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Stay up-to-date on the latest in marketing news and GTMA's strategy as it relates to the ever-evolving nature of digital communications.

How Do You Use Digital Analytics & Tracking On Your Website?

Digital analytics is the foundation of marketing, advertising, web design, and development. As a data-driven web development agency, we use a variety of analytics tools—including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Cognitive SEO, Dragon Metrics, SEMRush, and more—to track, measure, and analyze your site performance, among other campaign metrics. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL ANALYTICS & TRACKING No matter what type of…

If You Build It, Will They Come? How Will People Find My Website?

HOW DO YOU GET ‘FOUND’ ONLINE? It would be amazing to build a brand new website and instantly have a flood of visitors that threaten to crash your server. However, that is not a typical result unless you are a well-established brand with a ready audience. Most websites are more akin to a billboard in a desert location—pretty and perhaps…

Who Owns Your Website & All Its Content?

DO YOU ACTUALLY OWN THE SITE YOU PAID AN AGENCY TO BUILD? So you need a new website built. You go to an experienced web development agency and want a custom, fully functional, and purpose-built site designed to achieve your specific goals. But when it's all said and done, who owns your website or the final product? Underneath the beauty…

How Do I Know If My Website Is Slow?

Speed plays a crucial role in the performance and growth of a website, affecting everything from visitor satisfaction to SEO to conversion rates. When it comes to user experience, people want everything instantly. And with the fifth generation of mobile technology rapidly expanding worldwide, 5G mobile users are loading pages and files at speeds 10 to 20 times faster than…

How Do I Know My WordPress Site Is Secure?

At the time of this writing, WordPress continues to grow faster than any other competitor, powering 40% of all websites on the internet including those without a content management system or with a custom-coded CMS. Keeping your WordPress website secure is critical to prevent hackers from exploiting it. Our web development team at GTMA takes web security very seriously and…

URL Structure Design: Why Does It Matter?

While we know the layout of a website is crucial to a business's success online, the design of the URL structure is equally important. How so? Humans aren't the only ones searching the web for answers. The URL structure provides a means to organize your site information. The organized structure is your web address, allowing search engines to locate and…

Why The Rebrand? A Look At The New GTMA

Why do businesses rebrand? For lots of reasons like going after a new audience, feeling outdated, more alignment with what your business is now versus when it began, and even acquiring another business. So, why did GTMA rebrand? For all of those reasons. Going After a New Audience GTMA has a rich history of over 10 years of marketing excellence…

What You Need To Know About Yelp’s Optimized Campaign Goals

Call us marketing nerds if you must, but if you are anything like us, you know how much work (FUN) it can be to create new search ad campaigns using Yelp Ads. There are so many options to choose from in the setup process, all of which have the potential to boost your ad performance. Whether it’s a choice in…

What Is Web Accessibility & How To Stay ADA Compliant

This blog post walks you through an overview of web accessibility and ADA compliance, how it affects your business, and how GTMA’s team of web design and development experts can assist with ensuring you have an accessible website. As litigation surrounding web accessibility continues to increase, we want to help our clients make sure their websites are ADA compliant and…

Website Photography & Design: How Custom Imagery Elevates Your Site Content

KEEPING THE END GOAL IN MIND We all know the importance of having a professional, fully-functional website for your company or organization. Your site is the digital hub for all that encompasses your brand. Most importantly, it’s the foundation of your digital marketing strategy and a framework for building a successful business. In today’s digital landscape, using eye-catching imagery and…