The holiday season means an exponential increase in shopping and sales. This means more consumers in and out of the doors of your business. Or, if you’re an online business, more users visiting your website. So, now is the time to ask yourself a few questions: Are you doing all you can to maximize your sales? Are you prepared for …
3 Must-Haves to Drive Online Marketing Results
There are many different avenues to go when crafting an online marketing strategy. Businesses can often find themselves doing many different things to market themselves with no results to show for it. That’s why it’s important to understand the essential elements of successful online marketing before diving in – and to have a strategy or plan. Here we will identify …
Focusing on Others Can Benefit You
ISSUE: Pushing the Envelope, Inc. (PTE) was looking for a way to engage new audiences and diversify content for a local non-profit client without “watering down” the message or losing focus on the mission. The existing posting strategy was heavily focused on engaging the existing audience made up of loyal donors and volunteers well-versed in the organization’s mission but lacked …
Understanding Analytics
Marketing analytics, by definition, is the study of data to evaluate the performance of marketing activity. Marketing a business takes more than creative flair; it is a data-driven process that should be based on research about your target audience, what they want and need, and how to reach them. Analytics or performance data is the basis of solid marketing. How …
Fewer Posts Can Equal Bigger Results
ISSUE: Pushing the Envelope, Inc. (PTE) began managing the social media presence for a national bank in mid-January 2022. An existing posting schedule was in place that was frequent but lacked strategy and engagement. OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES: Taking a quality over quantity approach, the agency strategically reduced the total amount of posts shared organically from the brand when compared to …
Promoting an Unmatched Brunch at Angelina’s
ISSUE Pushing the Envelope, Inc. (PTE) serves as the agency of record for Angelina’s Ristorante (Angelina’s). Through operational assessments and market research completed by restaurant management, Angelina’s determined they could increase revenue and market share by adding a Sunday brunch service. PTE was approached to help promote this additional service to their existing guests and potential new guests but was …
Gifting Waterfront Dining Increases by 72.35%
ISSUE Like many restaurants in Southwest Florida, The Dock enjoyed a strong year of sales in 2021, post the initial COVID-19 hospitality crash of 2020. They scaled back some marketing efforts earlier in the year due to the success. However, in September of 2021, looking toward the end of the year, the owner was ready to revisit efforts and desired …
3 Tips on Taking the Perfect Photo for Social Media
It’s evident that photos and videos have taken over social media. Long gone are the plain-text posts about someone’s day eating ice cream with their grandmother. Facebook realized this trend in 2019 when it added its status backgrounds to allow your text to stand out among the sea of digital photos and videos. With the constant overload of content in …
5 Tips for “Going Live” to Stay Connected with Your Customers
The world is in a strange spot right now. The situation surrounding COVID-19 changes every day, and it’s hard to say when things may go back to “normal.” Many businesses are struggling to find ways to stay connected to their customers, even while their doors remain closed. Maybe you can relate. Good news! The doors of social media are always …
BOGO Coupon Generates ~$75k in Sales in Just 2 Weeks
ISSUE: A Naples restaurant has consistently published a buy one, get one (BOGO) free coupon in Naples Daily News during specific times of year (predominately out of season) for multiple years with success. In 2020 they set a goal of improving sales in January, an already highly successful month. It was decided that the BOGO coupon would be employed in …