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...Absolutely! Whoever said “print is dead” was missing the big picture. Ideally, our marketing strategies should be well-rounded and branch out to several platforms. This means utilizing a ...
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Good marketing starts with knowing your audience. Great marketing is demonstrating a deep understanding of your audiences' unique needs.
It’s said that the key to success is all about asking the right questions. This is especially true in marketing, where the very nature of the industry is continuously evolving. The ...
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Don’t let social media distract you from one of the oldest and most effective marketing platforms out there. Email is still a great way to reach people, as 99% of consumers check their ...
Simply put, CRM -- or customer relationship management -- refers to software that tracks interactions with prospects and customers.
When is the last time you checked-in on the SEO health of your site? Has anything changed recently? Chances are it has – as Google’s search engine is always evolving, with frequent ...
Whether you’re a marketing manager at a large company or a small business owner trying to make it to the next level – expanding your intellectual arsenal is always a good ...
How can you tell if you are getting the most out of your email campaign? While platforms such as Hubspot or Mailchimp provide you with detailed analytics, these numbers mean less if you ...
With the number of tools out there designed to help you with SEO, there is no reason to guess at which keywords and phrases you should be using to reach new people on Google. In fact, ...
Everyone knows the importance of SEO. But what about optimizing your website to reach people near you? Shifting your focus to local search results (also known as Local SEO) can help ...
We've all had our fair share of bad advice. Thankfully, over the years we get better and better at discerning the good from the bad. But when it comes to your social media marketing, you ...
Email is still alive and well, despite the spotlight always on the young and vibrant social media. In fact, email generates $38 for every $1 spent, which is an astounding 3,800% ROI, ...
A landing page is a marketer’s best friend when it comes to capturing new leads. That's because landing pages enable us to direct visitors, from sources such as Google Adwords, Facebook ...
If the first page of Google was a real place, hands down, it would be Park Avenue – taking it’s ranks as the most prime real estate on the web. First page minimum bids for AdWords ads ...
If someone walked into your next marketing meeting and asked a simple question – what motivates the average Texas homebuyer – would your answer be backed by research or ...
Who cares how many views or likes your video has? What matters is that it generates good leads and converts customers.
Being a savvy marketer is all about being in the know – how else are you going to leave the competition in your dust? But not everyone has time the time or patience to sift through heaps ...
The more we hear about Instagram the more of us marketers are thinking seriously about whether it’s time to jump on the insta-bandwagon. After all, the platform boasts an impressive 1 ...
You've made the perfect pitch to a potential client you'd love to work with. Feeling confident, you reach out to follow-up, only to receive the cold shoulder. While it ...
While the inbound marketing is designed to simplify your marketing efforts, beginners can still run into obstacles if they don’t haven't benefited from coaching or direction from an ...
Showing up on the first page of Google means money. It’s no secret that companies pay big bank in Adwords to appear as the number one search result. After all, we’re talking about the ...
Nobody likes being rejected. Especially when you’ve put extra hours into launching an awesome ad campaign – only to see it get shut down by the world’s 2nd largest ...
Consumers today are savvier and more skeptical than ever. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, only 52 percent of global respondents trust businesses. And not only do they have ...
Inbound marketing works. You know it, but does your boss know it? They might be impressed to hear that businesses who employ inbound marketing methods save 62 percent per lead compared ...
On-Target! was recently recognized as a Top HubSpot Agency in Houston, because of the results we’ve achieved for our clients using this software platform.
There’s nothing like comparing your notes from a creative brainstorm meeting to a campaign follow-up at the end of the quarter. As marketers and creatives, we tend to dream big. Which is ...
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Stop storing customer information in a spreadsheet! And say goodbye to tedious data entry.
There is a load of content out there telling marketers what they should and shouldn’t do when it comes to improving SEO. We put this article together to break through the clutter and ...
Ever wonder what your customers are really thinking? We can’t give you exact details, but we can share some insights we’ve gathered over the years. We've found that many customer frustrations are simply ...
Just when we marketers start to feel like we have a solid handle on the latest tech – from SEO updates to changing ad guidelines and trending consumer behavior – a new piece of ...
Jokes aren’t just a way to pass the time (or annoy your colleagues), they’re also a great way to infuse humor into your marketing strategy. A good marketing campaign doesn’t always mean ...
Motivating people to take action is not an easy job. People are continuously weighing their options, teetering between their imagination and reality, between having and not having. This ...
Are your prospecting emails and sales calls not getting a response? Or are you having a few great conversations with a prospect only to be met with silence once the proposal is presented?
If you are following multiple best practices to attract, engage, and delight customers, how do you know which marketing strategy is achieving the best results?
LinkedIn can help you attract leads, nurture prospects, and delight customers. But sending mass connection requests and going straight for the close without building a real connection is the wrong way to do it.
...I want more leads. I want more repeat customers. I want a greater market share. I want to beat out my competitors.
You likely have multiple goals you want to accomplish, but… are these goals being broken ...
Your prospects don’t need to attend a trade show to learn about your products anymore; they can visit your website, read online reviews, or browse your social media platforms.
However, trade shows are an ...
Everyone knows video is a key player in any digital marketing strategy. It’s more cost effective than ever — as we’re seeing more and more brands producing high-quality, 4K video with ...
Everyone wants more web traffic, more clicks, more customers. But few want to spend the time refining their efforts to get people from point a to point b. We’re talking about a process ...
It’s not easy differentiating your brand in the ever-changing marketing world. Heck, sometimes it can be tough just trying to keep up. But the more you can look ahead, the better ...
In an era of click-bate, bots, and news headline after headline exposing corporate scandals — honesty has never been a more powerful marketing tactic. Customers often value a positive ...
If you’re looking to grow your company as fast and efficiently as possible — you’re on the right track. The term is called growth marketing (also known as growth hacking) and it’s a ...
The HubSpot CRM holds an impressive variety of tools that can help you grow your business. In fact, there are more than 1,000 different ways to use the platform. But are you taking ...
They say that Football is more than just a game. It’s a lesson in teamwork, discipline, perseverance, goal-setting, and even time management. But we can draw on even more lessons from ...
Hubspot is king when it comes to bringing everything together in one place. Which means less hassle, more control and not to mention — a seamless alignment between marketing and sales. ...
On first impression, what drew you to this article? Our bets are on the cute little scientist. That’s because cute images stimulate the same pleasure centers of the brain aroused by a ...
When it comes to doing Inbound marketing right, email should be a method for inspiring people to actually do something. ...
Pumpkin spice lattes are back in season, which means it’s time to put those holiday marketing tactics into full-swing. But there’s a lot of competition out there. The holiday season is ...
First off, if you’re reading this article — thank you! We’re always excited for the opportunity to share a customer success story, as few things in marketing are more powerful than ...
As marketers, we understand that the playing field is constantly evolving and adapting. So don’t copy and paste your same strategy ...
The future is here. New tech will perpetually be infiltrating our lives. And as marketers, we know that the best way to dominate our competition is to stay two steps ahead. Which means ...
Getting your word out to potential customers should not need to be a game of nagging and pestering. Chances are if you’re wondering whether or not your marketing tactics are annoying ...
During the past few years, the way people communicate and what they expect from your business has changed. Traditional marketing campaigns like flyers, sales calls, snail mail, and trade ...
Want to know what the best keywords are that will put you on the first page go Google? While there are tons of keywords research tools we can recommend, like SemRush or Moz — there are ...
Gaining the attention of a c-suite executive can increase your likelihood of scoring a big deal. But how can you craft a pitch that is compelling enough to receive a response? Even in an ...
The marketing landscape is changing continuously. Keeping on top of all the latest trends and techniques can, at times, feel like a full-time job. The good news is you can stay in the ...
Creating a viral marketing campaign isn’t an easy or predictable achievement. However, there are scientifically proven ways you can optimize your content to perform well on social media. ...
You may have heard that if you want to get found online, a business blog is a great way to produce ongoing, fresh and remarkable content to improve your search engine rankings. That’s because by ...
Energy companies have OTC. Developers have the International Builders’ Show, and marketers have Inbound 2018. Almost every industry has a conference or trade show that’s ...
In a world of endless digital clutter, how do you get people to notice to your content? More importantly, how do you persuade them that the content is worth their time? It takes more than great writing or a ...
If you’re ready to start including more video content into your inbound marketing strategy, you’re already off to a great start. You may have ...
Blogging is one of the most critical content marketing tactics for 2018. It’s the the human angle of your business and one of the easiest ways to drive traffic to your site. So it’s pretty important that you are ...
We already know video is a great inbound marketing tool for capturing interest and educating viewers. (And how shoppers are nearly 2 times more likely ...
Things are changing fast — people are watching less TV and more digital video on their smartphones. According to Cisco, mobile video will account for 78% of all mobile data traffic in the next 3 years. And ...
Generating organic leads is a bit more similar to picking out your produce than one would think. Organic fruits are the product of a farming system which avoids the use of man-made AD-ditives. Organic leads are the ...
For marketers, we understand that data is a critical asset to delivering relevant marketing campaigns to the right audience. This same information is also key to getting a clear return for all marketing ...
You've heard it before — the way people search online is changing, so your website content strategy needs to change too. And if your website is desperately needing a boost in organic web traffic or user ...
Each year the Texas Association of REALTORS® releases a report that analyzes survey data from Texans who bought or sold a home in the past year. ...
Google claims that you do not need to spend a lot of money on AdWords to get a return on the investment. However, many people are paying for clicks that have zero likelihood of turning into a profit. Here are a few ...
Sometimes it’s not about what you need to start doing and is more about the toxic habits you should pull away from. It’s easy to overlook the bad when your focused on keeping up with the latest trends, especially ...
Signing up for Google Analytics is free and incredibly user-friendly. But actually knowing what to do with that data can be stressful, as Google spits out an overwhelming amount of data! How should we handle these ...
If you haven’t already immersed yourself in the recent Facebook debacle, read through any tech news feed and you will quickly discover the intense scrutiny Facebook has been under over data privacy, fake news, ...
Are you still trying to decide whether dedicating a portion of your marketing budget to print is worth continuing in the current digital landscape? It’s true that many news outlets and publications have shifted to ...
There’s one thing you know you want from your digital marketing team. That’s ROI. But what are the qualities that will guarantee a team will meet your standards? Some may say creativity, time management, and good ...
The DPIS Pinchin’ Tails Event last Friday was a blast! We are so excited to have been a VIP sponsor and help raise $25,000 for HomeAid Houston, we can’t think of a worthier cause than building shelters for ...
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At some point this year you may have come across the standard check-list on how to improve email open rates. This list probably covered tactics such as creating a sense of urgency, giving an offer or discount or ...
Just six months after becoming a HubSpot Partner, On-Target!, achieved the #1 ranking for Partner Implementation world-wide. To celebrate this accomplishment HubSpot sent founding member Dan Tyre to Houston for a ...
We all love watching other people mess up. As cruel as that sounds, failure also offers some valuable free advice.
As you may have noticed, SEO has been going through a lot of changes lately. Google has gotten a lot smarter and a lot better at retrieving information from websites. And as search metrics have greatly improved, ...
The world of digital marketing is moving faster than ever. Need a way to catch-up or stay informed? Even the most successful marketers are always learning new ways to reach and engage their audiences. Here are a ...
We all want to find new ways to keep our customers engaged, but coming up with creative marketing that stands out through the clutter can be a challenge. We all need a little help sometimes getting ideas ...
Think keywords are the bread and butter of SEO? Think again. Keyword rankings should no longer be the primary focus of your SEO strategy. Yes, it's still very important that your longtail keyword shows up in your ...
Looking to different ways to engage potential customers? You might be taking advantage of the power of email marketing when it comes to trying something new. Let’s face it — most emails are boring, leaving plenty ...
Is your marketing failing to create leads? Nothing is worse than spending marketing dollars on something that isn't working. There may be a combination of things that either don’t exist or don’t exist in the right ...
I too, was a little shook up when Mark Zuckerberg first announced Facebook will change its algorithm to promote more personal content rather than news. We marketers have planned entire editorial calendars and ...
Investing your marketing budget in a PPC platform like Google AdWords can have a big impact on your business. According to Google, the average advertiser on AdWords makes two dollars for every dollar they spend. ...
You may be wondering what’s all this talk about using the Hubspot CRM? But what you’re really asking is how it’s directly related to your sales team and how can it benefit you. To be clear, Hubspot is defined as ...
What do successful brands all have in common? A team of highly driven and successful individuals. Much like Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective ...
Email subject lines can feel like the death of us marketers. In today’s busy world, we receive 121 emails per day and a whopping 33% of them go unopened. [E-Statistics] This means a bad subject line can block a ...
Q1 is here! If all goes well, 2018 will be a year of surpassing sales goals and taking your company to the next level. But success doesn’t happen overnight. It requires ...
Homebuyers today are looking for more than blog posts and great photos – they want to watch videos. In fact, 55% of people watch videos online every day. (Digital Information World) This is a great opportunity for ...
2017 was a big year for social media. Brands playing catch up joined forces with hundreds of other companies using platforms like Facebook and Twitter to build stronger consumer relationships — with good reason. ...
As we move into 2018, you may be rethinking everything from job roles to marketing tactics that will help in staying ahead of the curve. This is a good time to take a look back on 2017 statistics ...
Here’s a common misconception: content is a great marketing tool used for generating leads. Okay, this has some truth to it, but not entirely. Because content isn’t meant for just getting leads. One of the best ...
Is it time to take a good, hard look at your company's marketing strategy? Creating a 2018 marketing plan will help set you on the right course to making goals a reality. Without a plan in place, it can become ...
HubSpot is good at what they do, and that's probably why they are one of the fastest growing marketing automation platforms on the web. You may have heard of the HubSpot-coined term “Inbound Marketing” before, and ...
You don't need to employ a larger sales staff or even drive thousands of additional shoppers to your location to increase your sales. You just need to optimize the ...
The real estate industry can no longer rely on print ads and billboards to sell homes. More and more home builders are taking advantage of digital marketing tacts. In fact, the top digital trends for home builders ...
Content creation is one of the most important marketing tools to get noticed online. But ... how do we do it? Constantly coming up with new content can sound ...
As someone using social media marketing, it can be hard to know when is the best time to post, how often to post, and what kind of content to post. You don't want your advertising dollars if you are sponsoring ...
Many business owners are hesitant to hand over control to an inbound marketing agency, however, the support of an experienced team can allow business owners to focus on what they know best: their business. The ...
If you are reading this, you are probably pretty confident that YouTube advertising can be a good investment for your business, and we must agree.
Inbound marketing has become the go-to method for all marketers to attract customers to them rather than the other way around. If you're just now starting an inbound marketing campaign, it pays to look at what ...
What does it really mean to be a leader? We all know that there is no one equation for what makes a good leader, but these mantras can provide some valuable guidelines. Hubspot recently ...
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If competitors are consistently beating you out, then you need to rethink your value proposition. In all likelihood, they've found ways to add or create enough value to keep prospects away from your business. ...
How well do you actually know the people you are trying to sell homes to? Understanding your customer is an essential step to real estate marketing. By creating a buyer persona, you ...
How can I provide information that builds trust and moves buyers to the next stage of the sales process?
Cliches abound in the sales industry. It is a field that almost seems stuck in traditional and nearly unable to adapt to change. The following are a few of the terrible sales closing techniques that simply no ...
Buyer personas are a crucial component of successful real estate marketing, particularly for the sales departments. After all, the marketing team needs to know to whom they are marketing, and the sales team needs ...
When it comes to real estate marketing, we don’t want just any traffic to our website, we want the right traffic. We want the people who are most likely to view a property, and, ultimately, become happy homeowners. ...
As a real estate developer or home builder, it is important to understand the characteristics of the people who are buying homes. A detailed overview (known as a buyer ...
Doubling sales in one year may not be possible for big corporations like Apple, but it's actually a very attainable goal for small businesses. In this blog, we'll explain the steps you should take to work towards ...
Content creation is one of the most important marketing tools to get noticed online. But ... how do we do it? Constantly coming up with new content can sound ...
A few years ago, builders relied heavily on word-of-mouth marketing to sell homes. They may have also invested a small amount of money in print and other channels, such as television. However, if you want to sell ...
Video is an important part of any marketing strategy. In fact, according to a report by Hubspot, video is ...
More than 500M people of the world's professionals gather on LinkedIn to stay connected and informed, advance their careers and work smarter. But are you using LinkedIn to its fullest potential?
...There is a lot of discussion about how email is dying. Yet, even in the age of texting and social media, the ROI on email continues to outperform other marketing channels. This "old-fashioned" form of ...
For many online marketers, the holy grail is to turn every single lead into a committed long-term buyer. However, that is extremely difficult and a large portion of those reached through marketing will not ...
At On-Target!, we're a huge fan of work hard + play hard. Visit our office on an employee birthday and you just might get a glimpse of the creme of the crop of office pranks, like that time we turned Lindsey's desk ...
Advertisements are the bread and butter for marketers. Pushing ads online, on TV and in print are the main way companies attract new clients and retain them for the long-term. However, ...
New homes are the fiercest category in residential real estate. And according to the 2017 Home Buyer and Seller Trends report, 92 percent of homebuyers use a real estate agent or broker. Realtors who build ...
Over the years, our team has been privileged to work with several reputable engineering firms. While each firm was as unique and different as individual people, they all seemed to share a general approach to ...
Effective real estate marketing means not only considering the behavior of your buyer, but understanding the unique segments within your prospect market. Each segment is influenced by diverse interests, ...
What are developers wasting their money on when it comes to real estate marketing?
As a real estate developer, you probably already shoulder many ...
Using mobile marketing to generate leads may not be as straightforward as your other lead generation tactics, but it is a profitable and efficient way to reach your audience through a constantly growing ...
Making the decision to spend money to make more money is intimidating. It’s important not to forget the potential interest you have to gain.
When considering hiring a ...
If you haven’t done so already, you may be considering incorporating social media into your strategic marketing plan. You’ve heard it’s a great way to generate buzz about your new developments and connect with ...
If you're a B2B company who isn't investing in content marketing, you're in the minority – as 88% of B2B marketers surveyed by Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs said their organization used content ...
Email marketing works. It provides an excellent return on your invested time and money.
Has your media strategy kept up with the times? Buying banners on sites one-by-one is like watching black and white TV. Programmatic is how digital media marketing works today. With over 4.7 billion websites on the ...
With technology growing as fast as it is, some might believe email marketing is outdated in today’s world of SEO, social media, video and digital advertising. But the truth is — email marketing works. No matter how ...
On-Target! Agency, a full-service advertising and marketing firm, was recently recognized for “Marketing Campaign of the Year” at Houston’s Best PRISM Awards and for “Best Website” at the Texas Annual Star Awards. ...
On-Target! Marketing & Advertising, a full-service advertising and marketing firm, has been recognized with 12 awards, including the Grand Award in Promotion, at the 2016 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards presented ...
For the third time On Target! Agency has been named Houston area’s 100 fastest-growing private companies. CEO Scott Steiner ...
On-Target! Agency has been nominated for 11 marketing achievement awards at the Texas Association of Builders Annual Star Awards this July at the Gaylord Resort in Grapevine, Texas.
On-Target! Marketing & Advertising has yielded exceptional results in many of its latest Search Engine Marketing (SEM) campaigns. This success is largely due to its implementation of Google Adwords ...
National award-winning agency, On-Target! Marketing and Advertising, announced today five new real estate developments added to their client list. As a leading force in real estate marketing, the On-Target! team is ...
On-Target! Agency has been nominated for Best Radio Commercial at the National Sales & Marketing Awards to be held on January 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nationals℠ is presented by National Association ...
On-Target! Marketing & Advertising, a full-service advertising and marketing firm, has been recognized for Houston’s best marketing for building materials suppliers with 4 prestigious awards from the 2016 ...
On-Target! Marketing & Advertising, a full-service advertising and marketing firm, has been recognized as Houston’s best marketing for real estate developers at the 2016 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards presented by ...
On-Target! Agency announced today that it has been awarded six titles, including Marketing Campaign of the Year, at the 2015 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards held on October 3rd, presented by the Greater ...
Last night was all a buzz at the 2014 BMA Lantern Awards of Texas, which recognizes excellence in business-to-business advertising and marketing communications. OnTarget! Marketing & Advertising was thrilled to ...
The Houston-based On Target! Marketing and Advertising has been recognized for ...
On-Target! Agency was presented with four prestigious awards from the Texas Association of Builders at the 2015 Star Awards this past Thursday including Best Website, Best Radio Commercial and Best Brochure. ...
In 2014, the great minds at On-Target! Agency came together, organized and implemented an Award Winning Special Promotion project that brought their client, Maxitile, to the next level. The project, ...
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