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What Is Google Discover?

What Is Google Discover?

If you are spending all your marketing energy on traditional search and ignoring Google Discover, you are leaving traffic on the table. That is the…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Mar 5, 2026
What Does Your Email Marketing CTR Actually Tell You?

What Does Your Email Marketing CTR Actually Tell You?

Your email marketing CTR is the single most honest metric in your entire email program. Open rates got unreliable the moment Apple rolled out Mail…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Mar 4, 2026
How Can a Restaurant Use QR Codes for Marketing?

How Can a Restaurant Use QR Codes for Marketing?

Most restaurants are sitting on a goldmine and don’t even know it. Every single person who walks through your door, sits at your table, and…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Mar 3, 2026
Local B2C Marketing Strategies: The Complete Guide for Businesses That Want to Win in 2026

Local B2C Marketing Strategies: The Complete Guide for Businesses That Want to Win in 2026

Nearly 80% of B2C marketers plan to increase or maintain their marketing budgets this year, according to HubSpot’s latest survey of over 1,400 global marketing…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Mar 2, 2026
Google Ads Strategy 2026: What Actually Matters (And What You Can Ignore)

Google Ads Strategy 2026: What Actually Matters (And What You Can Ignore)

If your Google Ads strategy 2026 looks the same as it did two years ago, you are leaving money on the table. That is not…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Mar 2, 2026
What Is Spam Email? A Technical Breakdown of the Biggest Problem in Your Inbox

What Is Spam Email? A Technical Breakdown of the Biggest Problem in Your Inbox

If you have an email address, you have a spam email problem. That is not an opinion. Nearly half of all email traffic on the…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 28, 2026
Should You Still Make a Facebook Business Page in 2026?

Should You Still Make a Facebook Business Page in 2026?

Some business owners are looking at Facebook right now and asking whether it’s even worth their time anymore. TikTok is the shiny object. Instagram gets…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 27, 2026
5 Types of Social Media Posts That Actually Drive Foot Traffic to Your Food Truck

5 Types of Social Media Posts That Actually Drive Foot Traffic to Your Food Truck

Food truck social media is one of the most underused tools in the mobile food business. That’s surprising, because the data is hard to argue…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 24, 2026
WooCommerce vs. Shopify: A Straight Look at the Features That Actually Matter

WooCommerce vs. Shopify: A Straight Look at the Features That Actually Matter

Choosing between WooCommerce for ecommerce and Shopify is one of the most consequential decisions a business owner will make when building an online store. Both…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 23, 2026
5 Amazon PPC Tips to Stop Wasting Ad Spend and Start Targeting Smarter

5 Amazon PPC Tips to Stop Wasting Ad Spend and Start Targeting Smarter

Most sellers approach Amazon PPC the same way: throw money at it, hope for sales, and wonder why the numbers look rough at the end…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 22, 2026
How to Diagnose Your GA4 Engagement Rate Before You Rebuild Anything

How to Diagnose Your GA4 Engagement Rate Before You Rebuild Anything

Your Google Analytics dashboard is showing you a number. Maybe it’s 45%. Maybe it’s 62%. Maybe you’re not sure what it means or whether it’s…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 22, 2026
What Is AEO Marketing and Is It the Future of Search?

What Is AEO Marketing and Is It the Future of Search?

Something big is happening in digital marketing right now, and most small business owners haven’t caught on yet. Their customers aren’t typing a search term…

Craig Rhode
Craig Rhode
Feb 22, 2026