SEO Audit Tool

Add an SEO Audit Tool to Your Digital Strategy

Make sure your digital strategy is on track with consistent website audits using an SEO audit tool. Performing regular SEO audits is essential for staying on top of the major issues that could be damaging your site’s visibility and ranking. Moz Site Crawl is an SEO audit tool that crawls your site every week searching…

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SEO Content Audit

Most Common Website Mistakes Learned from an SEO Content Audit

At Parallel Interactive, we get a little obsessive about our clients’ SEO strategy. Before any new website content is created, we first conduct an SEO content audit. Why? Because good content is a crucial part of making sure you end up on top of a search engine results page (aka SERP). Great content keeps visitors…

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Combine PR and Digital Marketing

Combine PR and Digital Marketing to Maximize Your ROI

Today, top brands combine PR and digital marketing strategy to boost ROI by amplifying a company’s credibility and clearing the path to greater success with conversions. There’s an old saying about the difference between advertising and public relations when delivering messages to the masses: “Pay for it or pray for it.” While traditional paid advertising…

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digital marketing advice for startups

Digital Marketing Advice for Startups

Today’s new business owner can create an affordable, effective digital marketing strategy, previously only available to big budget advertisers. Forbes offers digital marketing advice for startups ready to build brand awareness. By using video, content, social media, and mobile advertising, you can help your business make a name for itself and rank higher in Google…

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2018 Digital Marketing Trends

2018 Digital Marketing Trends to Win New Customers

Is your digital marketing strategy stuck in a time warp? Top industry experts review 2018 digital marketing trends and realistic ways to integrate the latest technologies into your business. Technologies, such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and voice search interactions, no longer just belong to sci-fi films. So how can we best use these new…

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UTM Parameters

Track Digital Marketing Campaigns with UTM Parameters

Do you use UTM parameters to analyze social media click-throughs and other incoming links? Track digital marketing campaigns more precisely with this handy ID code. You may be missing some important information that can help you determine which online marketing campaigns are working and which ones are duds. UTM parameters (UTM = Urchin Tracking Modules)…

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Customer Segmentation Best Practices

5 Customer Segmentation Best Practices to Drive Sales

You know who your customers are, but do you truly understand them? Try these customer segmentation best practices to maximize marketing automation and build meaningful, loyal customer relationships. There’s no doubt that the more you know about your audience, the greater your chances are to reach them with impactful messages that inspire action. In fact,…

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SEO strategy should include social media

Why SEO Strategy Should Include Social Media

When it comes to creating successful search engine optimization (SEO) strategy for your website, Google isn’t the only algorithm game to master. Here’s why SEO strategy should include social media to diversify ranking options. Content marketing comes in all forms – written, images, video, and audio. The most effective execution of SEO strategy includes platforms…

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Outdated Digital Marketing Trends

Outdated Digital Marketing Trends to Ditch in 2018

Digital marketing strategy has evolved at dizzying speeds, and experts say some formerly effective strategies are now underperforming. Here’s a review of outdated digital marketing trends to replace this year. As marketers continue to adopt new technologies, a few under-performing, overused tactics are on the chopping block for the coming year. Hubspot Blog Contributor Jasz…

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SharpSpring Marketing Automation Tools

Top 5 Reasons We Love SharpSpring Marketing Automation Tools

With the widespread growth of marketing automation tools, Parallel Interactive’s range of client services has increased exponentially this year. We searched for a year to find a software partner to integrate these services into our clients’ marketing technology stacks. Then we found SharpSpring marketing automation tools. It’s like Robin Hood rode through our office and delivered…

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Digital Strategy

Hone Your Digital Strategy to Make Your Website More Engaging

You’ve successfully promoted your website and you’re experiencing heavy web traffic, now it’s time to hone your digital strategy. Once you’ve got the visitors, you need to implement a digital strategy that includes optimizing your pages to improve your site’s performance. Lesya Liu, contributor for Entrepreneur, offers a few tips on how to engage and…

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Media Strategy

4 Steps to Start Your Social Media Strategy

Social media strategy has proven to be a staple in the digital marketing process. We use it to find information as well as research and interact with businesses. When creating a social media strategy for your business, it can be hard to know where to begin. Isabella Andersen breaks it down in her article, “4…

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