Digital Marketing Intelligence Blog

Scottsdale Digital Marketing Agency MINT Social Named Best Large Advertising Agency from 2021 AZ Foothills Annual Poll

June 1, 2021November 22, 2021 Matthew O'Brien

The Scottsdale, AZ-based digital marketing agency MINT Social has been named Best Large Advertising Agency in the annual ‘Best of Our Valley’ issue from Arizona Foothills magazine. It is another solid recognition win for MINT Social, which has won prior recognition from AZ Foothills in 2020 and 2019 for Best Social Networking and Online Media ...

Local SEO

Your Money or Your Life

September 16, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

At MINT Social, we help businesses to get found online, and in doing so, accelerate their online marketing results for the win. The way we do that is by working smarter, not harder (ok, occasionally harder…). Working smarter means using hacks where you can, thinking faster than the rest, and using a verified NAP to ...

Personal Branding

Digital Marketing Strategy Matthew OBrien on the PirateBroadcast with Russ Johns

August 25, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

I had the pleasure of being a pirate on the PirateBroadcast with host Russ Johns. In this episode, we discuss personal “executive” branding strategies by building your expertise, authority, and trust (EAT). We address the importance of being a local business for business owners to elevate their business brand online and the impact of having ...

MINT Social CEO Shares Digital Marketing Insights on Faith Marketplace Radio Podcast

August 1, 2020January 7, 2021 Shannon Bradley

Many people feel they have to keep their work-life and a faith life separate. But Matt O’Brien, MINT Social CEO, has different insights to share on the Faith Marketplace Radio podcast. On this podcast, Matt shares his story of how his faith plays a key part in how he runs his award-winning digital marketing business. ...

Giving Back

Make An Impact in Your Community as an Angel on Call

July 18, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

This video clip is from an interview I did as a guest on The David Johnson Show. As a digital marketing professional, I feel most connected with my profession when I am giving back to the community that I am a part of. This is something that my father instilled in me and everyone in ...

Executive Branding

Top 5 Secrets to Building Your Brand and Becoming a Top Influencer

July 11, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

The constant evolution of online marketing is becoming challenging, especially for those not in the industry. I gave a presentation a while back on building your professional brand and becoming a top influencer. Most interesting about this presentation was that everybody in the room was more conscious of their personal brand than ever before. I ...

Google Ads

Keeping Updated on Google Ads Platform and Changes

July 5, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

As a marketer, I get really excited when I hear that something is going to help me get my customers better results from their digital marketing campaigns. Staying up to date with the latest Google announcements, enhancements, videos and tutorials to the Google Ads platform based on the new health challenges that are impacting all ...

social media marketing

What’s Next for Social Media and Content Marketing?

June 30, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

I am revisiting this blog post from back in 2012 to see how relevant old content is. This post is on trends in social media and content marketing. I recently spent some time looking ahead to what we should expect beyond 2020 regarding the overall webscape of social media, content marketing, mobile and more. Like ...

The Veteran Advantage to Building Your Brand Online – The David Johnson Show Ep. 7

June 25, 2020December 14, 2020 Matthew O'Brien

Phoenix community leader and digital marketing pro Matt O’Brien share his faith-based insights to veterans on giving back and impacting one’s community on the new episode of “The David Johnson Show”, a national voice that talks about points of interest within the post 9/11 military and veteran culture. Watch Matt’s inspiring words about finding one’s ...