Happy Thanksgiving: 5 Ways to Thank Your Customers

As Thanksgiving week comes to a fever pitch and desperate cooks prowl grocery stores for fresh sage and pie crust, we wanted to take a moment to say “thank you” to our wonderful customers and employees. If you’re looking for ways to thank your own customers, we’ve compiled a quick list below. Happy Thanksgiving! 1. Get to Know […]

StreetFight Eyes Connectivity’s Culture, Growth and Employee Satisfaction

Focusing on the evolution of Connectivity’s culture as it grew from 20 people to 80 in the past 18 months, StreetFight writer April Nowicki interviewed CEO Matt Booth and Co-founder and COO Emad Fanous for a recent feature. The story covered everything from Connectivity’s family-friendly activities to employee feedback, along with a healthy dose of […]

Key Takeaways + Recording: Digital Marketing for Franchises Webinar

We unpeeled the many layers of franchise marketing today at the Connectivity “Must-Do Digital Marketing for Franchises” webinar. Franchise marketing goes way back and while a lot of it worked for a long time, as we all know, we’re now living it up in a digital age. What’s a franchise marketer to do? Plenty, it […]

You’re Invited to a Webinar: “Must-Do Digital Marketing for Franchises”

What: “Clearing the Fog: Must-Do Digital Marketing for Franchises” Webinar with host Liane Caruso, President of CRUSH Agency and Connectivity Content Marketing Manager Josh Ades. Why: Because franchises need great digital marketing strategies. What worked for your business in 2010 is probably not working today. When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 Time: 11:00 a.m. PST | 1:00 p.m. CST | 2:00 p.m. EST […]

Correct Healthcare Listings Lead to Better Online Reputations

Across the country, a vast landscape of doctors’ offices, hospitals, specialists, university-affiliated practitioners and outpatient facilities takes care of millions of patients. That’s the good news. The bad news? All of these professionals and offices need correct online listings, but they seldom have them in place. And as we all know, when online listings are […]

[Download] New Connectivity Guide to Online Listings

Online business listings are a cornerstone of any marketing strategy. Get the latest and best info from our new marketing resource: Connectivity’s Complete Guide to Online Listings. Add it to your marketing library now. Listings Are Humble, Powerful Workhorses Accurate online listings are always working on your behalf. By claiming your listings on directories and ensuring the information […]

Key Takeaways from “ROI of Listings and Reviews” Webinar

There are listings and reviews, but where’s the ROI? That was the subject of today’s webinar with our presenters Kemal Demirhisar, Solutions Engineer at Connectivity, and Josh Ades, Connectivity Content Marketing Manager. Below are some key takeaways from our webinar conversation (which included a Connectivity product tour as well!). Also check out the SlideShare presentation […]

Connectivity Team Spotlight: Meet Michelle Carpio

Marketing Intern Michelle Carpio was originally hired to do something a little outside of the norm: her first assignment was accepting packages at Connectivity’s new offices in Burbank. Michelle was a typical college student, attending classes and holding down several jobs. A temp agency hooked her up with the package babysitting job, and Michelle would […]

[Download] New Guide: Connectivity’s Essential Guide to Online Reviews

We’re pleased to announce our latest FREE resource, Connectivity’s Essential Guide to Online Reviews for Local Businesses. Add it to your marketing library now. Respond to Negative Reviews the Right Way We won’t pretend that negative reviews don’t sting (or stink) but online opinions are here to stay. We think it makes sense to figure […]

[Download] New Connectivity Guide to Social Media for Local Businesses

We’re excited to announce our latest FREE resource, the Connectivity Guide to Social Media for Local Businesses. Add it to your marketing library now. Social Media Can Be Confusing We have a lot of conversations with local business owners and one theme keeps appearing: “How do I maintain a social media presence when I have […]

Connectivity Employee Spotlight: Meet Nancy Ou

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Nancy Ou knows a thing or two about organization. As Connectivity’s Office Manager, she works throughout the day coordinating repairs and general upkeep, arranging your office lunches, lost things found, packages signed for and to handle any and all problems that might arise. Parking spot issues? A plumber is needed, stat? Nancy is there to […]

Blue Means Buy: New Pinterest Buyable Pins Debut

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Pinterest announced recently they are rolling out buyable Pins as a simple way to buy products that strike your fancy. Pinners have long pined for an easy way to purchase what they pin, and now it seems like Pinterest is offering an easy way to do just that. Caveats First, a few caveats. Buyable pins […]

Wave the Flag: Content Marketing Strategies for the Holidays

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For our U.S. friends, Connectivity wishes you a Happy Fourth of July! We hope your weekend is filled with parades, fireworks and ice-cold watermelon. As we sat around the marketing conference table last month, talk turned to holiday content marketing strategies for small businesses and enterprise businesses alike. When it comes to national festivities and […]

Street Fight Announces: Email Still Rocks

Street Fight recently released their Local Merchant Report 2015 which found that as far as digital marketing goes in the small business space, 47 percent of survey respondents rank email as their “top-performing and relied on channel.” While the report found various adoption rates for other types of marketing efforts such as mobile advertising, email […]

Franchise Marketing Webinar: Key Takeaways

We jumped into digital best practices yesterday at our 5 Digital Marketing Tactics to Get More Customers webinar. As marketers, we’re all searching for the right mix of tactics and strategies to take our business to the top of the charts. Sometimes, we’d settle for the middle of the chart…or even just a rung on […]