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There are way too many pages now creating way too much content for way too many people, and unfortunately, that means that there is a ton of competition and limited real estate for prime organic visibility.

SO you can’t fault Facebook for the fact that they are simply trying to make sure that interactions are meaningful and that users are only seeing the best, most relevant content catered to them. This makes the user experience unique, and honestly is the premise behind the methodology of inbound, an engaging digital content strategy.

Have you noticed a decrease in organic traffic on Facebook since their drastic algorithm changes? As digital marketers, we've certainly noticed a difference. While we can't change the algorithm, we can stay proactive and adjust our social strategies accordingly. Account Manager Kassi Whitman shares her takeaways and tips on prioritizing content that will respond well to these recent changes in the video below.

As a business owner, are you contemplating partnering with an agency to increase your company’s marketing effort to boost your brand recognition and to generate new leads? 

Where do you start: contact an agency, hire a new associate to focus on just that, or take a go at it yourself? 

Either way, you need to start with evaluating your most important asset and the center of your marketing efforts – your website! A website was originally created in the early 2000’s as a place holder and extension of the Yellow Pages for customers to look you up.  Now, websites have morphed into a tool, and yours should be the hardest working sales tool that you have. It works 24/7 without complaining or charging overtime!

Here are a few tips and tricks that we consider to be website auditing 101 or 'the basics' to determine if your website meets today’s tough standards. 

Are you thinking about working with an agency? There are a few essential tips we can offer to ensure you start off on the right track, from marketing assessments to technology audits. Business Development Lead Michael Christian brings up the top five things that you should consider before doing so. 

So, you're looking into chatbots. Understandable. According to a survey by Oracle, 20% of organizations were piloting chatbots in 2017, while 32% were planning to use them by the end of the year. Chatbots may very well be the next big thing in online customer experience, which is great! Chatbots allow you to have personalized one-on-one conversations with your prospects about what they care about when THEY are ready with questions.

It goes without saying that the higher education recruitment process has experienced major upheaval in the past decade. As a result of the decline in effectiveness of traditional advertising techniques, a shift in how applications 

are completed (now over ninety percent online), and prospective students’ ability to readily access outside testimonials and reviews, it’s no surprise that institutions are shifting to an inbound approach to nurture student relations and deliver valuable content to engage students. 

The secret sauce for marketing is centered around marketing automation. In this video, Digital Marketing Specialist Kelly Buck lays out four tips for maximizing your marketing automation tactics!

That critical decision to invest resources into seeking sage marketing advice from an agency is an important move. For those in agriculture, there are several hurdles you must tackle when trying to grow your business. Nine to Five-ers are few and far between in this world, and the traditional structures of the B2B space are turned on their heads. When agriculture or life science companies struggle to quantify results and have a ton on their plate, an agency may seem like one more thing to juggle. Luckily, an ag-specialized agency will work to streamline your processes, reach (the right) growers and distributors, and do it all with tailored research to ensure you’re not shouting into the void.

Getting started with an agency is like establishing just about any other relationship: you want to start off on the right foot with a basis of trust, mutual respect, and shared goals. Find an agency that knows your field as well as you do. From tackling the tradeshow gauntlet with ease to nurturing the correct grower/distributor/retailer customer, here are a few ways an agency will get you growing in the right direction. 

Stratagon was a proud recipient of a Regional Best of NAMA award for our kickoff campaign work with Cibus. The agency was recognized for our SU 2017 Canola Kickoff Campaign with Cibus and placed as a NAMA National Finalist in the Multi-Media Campaigns division.

This campaign, in particular, was uniquely positioned in that Stratagon and Cibus determined the most success would come from aligning ourselves with two separate target markets, identifying both canola retailers and target growers primarily located in North Dakota and Montana.

Through carefully curated individualized and eye-catching collateral, we positioned Cibus (a newer contender breaking into the canola seed market) as a trusted high-yield research and technology backed player. 

On May 25^th, 2018 the European Union’s General data protection regulation (GDPR) took effect. You may be asking yourself, what does that have to do with me? I’m a furniture manufacturer located in the United States. How can an EU law affect my business?

You’re not alone. In a recent survey conducted by Sage, 91% of American businesses lacked awareness surrounding details of the GDPR. 84% of those surveyed don’t understand the implications for their specific businesses.

Project managers (PMs) and account managers (AMs) are usually in a position to be many things to many people. Lucky us! From leading a team to applying oversight or strategy to juggling client demands, we need to be at the top of our game when it comes to managing projects and people.