McKinney, Texas based, MarketCrest has joined up with The School of Media & Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University to provide students with the chance to receive college credit by getting internships in online marketing. The university states that college students have a hunger and strive to learn and use those skills in real life experiences. Internships are a great
M. Scott Berry, Founder and President of MarketCrest LLC, a McKinney, TX based online marketing firm, has recently been named a Marketing Mentor at The Werx in McKinney, Texas. At McKinney Werx, mentors come and work directly alongside entrepreneurs during scheduled mentor hours and host lunch and learn sessions on relative topics to startups and small businesses. Christine Smith of
Social media advertising is an essential strategy to use if you want to promote your website. Millions of people use social networking sites every day, including Facebook, Twitter, and several others. It’s one of the best ways to reach people when they are online. However, using social media advertising can be confusing. If you have never used it before, it
Content marketing is vital for any brand that wants to promote itself online. You need a content marketing strategy if you want your efforts to be fruitful. However, even with a strategy in place, you might find that your content marketing isn’t seeing the success you want it to. Are you failing at content marketing? If you think you MIGHT
Attracting visitors to your site is absolutely necessary, but it’s harder to do than you might think. As search marketing becomes more and more widespread, your competition is increasing every day. What’s more, small companies have different challenges than big companies—and it isn’t easy for either one. When someone types a word into a search engine, sees a page listed
Content marketing is a hot buzzword these days – and perhaps it should be. It has become one of the most effective ways for brands to connect and build credibility with prospects and customers. There’s no debating the fact that content is becoming an essential online marketing strategies… and there’s no end in sight to that trend. Research is clear
Many businesses find the concept of marketing automation appealing and want to jump right in with an improved strategy. However, a number of these companies don’t fully understand the financial implications — dedicating someone to the project full-time, or even just three-quarters of the time, is a big investment, not even considering the expenses for paying for software and
When looking for ways to improve marketing in your business, you may come across the phrase “marketing automation.” This term encompasses all types of software and techniques that enable you to automate your marketing tasks while personalizing efforts toward different groups of prospects to increase your chances of gaining conversions. As a manager of a small business or startup, you
We think it is time to dedicate a few posts to Inbound and Marketing Automation as MarketCrest is involved in an increasingly large amount of conversations about the purpose and value of modern marketing. For many companies, Inbound/Content Marketing and tools like HubSpot, Pardot, Marketo and SharpSpring are becoming the Go To Marketing strategy for B2B marketers. In this post,
This is another one of our all-time favorite posts. Neil is a beast and we had to share it with you: Why SEO Is Actually All About Content Marketing There’s a bit of confusion over SEO and content marketing. The confusion comes over how SEO and content marketing fit together. Do they fit together? Are they at odds with each
