WHY this form of marketing takes FIRST PLACE before anything else!!!
What could this be?
And why is this so important?
One of the most common business challenges I hear daily from salon and spa owners around the world is MARKETING. They’re not sure where to start, how much to spend and what to put first in their marketing efforts.
Our marketing module in the Complete Business Management course covers the most up-to-date and current marketing tools, methods, and guidelines in great detail, and it’s of course far too much content to share in a newsletter but I thought to start with the most basic foundation of marketing. If you don’t have this in place, well, all your other efforts might work but they won’t be AMAZING. One essential ingredient is needed to tie everything you do together. Similar to the way a little salt can enhance the food you are cooking, sometimes all it takes is a little spice to bring an entire recipe together and make it magnificent!
SO WHAT IS THIS????
Google My Business.
Google is the world’s most popular search engine. It began as a research project in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were two Ph. D. students at Stanford University. They developed a search engine algorithm that ranked web pages not just by content and keywords, but by how many other web pages linked to each page.
Some interesting facts about Google you might not know:
- In 2021, Google was the dominant search engine with a 91.94% market share
- Google has 2.5 Trillion searches per year worldwide
- The original name of Google was Backrub
- The Google homepage is available in 80 languages
- 33% of all searches on Google come from smartphones
- The name Google is derived from the term ‘googol’. A googol is a 1 with 100 zeroes behind it
Okay, so what’s the BIG DEAL about Google My Business?
Google My Business is a tool that enables you to manage and optimize your business profile on Google. The term Google Business Profile and Google My Business are used interchangeably. This platform allows you to add important business details, photos, and much more. Basically, IT ALLOWS YOU TO BE FOUND!!!!
Why do you need a business profile on google?
Engage with your audience. Respond to reviews, answer questions, setup alerts, publish posts
Connect important business information to your customers. Operating hours, link to your website, products & pricing, business attributes and more
Generate insights. Number of search queries to find your business, search or maps, actions taken on your business profile
Implement local SEO. Keyword optimization, quality of information, and trust
How can you OPTIMISE your profile on Google My Business?
Click on the video below and watch the short workshop presented by Parallel Point, which gives great insight into optimizing your profile as well as some free resources.
Don’t forget to register for the Business Management Course where you can complete a full Marketing Module with hundreds of tools to use in your business to ensure you achieve GREATNESS!!! Click the image below for more information.
Until next week!
Marisa xxx