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What to Expect When Running a Digital Ad Campaign

What to Expect When Running a Digital Ad Campaign

Jul 05, 2023 by Photo of Lauren McLeodLauren McLeod in Digital Marketing

One critical aspect of this online presence is digital advertising. For all consumers, the buying journey has changed dramatically over the last 2 decades. Where we used to rely on print, radio, and television to generate leads, and person-to-person contact to educate or nurture those leads, now we find most of that customer journey online. Each time we’re online, whether checking our email, learning something new, or shopping for groceries, we encounter ads specifically designed to convert our interest or need into action. These ads are paid placements in search results, social media sites, and wherever you might visit online. Social and search ads are a powerful way to reach your target audience but require an investment in time and resources to be successful.

454 Creative’s 20 Years of Growth

454 Creative’s 20 Years of Growth

May 12, 2023 in Digital Marketing

May 2023 represents 454 Creative’s 20th year in business! For those that don’t know the whole story, 454 Creative was born in 2003 in President and CEO Paul Bresenden’s hot, windowless attic in Whittier, California. From the beginning, we were focused on helping companies grow by leveraging the power of the internet.

HubSpot Essential Workflows Webinar

HubSpot Essential Workflows Webinar

May 11, 2023 by Photo of 454 Creative454 Creative in Digital Marketing

We'd love to invite you to a Hubspot For Credit Unions exclusive webinar detailing the Eight Essential Hubspot Plays To Turbocharge Your Growth hosted by Paul Bresenden on Wednesday, May 31st from 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT! 

The 454 Marketing Library Explained

The 454 Marketing Library Explained

Apr 13, 2023 by Photo of 454 Creative454 Creative in Digital Marketing

These last few months our CEO Paul Bresenden, along with our Brand Strategy Team, have picked up a few marketing books that have offered fresh perspectives, new tactics and deep expertise. We know that there is so much content out there, and if you value learning like we do, we narrowed down our top four books that we would recommend adding to your marketing library this year. 

How much should I spend on a new website?

How much should I spend on a new website?

Mar 14, 2023 in Digital Marketing

Having done website development for the past 20 years, a question we commonly get asked is “How much should I spend on a new website?” It's a fair question, given the investment of both time and money that goes into a website project, and the wide range options that exist for website development. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t always as straightforward as one would hope.

Keeping Up With Google: Coming Changes to Google Analytics

Keeping Up With Google: Coming Changes to Google Analytics

Apr 20, 2022 in Digital Marketing

Some of you may have heard about the upcoming changes to Google Analytics, and the company’s encouragement to upgrade to the latest version of their popular data platform. But, for those of you non-techies out there, what’s it all about? And what needs to be done to stay up-to-date?

Podcasts we Love for 2022

Podcasts we Love for 2022

Feb 02, 2022 by Photo of 454 Creative454 Creative in CEO Coaching

Start off your February by tuning into a few recommended podcasts that will make you laugh, make you think, and challenge you to think differently about life (and digital marketing too, of course!)

Why You Should Consider Two Factor Authentication in 2022

Why You Should Consider Two Factor Authentication in 2022

Jan 11, 2022

At the start of this new year, we’re all thinking about ways we can live better. New Year’s resolutions focused on reading more, eating better and getting to the gym motivate us to live healthier in the year ahead. And yet another area of our lives begs for a little bit of extra time and intention to help us live better in 2022, our digital life.

Top 5 Tactics To Implement ASAP in your Hubspot Marketing Automation

Top 5 Tactics To Implement ASAP in your Hubspot Marketing Automation

Sep 14, 2021 by Photo of Paul BresendenPaul Bresenden in CEO Coaching

Whether you’ve had Hubspot up and running for the last few years, you just signed up last week, or you're thinking about leveraging a marketing automation platform, here are five of our favorite campaigns, workflows, and automations to turbocharge your marketing.

454 Creative is now a Hubspot Solutions Partner

454 Creative is now a Hubspot Solutions Partner

Sep 07, 2021

We are excited to announce that in August 2021, 454 Creative officially became a certified HubSpot Solutions Partner.

When is the Best Month to Start a Big Project?

When is the Best Month to Start a Big Project?

Sep 01, 2021 in CEO Coaching

You may already know that the worst time of year to make big creative changes is the height of the summer and the winter holiday season, when consumers are active and your brand is getting lots of exposure. So then, when is the best time of year to make sweeping changes to things like your brand identity, website and social media?