Local Business Marketing: Simply Connected
Local Business Marketing: Simply Connected
Vivial
Welcome to Simply Connected, a Vivial podcast series designed to help local business owners learn digital marketing tips, tricks, and insights from industry experts that will help you find and engage with customers online. Vivial, a digital marketing agency, has partnered with hundreds of thousands of local businesses, big and small, across thousands of industries to ensure they are found online using digital marketing. Your host for this series is Laura Cole, Vivial's V.P. of Marketing. Laura has worked with local businesses over the last 20 years to plan, develop, and implement strategies to grow their business. From the height of traditional media to the introduction of digital marketing and the evolution of mobile, she has seen it all. To learn more about Laura Cole, find her on LinkedIn. In each episode, Laura will invite experts to join her as she dives into different aspects of digital marketing. From text messaging and social media best practices to content marketing and SEO hacks, this series will give you actionable insights that will help you drive sales, engage with your customers and stay "Simply Connected."
Ep. 18 | Making Your Google Business Profile Holiday-Ready
Join Laura Cole and Vivial's VP of Product, Todd Renard to discuss what you need to know about Google's rebranding of Google My Business to the Google Business Profile.  Then listen in as they go into what every local business owner should do to get their Google Business Profile ready for the holiday and the upcoming new year. 
Dec 15, 2021
13 min
Ep. 17 | 7.5 Fundamental SEO Tactics
In this podcast, Laura Cole discusses and expands on Vivial's recently published infographic, "7.5 Fundamental SEO Tactics."Joined by Vivial's VP of Product, Todd Renard, they break down what Search Engine Optimization is at the highest level and then dive into 7.5 tactics they feel are the most foundational to creating the best chance for Google to find you.
Dec 8, 2021
17 min
Ep. 16 | Unleashing the Potential of Paid Online Advertising for Your Local Business
Paid advertising, specifically search engine marketing (SEM) and display advertising, is a powerful tool that can provide local business owners tremendous value. However, it is often underutilized or underperforming due to its complexity when local businesses take it on internally. In this episode, Laura invites Dan Malloy, Vivial's SEM Product Manager, and Steve Trujillo, Vivial's Senior SEM Strategist to join here in a discussion starting with the basics of paid advertising and their experiences running paid ad campaigns for local businesses across the country in a variety of verticals from home services to retail to B2B. Learn how they believe local businesses can get the most value from paid ads and how they determine in the end what success looks like.
Jul 23, 2021
35 min
Ep. 15 | The Anatomy of a Google Search Results Page
Join Laura and Todd Renard, Vivial's VP of Digital Product, as they dissect the anatomy of a Google search page. They break down the various components that local business owners need to be aware of on a search engine results page (SERP) and how to utilize them to their advantage. 
Jun 30, 2021
20 min
Ep. 14 | How to Convert Digital Leads Into Revenue
Converting potential customers into paying customers is a common struggle business owners face, especially in today's digital era where your competition is one just click or search away. In this episode, Laura Cole invites Vivial's Senior Director of Training and Channel Sales to join her in a discussion about the challenges they often see as local businesses try to convert leads into dollars and give their recommendations on how to combat them.
Jun 15, 2021
19 min
Ep. 13 | What is Better for Local Businesses—DIY Marketing, Full-Service Digital Marketing Agency, or Somewhere In-Between?
In this podcast, Laura Cole tackles a topic that she feels really resonates with a lot of local business owners.  How to select a platform to use to market your business? With a sea of options out there from do-it-yourself (DIY) to full management or somewhere in between with a digital marketing agency like Vivial.  Joining her is Steve Jecker, Vivial's Senior Director of Client Services to give his perspective. As someone whose team works directly with thousands of business owners, he has seen it all and talks about the benefits and advantages of each.
Jun 3, 2021
16 min
Ep. 12 | Special Guest: Scott Knese, Owner of SRK General Construction Explains How He Uses Digital Marketing to Grow His Local Business
In this episode, Laura Cole invites long-time Vivial Customer and owner of SRK General Construction, Scott Knese, to join her for a conversation about how he has used digital marketing over the years to grow his business. Based out of St. Louis, MO, Scott started his business in 2011, and right off the bat, he knew that if he wanted to bring in more business he would need to invest an effort into marketing. After trying to do it on his own for a while, he determined he needed to partner with people that know the ins and outs of marketing.  That is when he found Vivial.  
May 20, 2021
17 min
Ep. 11 | Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website
Laura Cole invites Vivial's VP of Digital Product, Todd Renard, and Senior SEO Strategist, Matt Cioffi, to continue the conversation from Vivial's recent free SEO Masterclass webinar, How to Drive High-Quality Traffic to Your Website. In this episode, they give a quick recap and dive into live questions asked from the webinar, such as: What Google algorithms are focusing on right nowBalancing SEO alongside other digital marketing channelsAuditing your current SEO effortsMetrics and tracking SEOTimeframe to begin seeing resultsLocal search and the impact of Google My BusinessTo check out the full SEO Masterclass webinar, go to Vivial.net/Webinars.Interested in talking with one of our Digital Marketing Experts? Contact us today!
May 7, 2021
28 min
Ep. 10 | How to Leverage PR on Your Social Media Channels
Have you ever wondered whether PR is worth investing time into for your local business? Today you'll have your answer. In this episode, Laura Cole is joined by the owner of Approach Marketing, Megan Shroy to talk about all things public relations. They cover not only how beneficial it is for all-size businesses, but how you can use social media to exponentially increase its value. 
Apr 6, 2021
21 min
Ep. 9 | Apple's iOS 14 Update and How It May Affect Your Online Advertising
 Listen in as Vivial's Laura Cole, VP of Marketing & Channel Sales, and Senior Product Manager, Gee-Gee Law, take you step-by-step through what the Apple iOS 14 update is, the impact it may have on online advertising, and what you can do to stay on top of future changes.  
Feb 11, 2021
16 min
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