Andy Anderson

Andy Anderson

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
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You're a business owner, and you know that you need to market your company to be…

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Articles by Andy

  • The Power of Finishing What's Important - and Stopping What's Not

    In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be all too easy to get bogged down in the mundane tasks that take up…

  • How to Foster Trusting Relationships in the Workplace

    As a manager, it’s important to foster trusting relationships with your team members. Without trust, there is no real…

  • The Benefits of Constantly Improving Your Processes

    As a leader, it’s important to always be looking for ways to improve your processes. This can mean anything from…

  • The Benefits of Proactive Problem Solving

    Being a successful manager requires more than just the ability to delegate tasks and assign projects. It also requires…

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  • Why Business Processes are Essential

    As a business owner, it is essential to have solid processes in place in order to ensure that your business runs…

  • Setting and Sticking to Few Priorities

    As a manager, it can be tempting to take on every project and task that comes your way. You want to show your team…

  • The Power of Saying "No"​ to What Doesn't Matter

    Trying to fit too much into a day or a week is like trying to squeeze two gallons of water into a one-gallon container.…

  • Why Blending in Is Anything but Safe

    The Dangers of Being an Average Business In the business world, it can be easy and feel safe to blend in. When you take…

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  • How to Make Time for Focused Effort

    We all have responsibilities and goals that require us to be productive and efficient. But between the demands of our…

  • Death and Taxes

    The Dreaded Tax Season: DIY or Hire a Professional? To Pay or Not To Pay - That Is the Question It’s that time of year…

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Experience

  • Black Pearl Publishing Graphic

    Black Pearl Publishing

    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Germany

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Stuart, Florida

Education

  • Udacity Graphic

    Udacity

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    Studied various aspects of digital marketing with "real world" campaigns and assignments. Areas of focus included content marketing with HubSpot, social media marketing and advertising (primarily Facebook), Google Ads, Google Analytics, and email marketing with MailChimp

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Projects

  • Category themed "evergreen" video posts

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    As video becomes the preferred medium to consume new content, we needed high quality video production within a limited budget.

    We worked with @ContentMonsta to provide short, high quality authentic style videos that have increased engagement, lead generation and ultimately conversion rates.

    Videos highlight a key differentiator from our product suite and are broadcast through various social media channels (organic and paid).

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  • HubSpot Marketing Automation implementation

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    To address the growing need for lead generation through quality content and response time, we implemented inbound marketing and automation campaigns with HubSpot. HubSpot campaigns were designed to analyze reader behavior (content consumed) and serve appropriate, complimentary content as part of our sales funnel.

  • Responsive design website

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    With more and more people using their phones it was crucial for us to implement a responsive site design. Our philosophy was to design for mobile first and adjust to larger screens later. SEO best practices were incorporated in the design instead of optimizing later which would have added redundant expense. A blog and an aggressive content strategy was also incorporated to generate more leads, and grow our email subscriber base. Site has exceeded expectations and our customer base welcomed…

    With more and more people using their phones it was crucial for us to implement a responsive site design. Our philosophy was to design for mobile first and adjust to larger screens later. SEO best practices were incorporated in the design instead of optimizing later which would have added redundant expense. A blog and an aggressive content strategy was also incorporated to generate more leads, and grow our email subscriber base. Site has exceeded expectations and our customer base welcomed the user friendly design.

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  • CobraTies.com responsive design website and SEO optimization

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    My client purchased an existing business and needed a new website designed. Our goal was to provide an improved user experience and be optimized for search engines. The new site was created in WordPress with a responsive design.

    The site was designed for Mobil first and then adjusted for larger screens later. Site loads quickly and is optimized for for specific search terms.

    The site exceeded the client’s expectations ranking better in organic results which co to use to…

    My client purchased an existing business and needed a new website designed. Our goal was to provide an improved user experience and be optimized for search engines. The new site was created in WordPress with a responsive design.

    The site was designed for Mobil first and then adjusted for larger screens later. Site loads quickly and is optimized for for specific search terms.

    The site exceeded the client’s expectations ranking better in organic results which co to use to generate new business.

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  • QuikSlik Responsive Design Website

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    QuikSlik is a local company offering mobile service to area fleet businesses. Instead of clients having to drive their cars one by one for service, QuikSlik brings the shop to them. QuikSlik operated their business through traditional methods and had a single page website provided by their host company. I was asked to help improve their presence online and website functionality.
    • Converted the one-page website into a responsive design using WordPress
    • Service requests volume increased…

    QuikSlik is a local company offering mobile service to area fleet businesses. Instead of clients having to drive their cars one by one for service, QuikSlik brings the shop to them. QuikSlik operated their business through traditional methods and had a single page website provided by their host company. I was asked to help improve their presence online and website functionality.
    • Converted the one-page website into a responsive design using WordPress
    • Service requests volume increased after adding functionality to the site
    • Designed with a ”mobile first” strategy optimized for mobile interaction.
    • Improved the brand’s image in the market and organic ranking on Google

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  • Good Financial Health responsive design blog/micro-site

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    GoodFinancialHealth.com celebrates people making a difference in our world and provides good news & stories along with practical and useful personal finance tips. The site was designed to improve our content marketing efforts leveraging a responsive design.
    • Grew audience & improved brand perception
    • Demonstrated tangible brand (making a difference to those who make a difference) purpose through content

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  • Andy's East Coast Speed responsive design website

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    Andy's East Coast Speed specializes in auto performance, primarily racing. Business operated using traditional methods but wanted to gain more exposure online and improve search rankings. I Converted a traditional website into a responsive design using WordPress. Site was designed with “mobile first” in mind to align with growing use of mobile devices to access businesses.
    • Improved brand perception through new graphics and copy
    • Immediate increase in call and appointment volume
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    Andy's East Coast Speed specializes in auto performance, primarily racing. Business operated using traditional methods but wanted to gain more exposure online and improve search rankings. I Converted a traditional website into a responsive design using WordPress. Site was designed with “mobile first” in mind to align with growing use of mobile devices to access businesses.
    • Improved brand perception through new graphics and copy
    • Immediate increase in call and appointment volume
    • Improved organic rankings on Google

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  • Membership acquisition portal

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    In an effort to lower costs, gain efficiency, and improve the user experience, we replaced a hosted system with one created internally. As a result, new customers are served faster, better and we have reduced annual costs by over $15k annually. My team was instrumental in this success.

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  • Mobile Banking App

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    We were an early adopter in launching a robust mobile banking app for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry users. App provided members with quick access to account balances make transfers, pay bills (or people), and find surcharge-free ATMs.

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  • Making a Difference TV spot

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    We needed a professional grade TV spot fro branding purposes but costs for a traditional production were prohibitive. We need to get creative with the process and the result was a high quality spot that ran on a segmented market through the local cable provider. Our brand gained significant exposure and increased overall awareness. Our brand remained top of mind even after the spot stopped being broadcast.

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  • Website redesign

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    Redesigned website into a viable channel for new and existing members seeking information or access to their money. The site is now easier to navigate, manage and integrate with other sources. Organic search results and traffic improved by 87%

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Organizations

  • Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society

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  • Advisable Guild

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  • CUNA Marketing Council

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  • DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

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  • Newspaper Association of America

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