CrowdSouth Blog

Get to know Megan Mikel, Director of Strategic Marketing, Tara Crouse, Client Services Rep, and Joey Joy Hion, Project Manager.

In today’s digital age, every interaction and comment can significantly impact a brand’s reputation. Leveraging social listening has become imperative for businesses to thrive.

Forerunner and CrowdSouth are proud to announce that their collaboration on the project “The Work is Waiting” has been honored with a prestigious Bronze Telly Award.

Step outside the office! Our CrowdSouth crew share’s some of their favorite vacation recommendations.

This is the NEW REALITY, and HR teams that adapt and pivot are the ones who will win.

Like most small businesses our company has spent the last 6 years with our share of ups and downs. We have grown from 2 goofy guys to 10 fabulous individuals, multiple contractor relationships and 2 goofy guys. Read More

In 2022 CrowdSouth started implementing EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) as a way to get more organized and take the next steps on our company growth journey.

You’re an HR recruiter. You wake up – go to work…. it’s Groundhog Day. Yep, once again you show up, with the same issues facing you, and no strategic plan to guide you to success.

Today’s workforce crisis is shining a new light on how critical their mission is to a companies overall success.

Thinking back on all the time I spent prepping for those, and all the data and information I had the team dig up… it has reminded me why we decided not to chase these anymore.

This year marks 25 years that I’ve been trekking around the marketing industry. A quarter of a century really sounds like a long run…

One question I get often is, “how did you get started, and what does ‘CrowdSouth’ mean anyway?”

From time to time, I’ll mention (LTV) or Life Time Value in a strategic conversation with a client. Often I’ll get blank stares back, either because they don’t’ know what LTV is, or they don’t care.

CrowdSouth is a dedicated provider of digital marketing solutions with a mission to help brands captivate their audience.

Did you know that search results can vary from person to person and computer to computer even when using the same search words or phrases?

Rather than gifting something that will eventually end up in File 13 or stuffed in a hall closet, why not give something more unique.

Here are 5 quick tips for social media as we enter the holiday season!

Currently, in Afghanistan, the Taliban is hunting and killing Afghans who support the United States’ anti-terrorism efforts within their country.

Building a fanbase can be an uphill battle… especially when it has been tasked to you or your team while you are battling all the other fires that come along with your daily work life.

Much too often, companies hire vendors because they are perceived to be a big name in the industry. However, this is a flawed process as reputation of skill should always supersede name recognition.

As social media becomes increasingly crowded, social media managers have found it harder and harder to find ways to up their engagement game.

As social media becomes increasingly crowded, social media managers have found it harder and harder to find ways to up their engagement game.

Say what!? Increase my budget right now, you say? Yes!That’s the trend among larger and more aggressive companies.

Whether you’re selling goods or services, the holidays are high-traffic times and your ads need to be ready!

It’s tempting to try to save time and money by creating your own logo. Sometimes you may find yourself tackling many other aspects of your business, like sales, accounting, and human resources…

You’re a small business owner with zero time to stress about making sure there’s quality content launching across your social media profiles. We get it.

Say what!? Increase my budget right now, you say? Yes!That’s the trend among larger and more aggressive companies.

We at CrowdSouth have been spending our “quarantime” very wisely (if by wisely you mean binging Netflix originals and re-reading leadership and self-help books)…

Your demographic is more understanding than ever that you may not have a huge budget to create award-winning videos. Sharing your brand with current customers and new customers can be as easy as…

Say what!? Increase my budget right now, you say? Yes! That’s the trend among larger and more aggressive companies.

We have learned a lot in the past few weeks about how the public is reacting to the coronavirus. Chad Webb and Jason Heflin recorded a quick podcast with EIGHT TIPS on how to get through these uncertain times with your business intact!

It’s arguable that social media has been a factor in how fear has been propagated around this nasty virus.

Like most small businesses our company has spent the last 6 years with our share of ups and downs. We have grown from 2 goofy guys to 10 fabulous individuals, multiple contractor relationships…

SEO vs SEM: Which one does my business need? Let’s start with what’s going to get you where you want to be, faster and more effectively!

Step into “my kitchen”, and let’s take a look at the basic ingredients for success in search engine marketing!

Like most small businesses our company has spent the last 6 years with our share of ups and downs.

Let’s face it, it’s almost 2020 and it’s getting harder and harder to create new and unique marketing content.

There are over 54,700 plugins on the wordpress.org site alone; not counting the other premium plugins from additional vendors, etc.

We’re all familiar with landing pages. But what about the squeeze pages? The squeeze page is is a landing page but with a singular purpose: to get the user’s email address.

Think about some of your favorite brands. What’s appealing about them? How are you connected to them?

Are your sales skills the talk of your office? Do you kill it in your weekly presentations to clients with Powerpoints that inform as well as keep them engaged?

So you’ve started a new business Facebook page and you’ve started to post a little but it isn’t getting any traction. What are you supposed to do now?

Over the last 10 years, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) has quickly become one of the best marketing channels for small businesses to generate brand awareness, quality website traffic, and even a source of new sales leads.

Taylor Swift is a household name. Love her or hate her (why would you hate her?!), she’s a global superstar.

You have a website and Google Analytics available, but there is a lot of information and figuring out what’s relevant to your business can be intimidating and difficult.