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The 4 Best Website Building Platforms and What They Do Best

In the world of websites, there are many different tools and platforms available to develop your business’s website. A content management system (CMS) will allow you to easily add and edit the content on your site without needing to learn HTML code. With so many CMS platforms to choose from, how can you decide which is best for you? I’ll …

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Tuesdays With Ryz- Quicksand

This weekend, my daughter, Maeryn (8), played in her second “green dot” tennis tournament.  Now, as an 8-year old playing in this division, she is playing against girls who are almost all 10-11 years old.  While she possesses more of her mother’s determination, looks, intelligence, focus, athletic ability…you get the idea…she is only 8 and this is one of the first …

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How to Know if Your SEO is Good or Bad

This is one question our agency gets asked quite frequently, and the ­­­answer is that there are multiple ways to get found online (Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising, Digital Display Advertising, Social Media, etc.). What clients are generally asking about when they ask this question is Organic Search results that are driven by Search Engine Optimization strategies. (Search Engine Optimization …

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Maybe Winning Isn’t Everything

I’m not a person who likes to acknowledge or discuss losses. I have an older brother, and sports and competition were a huge part of my childhood. I hate to lose. I don’t like participation trophies, and I don’t believe the philosophy that you play to have fun. To quote one of my favorite Twitter follows, former ESPN analyst and …

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Client Spotlight: Greenwood Chevrolet’s Extra Mile Stories

Last month, 898 Marketing helped Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown launch their new “Extra Mile Stories” campaign, which featured real Greenwood customers telling their stories. Learn more about how Greenwood went the Extra Mile for Eric, Kim, Kayla, and Louis: Family comes first at Greenwood, and no one understands that like Eric Rothbauer. Eric has been driving Chevrolet vehicles for the …

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Tuesdays With Ryz- Is This It?

Is this it?  Is this all life has to offer now?  Many of us have asked this as our world, both our own personal bubble and collective society, is shaken to its core.  While news media outlets, social media and outward signs of expressions from people of all opinions cloud our feeds and freedoms, we are left asking what will …

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My Internship Search Experience

I’ve always found weightlifting as a great parallel to life. Life, like weightlifting, takes consistency and doing things with proper form and full repetitions. In real life, cutting corners will leave you disappointed in your results or even hurt. Personal records are something people strive for in weightlifting, as well as in life. You follow a plan and test yourself …

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898 Marketing Welcomes Our Summer Class of Interns

Over the past year, 898 Marketing’s internship program has given over a dozen local college students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience with a variety of clients across a wide range of industries. The summer class brings two returning and three new faces to 898 Marketing with everyone looking to expand their experience and knowledge while growing personally and professionally. …

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Michael Francisco Explains How to Make the Most of Your Internship Experience

Since January, I have been a marketing intern at 898 Marketing. The experience is one that I am extremely grateful for and one I will cherish forever. I’ve learned more than I ever imagined, made valuable friendships, and was able to take advantage of the opportunity that was given to me. With all of the knowledge I acquired in a …

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Tuesday’s with Ryz- On the Front Line

The charcoal was lit. The hot dogs and hamburgers were ready. The pools were open (for the most part) and the heat was on this past weekend. Memorial Day finally arrived and brought with it a freedom to return to some normalcy, as the weather pushed us out of the house with a taste of summer.  This year, this holiday …

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