Bear Sightings Bear sightings in Glacier National Park are actually not a common occurrence; most visitors to the park never see a grizzly or black bear. In fact, many locals who have been traveling to the park for years never get a glimpse a bear. Going To The Sun Road […] Read More
If you knew this about your website you would panic! Readers of this blog are very familiar with my frequent recommendations that they upgrade their websites to be mobile friendly due to the increasing traffic from smartphones and Tablet PCs. This screen capture from the Flathead Guide’s analytics report from […] Read More
A Facebook Experiment A few days ago on August 6th. I posted this photo on Facebook. The accompanying text was, “Share this POST. Go ahead…see what happens!” At the time my Facebook page had 1,158 friends and I know that without taking any further action that only 20 – 60 […] Read More
How do you leverage your “Best of the Flathead” recognition? First off… kudos and congratulations to everyone that won or earned a mention in the 2014 “Best of the Flathead” opinion poll. The PR benefits this gives your company are incalculable and advertising your award is one of the best […] Read More
The reality of most advertising… You know this story… a salesperson walks in your door and pitches you on their latest advertising “opportunity”. It is always (according to them) the best solution for your business and promises of hordes of new customers and your phone ringing off the wall are […] Read More
Trends are marketing opportunities (maybe) In the financial world there is a saying, “the trend is your friend”. In the Internet world trends are only friendly if you are on the right side of the trend and are in a position to leverage the momentum. Identifying trends helps predict the […] Read More
“Life is what happens when your cell phone is charging.” That’s a funny quote from an unknown source, but it is also a true statement. Smartphones are called that for a reason, they are very smart and we have come to rely on them as an extra appendage to our […] Read More
What “Best of the Flathead” really means The “Best of the Flathead” reader’s poll from the Daily Inter Lake is an annual affair that asks readers to vote for companies, people and organizations who are the best at what they do. If you win, it can be a good boost […] Read More
How Flathead Businesses Benefit form the Flathead Guide One of the very first things I do each morning is to review my website activity for the previous day using Google Analytics. In addition to the 30-day trailing report and tons of drill-down intelligence, one of the newer features is the […] Read More
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