, he then began his
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Ever see a TV commercial where the speaking voice just turns you off? That jarring voice makes the product seem unappealing, right? As the consumer, it’s not a big deal; but as a business owner, you’ll quickly learn that having a bad voice-over can seriously damage the effectiveness of your ad. When the person that
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Last year, when Blue Bell Ice Cream was linked to 10 food-borne infections, including three deaths, the beloved ice cream company faced a public relations disaster. It was bad enough that Blue Bell’s products were recalled and swept off the shelves of stores across the country. But the brand also suffered because of the company’s
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Sometimes you just need a second opinion. You’re elbows deep in the day-to-day functions of your business and you rarely get out of your industry long enough to take a breath. We’ve seen it a thousand times, and as a matter of fact, looking in from the outside is what we do best! Ad4! can
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Audio Branding is a crucial tool in our strategic arsenal, right up there with Visual Branding. If you don’t already employ Audio Branding as a component of your brand strategy, you are losing a valuable consumer touchpoint! Audio Branding Strategy can be defined as the discipline of using some unique proprietary sound and/or music to
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Ad4! recently completed rebranding and a new website for Limestone County, Alabama. Community Branding is one of our specialties. This was an especially fun project. We love meeting in Athens, home of the Limestone County government. It’s a beautiful and historic area with lots of nice restaurants. But even more than the scenery and food,
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