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📣 Platform Update: Introducing Campaign Completion Rates
Campaign completion rates help both brands and influencers get the most up-to-date information about a local influencer’s historical campaign performance.
Hummingbirds source local at Foster’s Mercantile
There’s nothing better than shopping at a local store that supports local vendors! Omaha hummingbirds helped support their local businesses by visiting and sharing about Foster’s Mercantile!
Des Moines Symphony treats Hummingbirds to a show
Des Moines Symphony is one of the Midwest’s premiere arts institutions. They invited hummingbirds to enjoy a fun night out and share about their experience with the community!
What is the most authentic marketing strategy?
How do you cut through the noise in your own local marketing efforts? Let’s dive into the ways you can reach consumers where they’re making decisions today through authentic marketing strategies.
Should you hire a local digital marketing agency?
Making a decision whether or not to hire a digital marketing agency comes down to five main things: knowledge, time, money, workload, and risk. Let’s dive into each one!
Digital marketing versus digital advertising
Marketing and advertising are two terms that are often confused and used interchangeably. Let’s examine what digital marketing and digital advertising are and how they work together.
What is a community based marketing strategy?
Community Based Marketing (CBM) is gaining popularity as a cost-effective strategy that builds long-term business success. Let’s take a look at the definition, why it works and how you can start applying it to your local business.
What is local SEO marketing?
SEO marketing is incredibly important for all businesses to optimize, but it’s especially important for local businesses. Let’s look at what it is and steps you can take to start improving your local SEO today!
Foundations for creating a digital marketing strategy
Let’s examine eight digital marketing tactics and how they can be used independently and together to create a winning digital marketing strategy for your brand!
Why use local influencers in marketing strategies
Local influencers are marketing powerhouses that are quickly becoming the secret sauce for successful marketing strategies. Learn about who they are and how your brand can leverage them!
Boosting word of mouth: online & offline
Word of mouth marketing is earned media that occurs in two forms: online and offline. We outlined 6 of these strategies that all businesses should be taking advantage of.
Market your brand with local partnerships
Ready to partner with other local businesses? We explore the right types of partners to work with and how you can start working together.
local seo versus organic seo
SEO is all about making sure your website and overall web presence helps your target audience find your business. Let’s compare local and organic SEO to help you optimize both.
Why partnerships boost retail businesses
Partnership marketing is an invaluable tool for growth, especially when people are looking to their peers to make purchasing decisions. Here are six reasons why you should consider partnerships.
How to find local partnerships for your business
A huge part of finding local partnerships will be making introductions and putting feelers out online and in person in your community. Here are seven ideas for finding local partnerships to get you started.
Digital versus traditional word of mouth marketing
Word-of-mouth marketing has been around as long as people have. Today we can communicate in a multitude of ways both verbally and digitally. Let’s compare the two.
Benson Soap Mill’s products are gifted to hummingbirds
Benson Soap Mill is a small business making a big impact by repurposing locally sourced products into soap. Hummingbirds were invited to try their soap and share their thoughts about it on Instagram.
Hummingbirds cozy up with Amana Woolen Mill
Having warm gear to bundle up with is a necessity during midwest winters! Hummingbirds were gifted a cozy Amana Woolen Mill product to try and share their thoughts on Instagram.
Hummingbirds devour Tin Pan Cinnamon Rolls!
Sugar cravings can be difficult to satisfy, especially when they involve leaving the house… Kansas City hummingbirds received freshly baked Tin Pan Cinnamon Rolls delivered to their door(!) and told their entire local network about them.
MidAmerican Energy helps hummingbirds save money
MidAmerican Energy values connecting with their customers and local community! They partnered with hummingbirds to improve their energy use and share about their experience on Instagram.
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