Brian Hughes
CEO of Integrity Marketing & Consulting
Brian Hughes is the founder and CEO of Integrity Marketing & Consulting, where he helps his clients build powerful brands through content marketing, social-media marketing, search-engine optimization, email marketing, pay-per-click advertising and web design. A seasoned digital marketing expert, Hughes is a frequent contributor to Business.com, Moz, Small Business Trends, Social Media Today, ChamberofCommerce.com and Social Media Week.
Business Moving Forward
How to Increase Profits by Focusing on the Needs of Customers
How a water softener company boosted sales with moves as simple as changing its ecommerce platform and hiring an AdWords advisor.
Competitive Advantages
Competing in a Corporate-Dominated Industry
How a drug rehab center in San Jose put a different spin on services the corporate world offers. One was a "positive outcome" guarantee.
Take It From The Pros
From Inmate to SMS Marketing Success Story
Formerly imprisoned for selling drugs, Todd Matherne today is revolutionizing the digital marketing landscape
Digital Marketing
3 Digital Marketing Lessons From a Lawyer Focused on the High Seas
For instance, thought leadership is big right now, but you've got to show it, not just tell it.
Trust
The Importance of Building Trust Online
If you fail to work at it and cultivate it and maintain it, you could be leaving a great deal of money on the table.
Digital Marketing
3 of the Top Opportunities and Challenges for Digital Marketing in 2017
Local search, online reputation management and a consistent, curated social media profile are three digital marketing essential for every startup in 2017.
Human Resources
The Hidden Costs of Undervaluing Human Resources
Effective talent-management systems combine traditional HR functions with newer elements like talent development and retention.
Competition
Tech Entrepreneur Zain Dhanani Explains the Importance of Intense Specialization
Today's startups are hot on large internal teams to handle everything from product quality assure to complex advertising analytics. But not at Tinsli. Here's why.
Technology
How Technology Is Rapidly Changing the Way Things Get Done Across Industries
One study says that 47 percent of U.S. jobs could potentially be replaced by automation over the next 20 years. How's your business handling that prospect?
entrepreneur stories
From Selling Water on the Street Corner to a Multi-Million Dollar Online Business
Army vet Emanuel "Manny" Hernandez beat the odds to embody the American Dream. Here's how he did it.
America's Small Business Heroes
5 Reasons Why Sustainability and Social Issues Attract Customers
Consumers want to feel good about the companies they buy from. What's your company doing to help that happen?
Lead Generation
3 Inbound Marketing Best Practices to Steal for 2017
Converting leads into sales is increasingly difficult due to today's digital fragmented, chaotic digital landscape. Here's what to do.
Customer Retention
How to Retain More Customers Without Spending a Dime
Sourcing new customers has to be a daily priority. If you're not selling, you're not in business; all you've got is a hobby.
EdTech Startup
How 1 EdTech Company Thrives Amid the High-Stakes State-Testing Turbulence
USATechprep's teachers-turned-techpreneurs develop products by asking themselves, "What would have been useful to us when we were teaching?"
SEO Tips
3 Reasons Why Your Website Needs an SEO Audit
An SEO audit will tell you what's working on your current website, what's falling short and how you can improve your site to rank higher and generate more leads.
