13 Questions Your Digital Marketing Agency Should Have Asked
As strange as it may sound, not every web marketer is focused on their client’s needs. Quite often, they focus on web marketing “results” alone. In...
The Karcher Group 04 Unique Challenges of B2B Digital Marketing
Anyone who has been in the business-to-business marketing space for any length of time knows first-hand that it comes with its own particular set of...
Geoff Karcher 0What Is the Best CRM in 2023: HubSpot vs. Salesforce
HubSpot and Salesforce are both extremely versatile and popular CRM platforms that are used by businesses of all sizes, from local startups to...
Joe Goodman 0Could ChatGPT Change the Future of Marketing?
Artificial intelligence has been a hot topic for conversation lately and for good reason. The technology has made strides in recent years to become...
Dennis Galbreath 04 Types of Information Technology Security Your Business Should Improve Today
If you haven’t looked into the stability and health of your cyber security technology lately, your business may soon be in trouble. Having up-to-date...
Todd Lint 0What is Google’s Algorithm and Why Should I Care About It?
If you’re a digital marketing client of TKG, you may have heard me mention Google’s recent updates to their search engine’s algorithm. If that is the...
Dennis Galbreath 0How to Spot a Phishing Email: Top 5 Clues to Look For
Our Best Tips for Phishing Email Prevention I was just revisiting a blog post I wrote that covered the 4 types of IT security. Somehow I overlooked...
Todd Lint 05 Best Marketing Automation Tools & Platforms of 2023
This post was released prior but has since been updated for 2023.
Jennifer Gross 06 Reasons to Use a Local Digital Marketing Agency
Hiring a marketing agency is a big investment. This is especially true if you’re a small business and you want to make sure every dollar counts. But...
The Karcher Group 04 Commonly Misconstrued IT Terms
We get it—IT is confusing. The number of tech-related acronyms seems to increase daily. But as a business owner or operator, you need to know when...
Thomas Karcher 05 Potential Problems When Shooting Video on Location (And How to Prepare for Them)
Let’s face it—making professional videos can be intimidating. There’s a lot that goes into them, from planning to finding talent and worrying about...
Joe Oberster 05 Benefits of Working with Pay-Per-Click Consultants Can Help Your Paid Search Ads and Overall Bottom Line
Whether you’re already running PPC ads or simply beginning to consider them, it’s smart to partner with pay-per-click consultants.
Rachel Whinnery 0Top 7 Reasons to Use a Website Grader Tool
There’s a lot more to a good website than what meets the eye. Do you have great pictures? A snappy tagline? That’s a great start! But with our free...
Kelsey Hochstetler 0Why Companies Need an IT Strategy to Grow
Today we are going to talk about all kinds of computer lingo and technical terms. Terms like RAM, processors, DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory. Are...
Todd Lint 06 Reasons to Switch Your IT Provider (and Why it’s Easier Than You Think)
Sometimes things in life go a little haywire and you’re forced to breakup with some of your favorite things. You might have to breakup with a...
Todd Lint 0How Remarketing will change after the death of cookies
If you have read our other post on the subject, then you know that third-party cookies are coming to an end. As of the time of this article, Google...
Joe Helline 0Your Technical SEO Check-up List
As a business owner, you probably know that it’s important to understand the health of your site. But how do you go about it? While we may be experts...
Joe Helline 0Programmatic Doesn’t Need to be Problematic
Explaining Programmatic Advertising can be complex and has only amplified the many questions thundering around the digital landscape. From how...
The Karcher Group 0Google Analytics 4
We have been asked by a few clients how Google Analytics 4 (GA4) will impact their business. GA4 represents a big change in how Google collects and...
Joe Helline 0Your Guide to The Removal of Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are an essential component of many programmatic and digital advertising tactics today. Since Google announced it would be...
Ryan Sanecki 0Top 5 Reasons HubSpot Hubs Help You Nurture Customer Relationships During the Pandemic
When it comes to HubSpot, it may be easier to list the things it cannot do than the things it can do. This incredibly powerful CRM (customer...
Jennifer Gross 0Top 10 Reasons to Use HubSpot for Email Marketing
At The Karcher Group, we have entered an intense love affair with HubSpot. This powerful customer relationship management (CRM) software features...
Jennifer Gross 0SEO oh no! 5 SEO Tactics to Throw Away – and What to Replace Them With
Have you heard of black hat SEO? No, it’s not a Marketing Guru donning a dapper hat. Black hat SEO tactics are search engine optimization (SEO)...
Geoff Karcher 0Top 3 Ways HubSpot Helps You Connect the Dots Between Marketing & Reporting
HubSpot is incredibly powerful CRM software that can help you connect the dots between marketing and reporting. Having a good digital marketing...
Jennifer Gross 0How to Find New Employees Using 4 Digital Marketing Tactics
Are you wondering how to find new employees and hire top talent? Upgrading your digital marketing strategy can play a big part in finding the right...
Geoff Karcher 0So, You're Going to Be on Camera
As a videographer, I often take photos or video of people who don’t spend a lot of time (if any) in front of a camera. Being on camera can be...
Joe Oberster 0Why Toyota's Brand Strategy Set the Stage for a Polarizing 2020 Supra
If you’re into cars and have been on the Internet at all in the last few years, you already know about the recently unveiled Toyota Supra. You...
Matt McComb 0Benefits of the HubSpot CMS Hub
Gone are the days of using multiple platforms to host and manage your website. Say goodbye to time-consuming and confusing processes and hello to...
Jennifer Gross 03 Things You Didn’t Know About HubSpot
3 things you didn't know you could do with HubSpot We all know we can use workflows for basic things like sending a series of emails after someone...
Jennifer Gross 0Digital marketing... it's more important than ever
You don’t have to read this blog post to know the past year was one of the craziest of all time. Just like the rest of the world, we worked from...
Cassidy Burger 0How to Use HubSpot to Align Your Sales and Marketing Teams
Marketing and sales teams have repeatedly run into the issue of misalignment.
The Karcher Group 0Call Tracking Helps Reduce that Uneasy Vegas Feeling
It is said that nineteenth century retailing pioneer, John Wannamaker opined: “I know that 50% of my advertising is wasted. My problem? I don’t...
Rick Brown 0Don’t gamble with your digital marketing
If you regularly read this blog, you may sense that we are fairly particular about how we take care of our partners. Whether they work with TKG...
Geoff Karcher 0Live Chat: A Solution for Custom Manufacturing
Receiving a request for quotation (RFQ) is an absolute requirement of the sales process if your company’s solution or products must be designed...
Rick Brown 0Top 10 E-commerce Mistakes and Ways to Improve Your E-commerce SEO
E-commerce websites are some of the most fun to work on from a search engine optimization (SEO) perspective. Why? Because the return on investment...
Geoff Karcher 0SEO Prices for E-commerce Websites
One of the great things about leveraging SEO for e-commerce websites is that it’s easy to draw a direct line between initial investment and return on...
Geoff Karcher 0How much does SEO cost in 2021?
It’s fair to say that search engine optimization (SEO) costs vary widely, based on a number of important factors. In this post, we will give you some...
Geoff Karcher 06 Affordable Marketing Ideas for Small Businesses
Truth be told, marketing is hard. And for small businesses with a smaller budget, it can be even harder. But a small budget doesn't have to mean...
Ashley Ikeler 07 Reasons to Have a Website for Your Small Business
In an era dominated by social media, it isn’t uncommon to hear business owners say they think having a Facebook page is enough. I’m here to tell you...
Ashley Ikeler 0Is SEO Worth It in 2021?
Having been in the SEO industry since before it was called the SEO industry, I continue to get a kick out of how often questions like, “Is SEO worth...
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