Digital Experiences: The Leading Brand Differentiator For years, digital agency teams have known the importance the intangible assets of customer loyalty. A good brand reputation meant customers should share you with those they know. Today’s it’s not so simple. Achieving intangible brand assets like customer loyalty requires improved customer experiences during the interactions a customer has with a company. We know by data that the first interactions customers have with brands are digital ones. Therefore, brands must prioritize the digital experience and emphasize delivering positive experiences more so than price or even product. Creating Customer-Devoted brands Before making buying decisions, […]

In today’s world, many people are blogging for SEO. So why do some blogs disappear in the shuffle while others get found online? Many of us hear stories where someone hired someone for search engine optimization (SEO) from out of the state or country to blog for them. These businesses generally end up with content that is choppy, laden with typos, or doesn’t support the keyword strategy. Keep in mind that your blog may be the first time a potential client is interacting with your brand. That first impression is everything. A clear blog strategy is essential for a business. […]

Consumers run the brand landscape. They change the way they feel about your brand in a moment. And with the current rate of nearly 80% of brand consumers stating they interact with a brand or a product online before they ever step a real or digital foot in a store, today’s top design and marketing

Our team just returned from Montecito, California in the middle of Santa Barbara County’s aftermath of the Montecito mudslides. As locals, and local marketing experts, we know that flooding is unlikely for the small hillside town of Montecito that runs from hill to sea. But the early morning hours of January 10th sent heavy rains

What is brand positioning? Brand positioning is often poised at the very beginning of the marketing journey. But few business owners understand everything that brand positioning encompasses. Why does it need to inform all aspects of your marketing, from logo design to copywriting? What is Brand Positioning and Why is It Important? Put simply, brand positioning is the position you want your business to own in the mind of your target audience. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when they hear your name? What benefits do you want associated with your company? A brand’s position is the market’s […]

Today’s marketing resources are unlimited—so how do you know which ones are worth using and which take more money (and time to learn) than they’re worth? Our Bend OR and Santa Barbara CA digital marketing agency strategists have compiled a list of the top tools of digital marketing agencies so you can see how we

It’s 2018, and there’s more online competition, and better competition, all the time. So how do you differentiate your brand and local search position in an online sea of others? Let’s look at one Santa Barbara logo design and digital agency’s four local search tactics you can implement this year. Santa Barbara logo design and digital agency’s

2018 is here, and with the New Year comes new trends. It’s time to take a look at what worked and what didn’t for your organization in 2017. Let’s make room for the top 2018 digital marketing trends and web design trends of the coming year. Take a look into Savy’s crystal ball and see

Marketing companies in Bend and everywhere are hearing the recent buzz of Net Neutrality. How does Net Neutrality affect digital marketing as an industry and what does it mean for the end user?   What is Net Neutrality? Net Neutrality surrounds the idea that ISPs, or internet service providers, should provide unrestricted, neutral access to

If you use Google AdWords to increase your sales, you may have noticed that keywords are getting more competitive all the time. If you don’t keep the quality score up on your ads, your cost for running a traditional AdWords campaign won’t be cheap. That’s where Google AdWords for video comes in. Google AdWords for

The Art of Visual Storytelling | 4 Quick Ways to Boost Your Brand Businesses today suffer from two major struggles: they’re challenged by growing content from competitors and by shrinking attention spans from their audience. That’s where visual storytelling comes in. Visual storytelling is a powerful approach that can compel an audience to convert more effectively than any amount of optimization or text can do alone. In a world drowning in content, only the bold are remembered. Visual storytelling uses visual media—photography, video, or other image-centric art—to plot out and weave an engaging tale. The human mind processes images faster […]

Marketers today and brands have many more choices than even a few years ago about the promotion of their products and services with integrated marketing campaigns. So, which channels will be used? Will traditional advertising be included, all digital, or a mix of both? Which social channels are most effective for the product or service? Will email