The Small Business Mistakes That Come Back to Bite You | Over the Bull®

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The landscape for small businesses has shifted dramatically in 2025. What once passed as passable digital hygiene or functional marketing no longer holds up under the weight of modern algorithms, AI-driven search evaluation, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Many businesses that were stable for years are now slipping—slowly, quietly, and often without knowing why. The…

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10 Marketing Mistakes Businesses Will Make in 2026 | Over the Bull®

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Digital marketing is entering one of the most disruptive periods in its history. The tools are smarter, the platforms are stricter, and the expectations for credibility and expertise have never been higher. Yet many businesses are unknowingly stepping into 2026 with strategies that were already outdated years earlier. Some are holding onto habits from 2018,…

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The Google Disaster: When Data Lies | Over the Bull®

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When it comes to managing a company’s online presence, the truth is that the wrong partner can do more harm than good. The story behind this particular situation—a business brought to the edge of digital collapse because of sloppy management, poor outsourcing, and misaligned ethics—is not an isolated one. It’s a cautionary example of what…

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The Questions Google Can’t Answer…But We Can | Over the Bull®

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Digital marketing and web design are industries full of contradictions. On the one hand, technology makes it easier than ever to launch a website or run an ad campaign. On the other hand, that very accessibility has led to a flood of poor-quality work, misleading promises, and wasted investments for business owners who simply want…

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3.1 Billion Visits to ChatGPT: Why Bots Win and Businesses Stall | Over the Bull® Podcast by Integris Design in Asheville, North Carolina

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ChatGPT racked up over 3.1 billion visits last September—more than Bing. If that stat doesn’t make you pause, it should. In this episode, we unpack how businesses sabotage their own digital growth with outdated thinking, broken funnels, and reactive marketing. If you’re tired of guessing why your site underperforms, this one’s for you. Normalcy Bias:…

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Overlooked and Outranked: The GMB Mistakes That Kill Visibility | Over the Bull®

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Local SEO isn’t dead—it’s evolving. In this episode of Over The Bull, Ken breaks down seven essential strategies to optimize your Google Business Profile (formerly GMB) and keep your business visible in a world increasingly shaped by AI search results. You’ll learn:•Why your business address still matters (even in 2025)•The truth about NAP consistency and…

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Are You Marketing for Today…or Tomorrow? | Over the Bull®

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The End of Business as Usual: Navigating the Changing Web with Strategy and Integrity The internet is evolving faster than most businesses are prepared to accept. For years, companies have relied on familiar tools, tactics, and relationships to keep leads flowing and ad spend justified. But what happens when the strategies that used to work…

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