Why Sustainability Matters in Modern Marketing In today’s marketplace, sustainability is more than just a buzzword — it’s a business imperative. Consumers increasingly expect companies to take responsibility for their environmental impact, and many are now basing purchasing decisions on a brand’s sustainability practices. This shift presents a unique opportunity for businesses. By turning sustainability initiatives into a core part…

This article is the second in our SEO Strategy series. If you haven’t read the first article, we recommend starting there to gain foundational insights into how organic SEO fits into your broader SEO Strategy.  Organic SEO: The Lynchpin of a Winning SEO Strategy In our previous article, we emphasized that winning the game of search engine optimization (SEO) starts…

At Xponent21, we prioritize delivering seamless and dependable website experiences for our clients. A critical component of this is ensuring that form notifications—such as those from Gravity Forms—reach you reliably. However, achieving this can be more complex than it seems due to various factors affecting email deliverability. In this article, we’ll break down the challenges and present the available options…

As Chief Work Officer at Xponent21, I’m tasked with ensuring that our team has the tools, training, and systems in place to allow them to focus on and perform their best work. By creating a work environment that prioritizes the employee experience and fosters optimal performance, we believe that everyone wins – our clients, their customers, our employees, our company, and ultimately, our community.  That sounds idyllic, but how does it work in practice?…

If you’re a business owner or someone responsible for marketing a business, you likely already know you need to show up on the first page of search results, as close to the top as possible, to drive organic traffic to your website. How to successfully do so is another story. A winning SEO strategy begins with understanding the game, so…

Many business owners believe that online reviews on sites like Yelp, Facebook, and Google don’t have much bearing on their business. If you’re one of these business owners, you may be thinking, “We have plenty of customers already, so why should I worry about getting online reviews?” Or, “I know our reviews are bad, but our company is great and…

For businesses and organizations hoping to drive growth in 2022, the need for authentic engagement with all stakeholders, from clients and prospects to employees and partners, is critical – but tougher to achieve than ever before.…

What Is Team Culture? My background is in science, specifically biology. So when I think about culture, one definition that instantly comes to mind is “the cultivation of cells in an artificial medium containing nutrients”. In the context of society, culture refers to the customary beliefs, social norms, and traits of a racial, religious, or social group. It encompasses many…

Key Takeaways: Approaching the Workplace Experience Like an Experience Designer At Xponent21, there is a question that is baked into every experience that we design: What happens next?  You might think of experience design as analogous to building a physical structure. The design needs to be architecturally sound and complete, with pathways to get someone safely from point A to…

Key Takeaways: Work is life. There is no other body that we step into when our shift starts and we don’t leave all of our personal stuff behind when the workday begins. We certainly don’t stop thinking about what is happening at work just because the workday is over. Our work life impacts our personal lives and what we do…