Mobile-Friendly – Not Just For B2C
A common reaction many B2B business owners have when I recommend they make their website mobile-friendly is Why? My audience is other businesses not consumers. But the fact is businesses and consumers have similar mobile experience requirements. Business owners are on their mobile devices just as much as regular consumers and like consumers, they’re... Read More
Shauna CroomeThe Sport of Digital Marketing (An Analogy)
Spring Training Camp I am not going to lie, the world of digital marketing can be intimidating. Much of the work seems to take place behind the scenes – in the back-end of websites, between lines and lines of code – and oftentimes results seem to be produced out of thin air like a magician... Read More
Jodie WorobecBluetrain to Host Online Marketing Event on Feb. 11th
Are you looking to increase your business’ presence on the web? There are countless things that you can do to achieve this goal, however, it can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. Because there are so many options and decisions to make, Bluetrain is excited to be hosting a Livestream Google Partner... Read More
Alyana Angus6 Simple Steps for a Stress-Free Redesign
So, you want a new site? You’ve taken a look at your website recently and noticed that it’s not as functional or glamourous as it once was – the slider seems a bit dated,, and that long scroll design on your competitor’s site is looking pretty fresh. Your business has also changed a lot since... Read More
Shree GovindarajanWhat Your Holiday Campaign is Missing
It’s that time of year again when the world glitters from a fresh layer of frost and everywhere you go you can hear a Christmas carol softly playing in the distance. Here at Bluetrain, the season has worked its magic spell on us and we’re ready to get festive! The Christmas curling party was a... Read More
Diana GaviriaSEO For Recruitment Campaigns
Although SEO gets mentioned a lot with respect to websites, did you know your recruitment campaigns can be optimized as well? Just like the rest of your site your careers section needs to be optimized so that you can attract the right people to your job postings. If you missed the first post that we... Read More
Diana GaviriaIT’S ALIVE! (Or Why SEO Isn’t Dead)
Every year, on Halloween, the day when our most ghoulish fears come alive, the question that has disturbed us for years comes forward to haunt us once again. This unrelenting question that has echoed for more than a decade in our psyches returns to taunt us with these three chilling words: Is SEO dead? Is... Read More
Diana GaviriaSEO & HTTPS, Should You Make the Move?
What Is HTTPS, Anyway? HTTPS stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure, it’s a variation of the popular HTTP used to transfer web pages across the internet. The difference is that HTTPS adds a layer of security by encrypting the data. Why Should You Care About HTTPS? Google has come out and said that sites... Read More
Samantha GoettelWhy Google Ended Authorship & What To Do Now
What was Google Authorship? When I attended the Search Marketing Expo (SMX) West in March of 2013, all anyone could talk about was Google Authorship. “This is the way of the future! It’s not just websites that can gain authority, but people as well.” These comments could be heard all around me. The benefit of... Read More
Samantha GoettelRethinking Recruitment for Alberta Oil & Gas Jobs
How Online Marketing Can Help Alberta Companies Recruit Smarter The caption under a recent headline by Maclean’s magazine about the best-paying, most hire-happy industries in Canada reads: Why you should learn math and move to Alberta. Working and living in Alberta, we’re all well aware of the challenges Alberta’s companies in the oil and gas... Read More
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