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Author: Kris Skavish

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Announcing the Digital Marketing Apprenticeship

The disruption and upheaval in doing business this year has been profound, largely due to the coronavirus. But, disruption doesn’t always have to be a bad thing: it also brings about new ideas, revitalization, new ways to connect with others and to learn. Enter the Two Octobers apprenticeship program. As a purpose-driven organization, proud B

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GMB Made Easier – A free tool to simplify your posts

It’s not surprising that with COVID-19, many location-based, brick-and-mortar businesses have had changing hours, closures, and somewhere in between. It’s been tough for customers too – not knowing if their favorite services are open and if so, are there new requirements for entering (masks, distance between customers, etc.)? For any business, multi-location or otherwise, it’s

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Two Octobers Becomes Majority-Woman-Owned

Last month, Two Octobers made a big and little change. After 10 1/2 years of being a 50/50 partnership, co-founder Nico Brooks and I decided to tip the scales towards female ownership, and I became the majority owner. Is this a symbolic change? Is it a meaningful change? Yes, it’s both. First, the fact that

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The $10,000 Gem Hiding in Your Google Analytics

I promise you there is a gem hiding inside your Google Analytics that will have a real impact on your business. It might be a piece of data whose impact can be felt beyond the website and into the core of your business. It may be something that could drive more visitors to purchase, uncover

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Attract & Qualify Customers with Google My Business Q&A

One of the most underutilized tools on a Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is the Q&A section. For all the time marketers put into choosing the right Google Business category and crafting the perfect, not-too-keyword-heavy description, the Q&A gets left behind. All too often, users browsing local business listings on Google see this:

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