A Line from Greenline

What I've learned during my 6-month Digital Marketing Internship

For the past six months, Greenline has been host to a wonderful Digital Marketing Intern, Ellie Michael. She's beginning her senior year at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and we're so grateful to have had her time, talent, and energy for the better part of 2021. Ellie is proof there is a new generation of creative young professionals excited to learn and be part of changing the marketing game. As her internship with us comes to a close, I asked Ellie to take a moment to reflect and document what she's learned over the past several months - which you can read, below. If you're looking for a bright, hardworking graduate come May, I know she'll be great in a variety of roles. Cheers, Ellie!

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Bridget Deutz · Sep 8, 2021

6 Best Ways to Promote Your Blog

If your business has a blog with great content, you want people to see it! Blogging is an impactful way to connect with customers and drive traffic to your website. Having a blog can also help your brand be seen by loads of new and potential customers. On average, companies that blog receive 55% more website visitors than those that don’t. In fact, 70% of consumers today learn about a company through articles - not ads. 

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Bridget Deutz · Aug 19, 2021

How to Balance Professional and Personal on Social Media

Whether you realize it or not, both personal and professional elements of your personality - or those of your team - are reflected on your brand’s social media. We understand it can be hard to manage both sides while maintaining your brand’s personality and voice. Both aspects are important to your social media accounts’ success and gaining more followers. Getting personal with your customers is more valuable than you know. Customers appreciate businesses that are authentic, comedic, and follow trends, however, it’s also important to be professional and represent your brand appropriately. So, where do you find the balance? 

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Bridget Deutz · Aug 5, 2021

5 Best Ways for Brands to Share, Interact, and Connect on Social

Social media is a great way for any and all brands to connect and engage with customers. Globally, there are over 3.6 billion people that use social media and that number is expected to grow to about 4.41 billion in 2025. Social media offers an infinite amount of opportunities for your brand to connect with customers. 

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Bridget Deutz · Jul 23, 2021

The Best 7 Questions to Ask When Researching Buyer Personas

Knowing who your buyer personas are and what they’re looking for can help you target the right audience, send out the right content, and communicate in the most effective way possible. When you have well-researched and developed buyer persona profiles to reference, your brand can leverage the information to create a more personalized experience for current and potential customers. Buyers are 48% more likely to consider providers that personalize their marketing efforts to address their specific business issues. Not only is knowing your buyer important to customers, but also for your business. In fact, 93% of companies that exceed their lead and revenue goals segment their overall database by buyer personas. 

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Bridget Deutz · Jul 14, 2021

How to create an Instagram Theme and Incorporate Creative Design

Instagram is a great platform for sharing video and photo content with your followers. It offers you an opportunity to further connect with customers, current and potential. Since its April 2012 launch, Instagram has continued to grow. Over a billion people from all over the world use Instagram every month. There are about 140 million users from the US and that number is growing every day. The average user is on the platform for about 30 minutes every day. That’s the perfect amount of time for your business to get its name out there, build connections, and hopefully, gain more followers. That’s why what sort of content you post on your business Instagram account matters! Not only does the content and its design matter, but having an Instagram theme.

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Bridget Deutz · Jul 6, 2021