{"id":12077,"date":"2017-10-03T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T17:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/?p=12077"},"modified":"2017-10-03T12:05:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T17:05:57","slug":"blogbrace-marketing-campaign-winter-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/blogbrace-marketing-campaign-winter-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Brace Your Marketing Campaign &#8211; Winter Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12077\" class=\"elementor elementor-12077 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65dca9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65dca9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65dccd7\" data-id=\"65dccd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dceae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65dceae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brace-your-marketing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brace-your-marketing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brace-your-marketing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/brace-your-marketing-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dd4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s sad to say, but summer is quickly coming to an end, and for many businesses, this means more than just the departure of warm weather. The summertime brings more pleasant temperatures but also increased revenue for small businesses. As the cold weather begins to set in and walk-in traffic starts to decline, business owners must think of new ways to get customers in their doors. Luckily, there are many ways for business owners to stand out amongst their competition.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dd856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding consumer confidence is one of the most important aspects of any small business marketing campaign. It is estimated that 75% of people will read the reviews of a company before deciding to contact them. Searchers want to make sure that the business they are about to visit is reputable and that they are going to get excellent service.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65dd8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Online-reviews.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Online-reviews.jpg 780w, https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Online-reviews-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Online-reviews-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ddc62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ddc62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll small business owners know that it is impossible to please all of your clients all the time. That&#8217;s is why it is important to regularly reach out to your existing customer base and ask them for reviews. Aside from increasing consumer confidence, increased positive reviews will help you move up in the search engine rankings. There are plenty of resources that you can subscribe to make requesting Google reviews easier.\r\n\r\nNow is the part of the blog where I do a shameless plug for our services. Planet 8 Digital just released a platform for our clients that makes asking for reviews easy and efficient. Our platform allows our customers to email their customers in bulk to request online reviews. An email arrives at their customers with a link that takes them right to your Google Map listing and automatically brings up the review form. Out platform also has a reporting feature which will alert you when a customer leaves you a review.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dddd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dddd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn conclusion, just remember that marketing has changed and the old idea of &#8220;build it and they will come&#8221; does not work anymore. To stay competitive in this new economy, you must become more engaged with your current and potential customers. Don&#8217;t neglect the power of reviews whether they are through Google, Facebook, Yelp or anyone of the hundreds of review sites across the web. Remember to use the power of social media for more than just memes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dde78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dde78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11970 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Max-Avatar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Max Jennings<\/strong>\u00a0is an Inbound Marketer and Lead Developer with Planet 8 Digital. Part of Max&#8217;s job is to make sure all the client websites are secure, fast and easy-to-use.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ddf1f\" data-id=\"65ddf1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12114&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]It\u2019s sad to say, but summer is quickly coming to an end, and for many businesses, this means more than just the departure of warm weather. The summertime brings more pleasant temperatures but also increased revenue for small businesses. 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