A True Instagram Story &nbsp; I ran a fun little test with Instagram’s story feature and I want to share my ideas and results. &nbsp; &nbsp; No Room To Hide:&nbsp; It might be a little tougher to not edit your videos as much as images so it gets way more real.&nbsp; Embrace the change and you will get use to it I promise.&nbsp; &nbsp; So You Do Your Own Instagram:&nbsp; I love that through this medium we get to see who is really running some of these Instagram accounts.&nbsp; I love people who really post their own media.&nbsp; For me it shows a respect for their audience. &nbsp; &nbsp; Test the Waters:&nbsp; Thinking of doing videos in the future?&nbsp; This is great practice and they disappear after 12 hours.&nbsp; Now stop sweating and get to work. &nbsp; Stay on Topic &amp; Give a Call to Action:&nbsp; Provide a solid message and tell your audience what to do next.&nbsp; Don’t be rude … now that you have peoples attention don’t waste their time. &nbsp; It Gets Easier:&nbsp; The more you use this feature the more videos will just flow I promise!&nbsp; Now if you still want more help stay tuned for my newsletter for a secret weapon specifically designed for instagram Stories.

Secrets to Making Instagram Stories Look Amazing

1. Brand your Instagram&nbsp; - your name - your bio - your style of photos - your hashtags - geo tags &nbsp; 2. Focus on the people clicking your bio link - track - aim for 10% &nbsp; 3. Constant quality content - it represents you - people want constancy &nbsp; 4. Engage - know your audience - be a follower and a fan (it is ok I promise) &nbsp; 5. Have fun and be creative

Instagram Tricks for Interior Designers

Interior Design &amp; Wikipedia Credibility&nbsp; &nbsp; As everyone knows I love being on the first page of Google. Definitely not an easy task but worth it’s weight in gold.&nbsp; Traffic and quality content go hand-in-hand. The other thing that goes hand-in-hand is online credibility in Wikipedia.&nbsp; This free to add to encyclopedia dictates in many ways how we view a person or company. &nbsp; One of the first questions I ask any client.&nbsp; Is why don’t you have a Wikipedia page? &nbsp; Most look at me with a confused look. &nbsp; Then they tell me…I’ve never been asked.&nbsp; Then much to their surprise I say you don’t have to be asked you just have to create one.&nbsp; Then I go to work and create their Masterpiece for them. &nbsp; This masterpiece includes a beautiful picture, vital statistics, links to handpicked media and press, quotes and awards.&nbsp; In today’s podcast I’ll explain why if you don’t have a Wikipedia page you really should get one.

How to Become an Interior Design Authority in 24 Hours

&nbsp;This week we talk about some of the news and events happening in the design world. Then we give some tips on doing a successful “Digital Marketing Audit”. &nbsp; Design News The Wayfair App and their new “View in Room” feature: Love this app and this feature only makes it better. &nbsp; “As we pioneer new emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, we are simultaneously focused on bringing new solutions to market that will immediately benefit all of our customers,” said Wayfair co-founder and co-chairman Steve Conine. “The new View in Room feature solves a common customer pain point by making it possible for shoppers to preview furniture and decor in their home before placing an order.” &nbsp; Hot Ticket Event The Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville is now the longest-running, largest and most respected event of its kind in the country. Held at the award-winning Music City Center in the epicenter of Nashville’s thriving downtown entertainment district, our show will once again breathe its warmth, life and style into the heart of winter,&nbsp;February 3-5, 2017 – with over 150 antiques, art and horticultural dealers, magnificent&nbsp;gardens, a  cocktail party or two – and some of the most renowned design, landscape and architectural speakers in the world. Now celebrating our 27th year, this volunteer-managed show has raised nearly $7 million for&nbsp;Cheekwood&nbsp;and charities supported by the&nbsp;Economic Club of Nashville (ECON). &nbsp; &nbsp; Digital Media Audit There could be multiple reasons to conduct your digital marketing strategy audit. Some of them are listed below:  Your Website Traffic is unstable or decreasing You are not achieving your sales target or want to scale up You have a low social following or simply want to increase your current following Your paid marketing budget is higher than your sales or want to increase sales with less budget You want to optimize bounce rate on web pages You want to improve CTR in Email Marketing etc.  &nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to achieve or get rid of all of the above-mentioned points, you need to perform a Digital Marketing Audit to determine the actionable stats and strategies to fix them. Below are some amazing tools to help you along with your efforts. &nbsp; Top&nbsp;tools to&nbsp;automate an on-page audit process:  Webbee SEO Spider Ravel Tools Audit Reporting Google Search Console SEMrush Site Audit SE Ranking Website Audit

Audits the Produce Amazing Results

Setting Up the Perfect Instagram Profile: Today we talk about the right way to setup your Instagram profile photograph. We will be doing an actual test with our method to show you how it works LIVE. Don't just hear it but see if it works. Yian is our guest and he weighs in on the topic and fuels the bet!

How to Setup the Perfect instagram Business Profile

Picking the Right PR Firm: Today we talk with PR Guru Matt Walker with Period Media who's clients include Martyn Lawrence Bullard and Kathryn M. Ireland. He talks about social medias impact in design and when is the right time to call a PR specialist. About Matt Walker: Matt joined Period Media as a Principal in 2009 to oversee the firm’s public relations practice. In this role, Matt plans and implements high-profile publicity campaigns, directs VIP outreach, and oversees communication for a range of individuals, brands and events in the design, fashion, lifestyle and entertainment industries. About Period Media: Period Media is a full-service public relations and creative agency operating at the intersection of the worlds of fashion, entertainment, design, hospitality and luxury lifestyle.

Martyn Lawrence Bullard's Secret Weapon

Today at the podcast I go into detail on the correct way to use video in marketing for interior design.&nbsp; The war between YouTube and Facebook rages on but I will show you the best way to maneuver to get the biggest buzz around your video marketing. &nbsp; &nbsp; • Size limits for both platforms • Why creating two different videos works the best • How to maximize exposure in both worlds • Quality matters • Take advantage of the storage YouTube and Facebook give you • How to market a video on Facebook • Tease your audience

Use Videos to Improve Your Bottom Line

How Facebook Suggest Friends is something that has confused people for the longest time.&nbsp; I took a month of my life to examine this and here are the results I found.&nbsp;

How Facebook Suggest Friends

Video is key to any marketing&nbsp;strategy so we talked to former broadcast journalist and video coach Tori Toth.&nbsp; She goes over how important is for your brand and why you need to do it right.

Video That Just Works with Guest Tori Toth

3 Steps to Closing Your Dream Client is what we are going over at the podcast today.&nbsp; We focus on what a close should mean to you and how to connect with your future client.

3 Steps to Closing Your Dream Client

Before installing anything on your phone, tablet or computer make sure you do some background checking.&nbsp; These apps can create havoc on your passwords and for your contacts.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Before You Install Any App Listen Up!

Today we talk about what you can do if your Instagram account has been hacked.&nbsp; In this age of huge online companies what can you do to be heard?&nbsp; We talk about our options.

HELP! Instagram I Have Been Hacked

This is one of the best secrets that I have ever shared about Instagram.&nbsp; Apply the right amount of hashtags to any post in about 5 seconds.&nbsp;

Simple Instagram Hashtag Trick

Today we go over a simple Instagram secret to make you grid look amazing.&nbsp; In 5 minutes you will be able to apply this little trick to make you grid look amazing.&nbsp;

Instagram Grid Secret

Today I explain why IGTV should matter more to account under 10,000.&nbsp; IGTV allows the swipe-up to accounts under 10K so take advantage of it!

Why IGTV Matter to Account Under 10K

Are you a designer, brand, manufacturer or business owner in the design industry?  This podcast is focused on helping you grow your business with the latest marketing and business techniques that really work.  We interview top brands and designers who are using business and marketing strategies that you need to be aware of and are simple to apply to your business.  

My name is Mark McDonough and I currently have around 40 thousand followers on Instagram and my blog gets between 500-600 daily visitors.  I have worked for brands like The Roger Thomas Collection, Clodagh, Timothy Corrigan and the list goes on and on.  I can help you grow your business through marketing techniques that have worked for me over the years.

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