Archive for October 2018
Building A Digital Strategy Business: What Happened After We Decided To Stop Whitelabeling Our Services?
WATCH READ Building a digital strategy business that focuses on using data to design websites, digital marketing strategies, content marketing now custom software has been an amazing journey as we head into year three at Data Driven Design. When I first started the company, it was just me, as the business development, operations and project…
Read MoreClearly You Love What You're Doing. Otherwise, Well…You Wouldn't Be Doing It, Right?
WATCH READ Real talk, I’ve been working really hard since I was about 15 years old. That’s when I first realized I could make money as a turntableist / (DJ), spinning records. Yep, spinning hip-hop records at parties. I invested in my own set-up, as a high school junior, I bought turntables, a mixer,…
Read MoreWTF Google? More Reminder Emails About The Same Stuff? Digital Marketing Help
WATCH READ Nobody likes a clogged email inbox. In fact, it kind of takes a long time for even the most efficient people to organize their emails, let alone reply to all of them in a timely manner, but I digress. The point here is, our friendly neighborhood Googlers continue to clog our email inboxes.…
Read MoreHow WordPress Content Managers Can Create Really Good Looking Instagram Feeds On Their WordPress Websites (Data Driven Daily Tip #204)
WATCH LISTEN READ Thank you Smash Balloon. When a WordPress plug-in really works, IT REALLY WORKS. Smash Balloon’s FREE Instagram Feed plug-in, is what we’ve started to use on all of our client websites that want to have an Instagram Feed. It’s easy for Digital Marketers and WordPress Content Managers to do on their own.…
Read MoreExecutives & Small Business Owners: You Can Be Your Own Designer
WATCH READ Executives, CEOs, CMOs, VPs of Marketing and Small Business Owners, I’ve prepared this video for you to see how to create nice imagery to post on Instagram and Facebook. I know what you’re thinking (I don’t have time to do this). But, you agree that you need to be creating content every day,…
Read MoreExecutives & Small Business Owners: You Need To Blog Every Day. Here's How (Data Driven Daily Tip 203)
WATCH LISTEN READ Attention Executives and Small Business Owners: Blogging Every Day for Your Business should be like brushing your teeth. Seriously. When you were a kid, you were scared of brushing your teeth, and you hated it, and let’s be honest, that’s how most of you feel about creating and publishing business content every…
Read MoreWTF YouTube? How Can We Get A Custom URL For Our Channel? Data Driven Daily Tip #202
WATCH LISTEN READ I know a lot of people may read this blog and watch this video and think (pfewhat? it took him a year to get to 100 subscribers?) That’s NOTHING, and it took him a year? Yep. And I’m proud of it. Here’s why. 1. I put out an average of one video…
Read MoreHow Restaurants, Bars and Cafes Should Use Open Table For Marketing and Analytics
READ I remember I was walking past my father-in-law while he was searching online for a restaurant to make reservations at for his wedding anniversary, and each time he’d hit a search engine (Google) results page, he’d see an OpenTable result. OpenTable was dominating both the paid and organic results for just about every restaurant…
Read MoreShopify eCommerce Marketing and Web Development Tip: Lowest Hanging Fruit For Shopify Store Owners
READ Do you have a Shopify Store? If so, I’ve got some good news that you might not know about. It’s super easy, AND FREE, to drive a few extra conversions this month. The data shows that when you re-market to people who have abandoned their shopping cart, but haven’t purchased, they’re 65% or more…
Read MoreNashville Design Week Partnership: Designing With Data
READ We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Nashville Design Week. Data Driven Design is the official Web Design and Development partner of the week-long, city-wide series of interdisciplinary programs and events to unite the design community, promote collaboration and idea sharing, engage the public, and elevate the impact of Nashville’s design economy. In addition…
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