Video makes your website sticky and improves your SEO
No, not Dum-Dum sucker-in-your-sister’s-hair sticky. Website “stickiness” is a good thing. It refers to the amount of time that a visitor spends on your website. According to business2community.com, websites that include videos have on average an extra two-minute dwell time compared to websites without video. 2016 is being called “The Year of Video.”…
Read MoreJaxKids Book Club turns a page
BroadBased is now in our 12th year of proud partnership with the Jacksonville Children’s Commission on the award-winning JaxKids Book Club, a free early literacy program for all Duval County 4-year-olds preparing to enter kindergarten. To inject new life into the story that began in 2004, the Book Club was re-introduced in May as a…
Read MoreMarketable marketing skills
In The rise of the marketer: Driving engagement, experience and revenue, a recent report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (and sponsored by Marketo) the following question is posed: What are the top three areas in which you need to develop skills in your marketing operation? The results skew heavily toward technology –– which is…
Read MoreIntroducing Alexandra Morrison, Digital Marketing Manager
We are delighted to welcome Alexandra, our new digital marketing manager, to our team. Mostly raised in Jacksonville, Alexandra also spent years living with her family in Belgium and visiting every nation in Europe, with the photo albums to prove it. She graduated from The Bolles School in Jacksonville, then moved on to the Savannah…
Read MoreA lead generation road map guaranteed to make your phones ring
As 2016 shifts into the second half we’re seeing more and more companies challenged by online lead generation. Whether it’s quantity, quality, or a combination of both, funnel-ready leads seem to be in shorter supply for B2C and B2B companies these days. In response, we’ve put together a road map to help our partners answer…
Read MoreMastering higher education microsites
Attracting quality students to meet enrollment goals can be every bit as competitive for colleges and universities as generating sales is for companies — maybe even more so. For several years now, BroadBased has been working with higher education clients on increasingly sophisticated digital recruiting strategies. The most recent campaign, developed for Jacksonville University’s Brooks…
Read MoreNew TV spot for Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital
Placing the right message in front of the right audience using the right channel calls for a diversified approach, including traditional media. The BroadBased campaign for Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital continues to demonstrate how traditional media, in this case broadcast, can be highly effective for reaching certain demographics in a given media market. The most…
Read MoreTotal Business Systems totally dominates the first page
Total Business Systems is celebrating its 25th year in business as one of Jacksonville’s leading technology companies. Despite this impressive milestone, the company’s ranking on Google for important keyword phrases was lacking. We partnered with the Total Business Systems team to execute an aggressive SEO campaign that’s helped the company achieve more than 30 first-page…
Read MoreYou’ve got fail: Avoiding pitfalls of new business email
More than seven billion people reside on planet Earth, and in 2015 they collectively sent and received more than 205 billion emails. For businesses, email has become the go-to means of interaction for internal and external communications, which has led to the development of standards and best practices. Whether you’re using email to relay information…
Read MoreYour website could be our new favorite!
We’ve designed dozens of websites over the years and, while we definitely have our favorites, it’s usually the most recent launch that captures our heart. And with good reason. The latest website launch is always the one incorporating the latest technology and most current design sensibility. Our latest launch of CSITechInc.com is no exception. Here’s…
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