The Dilate Blog: Digital Marketing

Does Google love your site?  Well, come May this year, the search engine King might not. All thanks to the Core Web Vitals update.  Google has made good user experience a focus with all its recent updates. Or rather, what Google deems to be a good user experience.  In the upcoming Core Web Vitals update, […]

Get enrolments and Promote your courses Digital marketing for schools, universities, TAFEs and colleges really matters. If you aren’t marketing your institution online, you’re missing a huge opportunity to engage and attract more students.  The truth is, students inhabit online spaces. Social media is part of their daily lives and Google is their go-to for […]

You get leads, you turn them away. Are you crazy? Not necessarily. Here at Dilate, there is a reason we don’t say yes to everyone. Don’t get us wrong – we want to grow just as much as the businesses that we help. But the thing is, to do our job well we can’t say […]

Every Minute Counts. The Importance of Lead Response Time What is Lead Response Time? Imagine you’re looking for someone to build a pergola in your backyard. You do some Googling. Find a couple of businesses. Fill out their contact forms. You wait. The time it takes for a business to respond to you after you’ve […]

Having trouble setting up your Shopify store? Whether you are a lover of shopping online, or brick and mortar stores, one of the most important factors for customers is experience. We’re not talking about the customers who love to dig through a disorganised second-hand store in search of a vintage find like a paleontologist looking […]

Traditional Marketing vs Digital Marketing, which is better? When it comes to advertising Perth businesses, there are a few key decisions to consider before deciding: Where are your ideal customers spending their time How do you want to track your conversion rate? What is your advertising budget What stage of the buyer journey are you […]

In a world of sophisticated digital marketing, we shouldn’t forget how powerful a simple word-of-mouth referral is. Yes, paid advertising, robust SEO and an excellent website are all important players in helping your business grow, but the effectiveness of a recommendation shouldn’t be overlooked. It’s human nature: we’d rather do business with someone we think […]

In only a couple of months, COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the way we live and work. Many businesses have started asking their staff to work from home in a bid to reduce their contribution to the spread of the Coronavirus. For some, this transition to remote working might be a natural one, […]

Imagine for a moment that you’re a kid back at school. Your teacher gives you an assignment. You’re not too sure what to do, but you give it your best shot, staying up late to finish it on time. The next day when you hand it in, she reads it over and shakes her head. […]

It’s no secret that things are getting a bit tough out there for a lot of businesses - these are unprecedented times that we are facing. A silver lining amongst this uncertainty is that it has brought out the generosity, empathy and mateship from organisations, businesses and government bodies, who are trying their best to […]