Pictured above: Some Xponent21 team members after volunteering for a ramp build for project:HOMES. Assessing Richmond Digital Marketing Agencies When it comes to choosing the right digital marketing agency in Richmond, understanding how to evaluate their effectiveness is crucial. Whether you’re working with an agency or considering a new partnership, the ability to measure success will determine whether your business…

A relatively small government technology services provider was looking to increase its visibility with buyers and influencers within the federal government. Though contract season runs from late summer through the beginning of fall, we conducted a longterm marketing effort beginning in March to reach more purchasing agents and internal technology professionals while maintaining a brand presence over a long period of time.…

With just a click of a button, your paid media campaign will go live for everyone to see. It’s that simple, right? Well, not quite.  What you and your target audience see is a tailored, well-designed message about your product, service or brand. However, what you don’t see is the extensive work behind the strategy, creation, development, and ongoing optimizations…

Accurate, timely feedback is essential in achieving goals both large and small. For business owners and marketing managers, our goals often come down to conversions. Different types of businesses may define a conversion differently. In digital marketing, a conversion could include a sale made in your online store, a form submission on your website, a phone call, or a live…

You have probably heard about “big data,” but may be uncertain about what the term really means. So, what is big data? For small business owners, big data can refer to data from your website, social media profiles, digital marketing ad campaigns, client relationship manager, and more.…

Running a successful digital marketing campaign involves much more than designing ads and deploying them across social channels. To execute an effective campaign, we must first conduct research on who a business’s target audience is, which social channels provide the most effective means of reaching them, and how they prefer to interact with ads. Second, we must develop a research-based…

I am often amazed when I begin working with a new client to find that they have no real means of measuring how successful their investments in marketing have been. Considering that, on average, companies spend over 10% of their budget on marketing, it would make basic business sense that a company has a firm understanding of how well its…