Entries by cloud9wp

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How Does Social Media Help Build Credibility for Your Business?

Imagine that you had the opportunity to have a face-to-face conversation with each and every one of your existing and potential customers. That sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? While it would be incredibly time consuming to actually accomplish this, social media allows a business to establish a more personal connection to customers than ever before. […]

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Start-up Content Strategy: How Important Is It?

So you’ve just launched a new venture with a shiny new website. How’s traffic? Non-existant? Well, here’s how to change that with a solid content strategy. Search engines use various methods to determine page rank and position in search engine results pages (SERPs). A large part of that is determined by relevant and credible links […]

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Introducing AltiTube – Whistler’s Weekly Web Show

Launching December 2, 2013 AltiTube is the answer to weekly video content on your Whistler business website. AltiTube dishes on local events, festivals, activities, weather, mountain conditions and anything else happening that week in Whistler. Each week we produce a 1-2 minute high definition video shot in Whistler. The videos can be embedded on any […]

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How to Get Personal with Email Marketing

In March of 2012, 59% of B2B marketers said email marketing was the most effective channel in generating more revenue, according to HubSpot. So whether or not it’s your strongest lead-generator, there’s no denying you should be using it. But how do you use email marketing most effectively? When 43% of adults in the U.S. […]

15 Online Advertising Stats

Online advertising has come a long way in the relatively short existence of the web. Today’s ads come in a variety of shapes, sizes and forms, from simple text to interactive multimedia. Here are 15 online advertising statistics about ad spending, revenues, consumer perception and more.   U.S. advertisers spent over $37 billion on digital […]

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Matt Astifan helped someone get 11,000 Fans in 3 weeks

This was an email I received from Matt Astifan about the Facebook for Brands Workshop we (Cloud9 Marketing) co-produced with him in March. Amazing results! __________________ I love Whistler. And that’s why when Virginia-Rae from Cloud9 Marketing asked me to host Facebook For Brands in Whistler I quickly agreed! After the event, I was pleasantly […]

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5 Tactics to Grow Your Email List

Originally posted on Mashable: 5 Tactics to Grow Your Email List. Back in January, many email marketers said increasing their lists was their top goal for 2013. Well, spring is here. Is your mailing list growing as fast as your flowers and lawn? If not, it’s time to execute a new plan. Many marketers have […]

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A Question: Valuing Customer Choice

Here is a question I received through my Linkedin account in regards to customer choice – I thought the question was pretty interesting and touched on companies having to build on trust and goodwill to move forward, especially with the new Panda and Penguin releases in Google – so I decided to share it… Hi […]

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4 Ways to Get More from Content Marketing

If you’re reading this, you’re probably already sold on the idea of using content marketing to benefit your business. However, you may still be looking for ways to get the most out of your content marketing endeavors. Here are four suggestions for making your efforts more worthwhile: 1.    Post content that your customers want: You […]

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5 Reasons to use a Whistler Social Media Marketer

5 Reasons why you should use a Whistler-based Social Media Marketer if you’re a Whistler business: 1. Local Knowledge: A Whistler-based social media marketer knows the unique local insider tips and info that is valuable to visitors. Secret powder stashes, advice on cheap food, and local’s hangouts. Want to convey a reason why someone should […]