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Making videos cutting edge
Oregon Marketing Group is poised to make something that appears to be old school, new school. We believe we know what is next in cutting edge in social media --- videos. What? Yes, videos. Here’s why. Think about how many times you have been asked to share your story...
Website Check-up – Let OMG show you how to increase traffic
Visit a coffee shop, the grocery store or just sit on a park bench and observe how much time people are on their cell phones. From looking up a number for a local pizza parlor to the time and location of a movie, people use their cell phones and their computers to...
How to work with the Media 101
Your business most likely has a story. And if it’s a story worth telling, it’s one that should be told. So how do you get your story into your local newspaper, magazines or on television? That’s where Oregon Marketing Group can help. Our writers will sit down with you...
8 tips to overcome writer's block
Sometimes the ideas appear like magic. A sight, a sound, a smell or even a song will inspire a writer to take a small tidbit and be able to write a given assignment. And then, there are times when writer’s block hits like a ton of bricks– and the writer resorts to...
What causes us to swear? Stupid advertisements!
You may not believe this – but it is true. There’s only one thing that makes us say a bad word starting with the letter S. Although the staff at Oregon Marketing Group is extremely competitive and aim to provide our clients with top-quality service, we are pretty...
Eight time management tips
“There are seven days in a week and someday is not one of them.” How many times a day to you complain about time? Whether you are stuck in traffic mulling you don’t have time for this or wishing you had more time in the day, managing our time is one of the biggest...
Ben's frank advice on making your business OMG!
You have to wonder how Benjamin Franklin managed to accomplish everything he did. His list is long and varied. He was a printer, postmaster, author, diplomat, inventor, philosopher and philanthropist. He had time to think, dream, read, travel and create. When faced...
Seriously Scared to Skype
I have a confession to make. There is something I am afraid to do that will make most of you laugh and wonder why, including my 16-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter. Before I continue, I should introduce myself. My name is Kristine and I am 49 years old. I...
Grammar and spelling mistakes may cause "SNIKKERS" or blushing
There's a tendency to laugh or even feel a bit smug when you catch spelling or grammar mistakes - whether it is in an newspaper advertisement, billboard, business letter or newspaper article. When the mistakes are found in what you wrote for your business, that tends...
The three most important rules in public relations – customer service, customer service, customer service
Let’s pretend you have received an unexpected monetary gift from a great aunt who advises you to purchase a piece of art for your home. If you are man, you have a tendency to dress like Matt King – played by George Clooney in the movie, The Descendants. King is a...
It always boils down to location, location, location – Search Engine Optimization
Let’s pretend you are visiting a new town and looking for a place to eat. As you drive through town, you see a burger joint and stop for dinner. The food is OK but later you hear from a friend you should have gone to Best Burgers Ever – just a few blocks outside of...
Directing traffic to your website
There are short signs, tall signs and signs store bought and signs handmade. Some signs are easy to read from a distance and some need to be read up close. There are funny signs and serious signs. While each sign is varied as the person who created it, each sign has...
Think of Marketing as the Team
We interrupt this important message on marketing to discuss what’s on most people’s minds – March Madness. From coffee shops to offices, this is the crazy time of year when college basketball fans are filling out brackets trying to predict which team will be crowned...
Entrepreneurial 101 – Advice from Oregon Marketing Group
Something ignites the spark for you to starting dreaming about starting your own business. Maybe it is your friends and family telling you that you make the best pickles ever and you should sell them. Or maybe you want to take your passion of bicycles into owning your...
5 Tips For Your SEO
It can be difficult to build a website that is well optimized for SEO and is just what you want to represent your business. We can help you make a great website for your business and guide you with these simple steps. 1) Keep The Navigation Simple Make sure the...
Community news for Jefferson Oregon. December newsletter
Please click the link below to view the Jefferson community newsletter in .pdf format. December 2013
3 Things You Need To Know About SEO Now
1. Content Is King—But Good Content Rules In the past year, content marketing has become a big buzzword among online marketers, somewhat due to Google algorithm updates that penalize low-quality content. You should b focusing on quality content. Search engines want to...
Keep Getting Liked
More often than not, it’s the little things that get you. There are a lot of details that can be overlooked when setting up and maintaining a Facebook page for your business, so it’s important to make a list and follow it. Many of these little things are easy...
Google Carousel is coming! Do you know what the heck that is?
Over the past few months Google has been releasing what’s called the “local carousel” as a new way of displaying local search results for various search terms. The carousel looks and operates much as its name indicates. When you search for “yogurt near me” or “yogurt...
Spice up your social networking with some easy steps!
Has your social media content hit the skids? Does it feel dry, lifeless and completely devoid of any engaging with or interesting banter? If so, you’re not alone. It’s a common thing because of the massive amount of content we continue to pump out on a daily basis....
Videos for website and social media deal in the Salem Chamber's New Marketplace
Oregon Marketing Group is proud to offer $599 for 6 Month Video Package or Single Video for Website + Social Media (Worth $2200. Save 73%). I have included the link below to the current offer. Thanks for checking it out. Market Place Link
How to buy and set up your own website and domain name
Creating your own domain name is the first step to establishing your online presence and reaching visitors. Here are seven easy steps to creating and registering your domain, and avoiding any pitfalls that may arise. Come up with your ideal domain name. This...
How to get your website shown in Google better.
Throughout the past year, Google has revolutionized its search engine with a series of updates known as “penguin” and “panda”. You have probably experienced searching a topic and coming up with a bunch of keyword-rich but content poor articles that are low quality and...
Silverton Fine Art Festival 2012 program guide.
The 2012 Silverton Fine Arts Festival will happened August 18th and 19th 2012. Click the link below to download the handout. Silverton Fine Arts Festival 2012 .pdf
Oregon Marketing Group (OMG) goes to San Francisco without flowers in their hair.
I am currently in Chinatown in downtown SF having beef noodle soup fit lunch. I think I am on vacation but I an working at the same time. So far today we have gotten out a new facebook page for a client, populated it with over 25 people so we could name it, updated...
Why you should use wordpress as your website
An updated version of this post can be found here. I have fallen in love with wordpress over the past couple of years. It truly it's one of the most versatile content management systems out there. A potential client can pick a basic look and feel of there site before...
Top 10 Rules for Starting a Small Business from Oregon Marketing Group (OMG!)
An updated version of this post can be found here. Top 10 Rules for Starting a Small Business from Oregon Marketing Group (OMG!) 1. Find and assess what are you good at and what are you passionate about. 2. Use that knowledge and determine what is already in the...
