Marketing continues to change and adapt to meet the shifting preferences of the consumers you're targeting—and internet marketing changes so fast it can be hard to believe!
For example, did you know that Google is only 25 years old? A trip on the WayBack Machine of the Internet Archive is both a blast from the past and a reminder of how much has changed in the last 25 years.
From beta testing to becoming the leading global search engine, Google has helped shape how we do business. Thankfully, by adjusting your marketing strategy following every update, you can ensure your business is found by the tool everyone is using.
Things were simpler in 1999: getting to the front page in search rankings is no longer about keyword stuffing and other (now) black hat tactics. So, how do you get your website to rank in 2024? Bookmark these marketing resources now—because they're great tools for the year ahead!
As a HubSpot platinum partner, we know it seems biased. We weren't always a HubSpot agency, though: before moving to HubSpot, Geekly Media did digital marketing differently.
Once we got to know HubSpot, we changed our entire structure to work with it—because it is that good. Everything you do in HubSpot worth tracking comes with easily tracked metrics that you can use to measure, test, and improve your marketing. It is intuitive and easy to learn, with a complete training academy so anyone can learn to use it—and use it well.
Plus, HubSpot can be configured for property management automation as well as property management marketing automation, making it one tool that integrates with your property management software to simplify your life and get results.
HubSpot even offers a free CRM platform for anyone who wants to try it out! If that's not worth slapping the star in your search bar, we're not sure what is.
The biggest search engine in the world offers free tools so you can understand how users are finding and interacting with your content online.
Fun Tip: HubSpot integrates with Google Search Console—so you don't have to use multiple reporting tools.
Google Analytics is a tool you can use after installing a tracking code on your website that gives you data on who your users are—and what users do after they are on your site.
Don't have a creative designer on your team? Canva can help!
Canva lets you create custom-sized images that look professional quickly and without the learning curve of using professional image editing software. Either upload an image to edit or use one of Canva's templates. Canva also offers some free tutorials that help you learn the basics to start creating custom social media graphics and flyers that look like they were done professionally—and not in Microsoft Word.
There is also a Canva integration with HubSpot, so you can post your custom social media designs right on your social pages.
If you only need to post to three or fewer social media profiles—and have less than 30 posts to schedule per month—the limited Hootsuite plan is your solution! This is more than enough for most property management companies to build a decent two-posts-per-week starter social media strategy.
Hootsuite allows you to schedule your posts in advance so you can utilize chunking and spend just a few hours per month writing your social posts. Then, no matter how busy you get, you can trust that your posts are making it to your social pages and supporting your property management marketing efforts.
If you are going to manage your marketing in-house, you need to know what you're doing.
Google Digital Garage has a free Fundamentals of Digital Marketing Certification that will help ensure your marketing is worth it in the first place. Not all marketing is good marketing: if you aren't getting results after spending a considerable amount of your time working on it, you are losing money and time all at once! A basic marketing certification course will help ensure you work toward the right objectives.
The other option is working with a digital marketing company that specializes in property management marketing. Not all digital marketing is the same: property management comes with a specific set of challenges that a general marketing company may not understand without much time and training.
When you choose Geekly Media, you bring in a marketing company you don't need to train to get results. Our marketing team has real experience in the field—so they are first-hand experts. We provide property management marketing from the perspective of veteran property managers—so you can grow your business with the tools that matter.
One of the tools that we often highlight at Geekly Media—especially in our blog posts—is SEO. SEO is more than a strategy: it's a way of thinking that is the foundation for your marketing efforts. Organic optimization builds over time—but only if you know how to utilize it correctly.
That's why we put together our Property Manager's Guide to SEO! Just as you need a unique marketing approach for property management, you also need a unique SEO approach. Download your copy to get started!