PHP 7 Improves Website Performance & User Experience
PHP 7 Upgrade Gives Cheeky Monkey an Extra Little Something When we decided to convert the Cheeky Monkey Media corporate site to PHP 7, we expected some improvements in web performance We expected the site to run faster and smoother. We expected the page loads to be quicker. We expected these results to leave the […]
Branding DrupalCon: A Stunning Brand & Web Style Guide
Cheeky Monkey Media has been involved in the design and creation of the Drupal Association‘s North American DrupalCons since 2015. DrupalCon Los Angeles in 2015 inspired the work of Shepard Fairey and his propaganda/street art stylings. DrupalCon New Orleans in 2016 was inspired by the rich French history and wrought iron that is so prevalent […]
Building a Strong Brand – 10 Essentials You Can’t Ignore
Before you can go about building a strong brand or transforming your brand into something your current and future clients can’t live without, you need to understand what branding really is. What is a brand? In the broadest terms, your brand is the way your customers perceive you. In “Why Brand Building Is Important,” Scott […]
Drupal SEO: Hottest Modules & Tools to Boost Organic Traffic
Wondering how to get your site to rank higher? Are you using Drupal or thinking about using Drupal? You’ve come to the right place! This definitive SEO guide for Drupal websites will give you tips on which SEO tools and Drupal modules you can use to rank higher in Google search results. There are a […]
How Much Does It Cost To Build a Website?
Unless you’re a magician with numbers, calculating a budget for your website is probably not at the top of your “Things I can’t wait to do!” list. Take it from the monkeys who do it all the time (that’s us), it’s not that bad. In fact, it can actually be fun. Yes, you read that right. […]
How to Choose a Digital Marketing Agency
Finding the best digital marketing agency with a plethora of options can be mind-boggling, headache-inducing, and just plain overwhelming. After hours and hours of searching, the small shred of sanity that you have left will scream at you to JUST PICK ONE ALREADY!! But, how? There will be half a dozen agencies (if not more) […]
4 Questions to Help You Organize Your AdWords Campaigns Better
Last September, the Cheeky Monkey Media team headed to MozCon in Seattle, Washington. If you’ve never been to this conference, add it to your must-attend list. We met some super cool people, and we had a chance to talk shop with others in our field. One of these cool people is Tracy McDonald an expert Digital […]
From Failed Business Venture to Thriving Digital Marketing Agency
The Branding Exercise About a month ago, I sat down to do a branding exercise using Park Howell’s 10-step story cycle. For those of you that have read my blog posts before, you’ve probably noticed that I’m a big fan of the Business of Story podcast and that I listen religiously. Needless to say, I was […]
How to Create a Marketing Plan that Delivers
My Story: The Plan that Wasn’t I’m sitting in my sweatpants, my hair’s a mess, and I’m staring at the computer screen. My dog Caesar lays at my feet, as done with the day as I am. It’s 11:00pm, and I’m putting the finishing touches on the marketing strategy I’m presenting tomorrow morning. Fast forward […]
Breaking Down Your Content Marketing Strategy = Success
If you’re a content marketer in today’s day and age, you’re probably wondering what you should be doing to achieve greater success with your content marketing strategy. It comes down to content marketing success metrics, because as one unknown, but clearly very smart person once said: “If you aren’t tracking, you aren’t improving.” – unknown, […]