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Doug Ridley
Doug Ridley

As the Director of Consulting, Doug is a master digital marketing strategist who works with Vital's B2B and B2C clients to brainstorm, enact and execute monthly content calendars and other long term projects. Doug's approach to project management and analysis are recognized throughout the digital marketing world. Message him at [email protected] or @dougridley on Twitter. View Full Bio

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Digital Marketing

A Complete Guide to Inbound Marketing for Fintech

By: Doug Ridley
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10 min read
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User Experience Design

6 Steps to Creating Great Website Navigation

By: Doug Ridley
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5 min read
Digital Marketing

Getting Started with Fintech Digital Marketing Strategy (8 steps)

By: Doug Ridley
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9 min read
Digital Marketing

What Does Twitter’s 280-Character Limit Mean For Your Marketing?

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Top 17 SEO Blogs That Every Marketing Manager Should Subscribe To Now
SEO

Best SEO and Digital Marketing Blogs Every Marketing Director Should Read

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
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Digital Marketing Strategy

Discipline and Fortitude: The Two Most Important Factors To Improve Your Digital Marketing Results

By: Doug Ridley
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8 min read
Conversion Rate Optimization

How Adding a Phone Number Field Impacted Form Submissions by 47%

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Conversion Rate Optimization

How We Grew Our Email List Subscription Rate By 97%

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Brand Development

The Secret to Yellow Pages Advertising Success

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Mastering the CTA: Call to Action Strategies that Convert Every Time
Conversion Rate Optimization

Mastering the CTA: Call to Action Strategies that Convert Every Time

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
The Secret to a Stand-Out B2B Marketing Strategy? Content Marketing.
Content Marketing Strategy

The Secret to a Stand-Out B2B Marketing Strategy? Content Marketing.

By: Doug Ridley
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9 min read
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Digital Marketing

Why Your Company’s Inbound Marketing Strategy Is an Asset

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Digital Marketing

The Definitive Guide to B2B Email Marketing

By: Doug Ridley
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7 min read
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Content Marketing Strategy

#UNH50k Challenge: Content Strategy And CRO When Everything Is On The Line

By: Doug Ridley
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5 min read
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Digital Marketing

Content Marketing Strategy: 4 Steps to Successfully Address Multiple Target Audiences

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
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Brand Development

It’s Time to Spruce Up Your Content Marketing Strategy

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
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Video Production

Top 3 Reasons Why Your Website Needs Videos

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
News & Culture

Top 10 Restaurants in Portsmouth to Bring Your Client For Lunch

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Content Strategy
Content Marketing Strategy

How To Build a Compelling Content Strategy for Your “Boring” Industry

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Foursquare

5 Tips for Getting Your Business Started on Foursquare

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Strategy

“Above the Fold” Debunked: The New Way to Convert Visitors

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Brand Development

A Checklist to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media

Top 3 Tips for Creating Content During Your Next Event

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Blogs

How to “Own” the Millennials (and Their Wallets)

By: Doug Ridley
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5 min read
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Email Marketing

Best Email Service Providers for Salesforce: MailChimp vs Constant Contact vs Native Apps

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
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News & Culture

Vital Welcomes Crystal Paradis to the Team

By: Doug Ridley
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Doug Ridley
Blogs

Five ideas to keep your blog active

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Social Media

Does your business need to be on every social network?

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Digital Marketing

How to track social media ROI using Google Analytics

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Blogs

A Night of Branding at the Currier Museum: Slide Deck

By: Doug Ridley
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< 1 min read
Digital Marketing

Five Tips for Hosting Better Webinars

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Social Media

How Today’s Colleges and Universities are Using Social Media

By: Doug Ridley
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5 min read
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Social Media

Five Brands Using Vine to Create Engaging Content

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Brand Development

Social Media Branding: Experience is Everything

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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LinkedIn

How To Create an Online Portfolio on LinkedIn

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Facebook

Optimizing Facebook and Twitter Profiles for Businesses

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Top Google Analytics Reports
Content Marketing Strategy

Five Google Analytics Metrics Every Business Should Run

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Foursquare

How to promote events on social media and increase attendees

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Blog Design / Wordpress

Time for a Website Critique: Put on Your Customer Hat

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Digital Marketing

Six Ways to Say Thank You on Social Media

By: Doug Ridley
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Blog Design / Wordpress

Why Your Business Needs a Blog…Now

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Blogs

Vital Basics: How to use RSS feeds and Google Reader

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media

Fans Bite Back: How to Deal with Negative Feedback on Social Media

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Brand Development

Vital’s Guide to Creating a Great Email Signature

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
News & Culture

Vital’s Search for the Most Effective Email Signatures

By: Doug Ridley
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< 1 min read
Social Media

Social Media for the New College Graduate

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media Strategy

Vital Basics: First Steps on Twitter

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media

Keeping Your Cool: Moms on Social Media

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Blogs

Building Community: How RiverRun Bookstore Uses Social Media

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
Social Media

How To Hide Spotify and Other Facebook Apps From Your Timeline

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Twitter

How to Filter Your Twitter Stream

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Social Media Strategy

Five Things That Make a Great Twitter Contest

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Social Media

Social, Meet Visual: Three Great Photo Sharing Apps

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
News & Culture

Vital’s Mega Millions Ticket Giveaway

By: Doug Ridley
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< 1 min read
Graphic Design

A Recap of Digital Portsmouth: The Art of Print & Graphic Design

By: Doug Ridley
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< 1 min read
Facebook Timeline for Pages
Facebook

Facebook Timeline for Pages: Deadline is March 30! Need Some Inspiration?

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Facebook

Five Reasons to Love Facebook Timeline for Business Pages

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
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Social Media

Social Media Key Part of NH Journalism: Recap of UNH SMCNH Event

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media

SMCNH Hosts Journalism and Social Media Forum

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Pinterest

5 Tips: Pinterest for Businesses

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Blogs

How to Add Blog Posts to Your LinkedIn Profile

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
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Twitter

Spambusting: Protect Your Twitter Account

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Pinterest

Pin it Up! How To Master Pinterest. (Yes, You Should Pin This.)

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
Uncategorized

What is a CTA?

By: Doug Ridley
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Uncategorized

What is a Conversion?

By: Doug Ridley
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Facebook

How To Get Your Facebook Timeline Ready for Primetime

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Google+

Six Social Networks You’re Not Using to Their Full Potential

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media Marketing in NH
Blogs

Maximize Your Blog Content With An Automatic Email Newsletter

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Facebook Strikes Back
Facebook

Facebook Strikes Back Against Google+ …By Becoming More Like Google+

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Facebook

I Have Followers…Now What?

By: Doug Ridley
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4 min read
Google+

Five Things Google+ Does Right

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Twitter

Join the Conversation: Using Twitter for Your Business

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media Marketing in NH
Facebook

Five Things Your Business Facebook Page Needs

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Social Media Marketing in NH
Facebook

Facebook’s New Facial Recognition Photo Tagging: How to Use (Or Not Use)

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Facebook

How To Remove a Virus From Your Facebook Profile

By: Doug Ridley
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Social Media Marketing in NH
Social Media

Eight Social Media Marketing Tips For Your Small Business

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Facebook

What The Facebook Pages Changes Mean For Your Business

By: Doug Ridley
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Facebook

Website Design and Facebook Ecommerce

By: Doug Ridley
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Facebook

Vanity Facebook Page URLs

By: Doug Ridley
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Twitter

Bill Lord is running for Twesident

By: Doug Ridley
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3 min read
Twitter

Searching Twitter Like Google.

By: Doug Ridley
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Digital Marketing

Getting a grip on social media marketing

By: Doug Ridley
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2 min read
Twitter

Power of Twitter and Douglas Engelbart

By: Doug Ridley
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News & Culture

Vital Design Says, “Tweet. Tweet.”

By: Doug Ridley
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