Resources
Regional Banks Are Safe. (Just Ask One).
Marketing doesn’t operate in a vacuum. We take a comprehensive approach to supporting our clients that includes researching and monitoring the wider realities of doing business. Commercial banking is critical to sustained growth in any industry, with regional banks financing small and mid-sized business developments across the country. In the wake of three regional bank…
Leveraging Innovative Marketing Technology
Marketing technology is an investment, a tool and a field-leveler. Using the right technology stack helps organizations of all sizes meet their objectives and collect data that ultimately shapes effective long-term strategy. There are drawbacks to leaning too heavily on marketing technology, too. Let’s get into it! What Is Marketing Technology? Often abbreviated to “MarTech,”…
How to Calculate The ROI of SEO
Measuring the ROI of SEO is tricky for many reasons, making it a challenge for organizations to make marketing decisions. When properly determined, though, the return on investment for SEO strategy can lead to improvements in project efficiency and provide actionable insights into consumer interests, changing demographics and developing opportunities. What Is the ROI of…
Green Marketing: How to Get Your Brand’s Message Right
The private sector has invested substantially in lowering carbon emissions and creating lasting, impactful changes for how they do business. The focus on sustainability isn’t about marketing; it’s about doing the right thing. Still, brands need to communicate their eco-friendly accomplishments, policies and goals to accelerate industry-wide change and appeal to consumers who care –…
Tilley Distribution’s Merger & Acquisition Rebranding
If you aren’t moving forward, you’re moving backward. In the wake of record-breaking M&A activity, brands are looking for ways to integrate diverse teams and create a new identity. Merger & acquisition rebranding demands introspection, deliberation and collaboration. Oneupweb has helped several clients navigate rebrands before, but our work with Tilley Distribution illustrates how to…
How to Make a Content Marketing Plan That Works
Businesses can’t afford to guess and check their content marketing strategy. By learning how to make a content marketing plan built around your goals and within your capabilities, you can create a road map that leads you from where you are to where you need to be. Before creating content, bring your stakeholders together and…
Pride Marketing Chat
Oneupweb is definitely considered an LGBTQIA+ friendly agency. In the past, we’ve donated to the Up North Pride foundation in Traverse City. Our insurance benefits cover domestic partnerships as well as marriages. We make space for everyone in our office, and at our table. This year, we sat down with two of our LGBTQIA+ colleagues…
What Is Brand Hierarchy?
Brand hierarchy describes how a company organizes its specific brands to best represent its services and meet the needs of its customers. Establishing a clear brand hierarchy can improve marketing performance, brand trust and authority, and each brand’s communication with its customers. Effective brand hierarchy is built on a strong strategic foundation. Grab your hammer….
Client Snapshot: HomeSteady Rebrand
Oneupweb began working with HomeSteady (previously Shazam Home Services) in December 2020. They asked us to help them create a new company name, logo, brand voice and brand guide. We also conducted user testing to refine branding recommendations and rebranded two customer journey maps for them. Scope of Work The Problem They felt their current…
Why Writing a Digital Marketing Case Study Will Convert All the People
Okay, maybe we took some poetic license with using the word “convert all the people.” However in a recent survey by B2B Marketing, of 112 marketers, two-thirds (66%) stated that case studies were “very effective” at driving leads and sales, and a further 32% found case studies to be “quite effective,” making case studies the…
How Market Research Helps Higher Education
Higher education is a rapidly changing industry. As a higher education marketer, you need to be armed with insights before making decisions. Market research for higher education allows you to make strong decisions that show your college or university is a thought leader who already knows your students. “Market research” may sound like a buzzword…
Why You Need Market Research
Market research is an important tool that solves marketing problems before they even happen. Many of the most successful marketing campaigns are backed by market research. In fact, the role of market research is to provide a business with pertinent data before that business embarks on a particular marketing strategy, therefore ensuring that strategy’s relevancy,…
