Public Reviews Boost Business
My First Rate is a product of Loud Mode Interactive and MDS Resource. We are Interactive Marketing Services companies composed of a tight-knit team of digital marketing professionals. We are comprised of graphic artists, copywriters, web designers, marketing strategists and website developers. We developed the concept for “My First Rate” in response to the ever growing need for business owners to have a process in place for their customers to be able to leave a review “immediately & on the spot.” Using QR codes that link to a mobile website let’s them leave a review as a form of...
Read More6 Reasons Your Website Sucks
Step into your consumer mindset for a moment. You’re online and you visit ABC’s company website. Why? You need information. You want to buy something. Or maybe you’ve never heard of them and want to figure out what they do. Who knows. When you get to their website, it’s not working right for various reasons. It’s slow. It has broken links. It’s just not a good user experience. Now, what is your perception of ABC after visiting their site? [I'll pause here to give you a moment to think about this.] And the correct answer is: You think their company sucks. I recently stumbled...
Read MoreDon’t Forget Basic Business Concepts
It’s our job and responsibility to advise our customers on the latest and best practices to create engaging websites, develop online marketing programs to get them found and convert those visitors to leads for their business. It’s important to grow and evolve your online marketing efforts while always keeping an eye on the things that tend to get lost in today’s technology based business environment. One thing that bothers me to no end is that the art of the follow-up as we knew it growing up and watching how our dads or moms always sent a handwritten note to thanks...
Read MoreEffective Mobile Websites
www.effectivemobileweb.com is a product of Loud Mode Interactive. We developed this website specifically to market Effective Minneapolis Mobile Websites to Companies who want to be found by businesses or the consumer “on the go”. Mobile technology is rapidly changing the industry. A full 23% of all Web browsing time is already done on smart-phones, and it’s estimated that by the end of 2013 more people will be accessing the internet on their smart-phone than on a desktop PC. This could obviously have a big impact on the number of customers that choose to buy from you. You need to ensure...
Read MoreInbound marketing is where to focus your efforts
Traditional interruption marketing has been shouting in our faces for over 80 years: “Buy me! Give me money!” From telemarketers to yellow page ads; from billboards to television commercials; from circus barkers to street peddlers; we are all familiar with such intrusions into our lives, whether or not we have any interest in what’s being sold. Think of inbound marketing more as permission marketing. When I, as a consumer, am interested and begin searching for something I want to buy, I ask specific sellers of these items, “Tell me more!” First, understanding...
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