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| filed under: Chris Abraham, Blog, Chris Abraham Blog, Chris Abraham News, NewsWhen More Tools Mean More Stress: Rethinking Digital Marketing In 2025
Digital marketing used to feel smaller. There were fewer platforms. Fewer ways to create. And fewer things that people wanted from us. Now there’s a lot more. Scheduling tools. Automation. Templates. Creative generators. Analytics on everything. So in theory, it should feel easier to get things done. But a lot of marketers feel more tired. More unsure. And always playing catch-up.
A Thanksgiving Message from Meritus Media
Thanksgiving is a good moment to pause and acknowledge the people in our lives, both personally and professionally. However each of us celebrates, the heart of the holiday is simple: gratitude.
My Tachikoma ThinkPads: A Self-Hosted Sync Network for One Human and Many Terminals
For years, I’ve carried different laptops for different contexts — a Lenovo W520 on my desk and a rotating zoo of Lenovo X220s tucked into various bags: one in my GORUCK GR2 34L, one in my GR0, one in a leather satchel, another in a shoulder bag, and a few more sitting around like dormant terminals. All of them run Linux Mint. All of them are from 2011–2012. And all of them are still perfectly capable for the kind of work I actually do: text, code, docs, spreadsheets, PDFs, and the occasional PNG or web graphic.
2025 Concept2 Individual Holiday Challenge
Concept2’s 2025 Holiday Challenge runs Nov 27–Dec 24. Row, ski, or ride 100k or 200k meters to earn certificates, pins, and trigger donations to selected charities. BikeErg meters count half. Log all meters in the Online Logbook and choose a charity for donations and rewards.
In Praise of Pilchards, Sardines, Jacket Potato, and All Things Tinned Fish
If you’ve known me for more than five minutes, you know I am not a fair-weather tinned fish enjoyer. I am a lifer. A card-carrying member of the Church of Small Oily Fish.
Turning Your Sales Process Into A Lead Nurturing Machine
For businesses that depend on a steady feed of sales, such as client-based service businesses and B2B providers, there are very few things that matter as much to your success as your sales generation process. If you don’t have a set process, it’s vital that you create one. Here, we’re going to look at a host of components, tools, and tips that can help you find, generate, and nurture the leads that keep your business running.
What’s the Red Flags When Hiring a Construction Firm?
For the most part, hiring a construction company sounds straightforward, right? Like, you find one that looks good, get a quote, and yeah, project done. Well, except that’s not always how it goes.
Zeus the Lutheran by Garrison Keillor
My favorite of all short stories ever written. Garrison Keillor, longtime host of A Prairie Home Companion, is one of those American storytellers who can braid small-town tenderness with sly theological mischief. “Zeus the Lutheran” is him at his funniest and most humane—dropping the king of the gods into a Lutheran pastor’s life and watching what grace, lust, and marriage do to each other.
Who Am I This Time by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 1961
This is one of my very favorite. Written in 1961, “Who Am I This Time?” captures Kurt Vonnegut at his most humane and slyly philosophical. Long before his sharper satires like Slaughterhouse-Five or Cat’s Cradle, Vonnegut was already dissecting loneliness, absurdity, and the fragile machinery of love with wit and Midwestern warmth. In this story, his fascination with identity and performance flickers through ordinary lives, turning small-town theater into a mirror for the human condition.
Google Business Profile Reinstatement and Restoration: The Complete Survival Guide for 2025
When your Google Business Profile disappears, it’s not just some digital hiccup. It’s existential. Overnight, your business goes from findable to invisible — the phone stops ringing, the leads vanish, and Maps pretends you never existed. You type your own company name into Google and it feels like being ghosted by an algorithm.
Google Business Profiles: Surviving Suspensions, Verification, and Reviews
Google Business Profiles (GBPs, formerly Google My Business) are the backbone of local visibility. For many businesses, that little box on Google Maps is the most important real estate they own online. But when something goes wrong—when a profile is suspended, a verification fails, or reviews suddenly disappear—it feels like the rug has been pulled out from under you.
What If Your Business Idea Is More Niche Than Most? Consider This
It’s fair to say that if there’s a way to make money, someone has probably thought up a way to do it. All businesses are built on a concept or try to sell an idea. Think of how Disney has stood strong in the market of family-friendly fun for quite some time, with theme parks, movies and television shows, merchandise and much more. It’s all based on one idea - giving families a magical experience. Sometimes even defending that illusion with heavily proactive legal techniques.
Simple Tricks to Improve Your Cognitive Function
Many people view memory issues as a normal part of getting older. After all, becoming more forgetful in their senior years is something that many people experience.
5 Digital Marketing Strategies Every Business Should Capitalize On
You’re living in the dark ages if your business isn’t pulling digital marketing strategies out of the bag on a regular basis. There are so many incredible and lucrative methods that can help you to boost your brand exposure, widen your target audience and grow your revenue.
Recognizing Humans, Ignoring Bots
Online systems interact with more non-human traffic than ever before. The line between a real user and an automated script is often thin, but the outcome of recognizing the difference can shape financial performance, platform integrity, and long-term design decisions. Companies have started to approach bot detection as a larger-scale framework, ensuring they stay clear of fraud, data loss, and account takeovers, to name a few.
How to Effectively Market your Business at an Event
If you want to market your business at a local event, then there are several things you can do. With that said, if you do not prepare ahead of time, then your life will become much more difficult, which is the last thing you need.
How To Write Essays That Get The Top Grades In College
There are many benefits associated with being able to write a well-constructed essay that go beyond passing your assignments.
The Google Business Profile: The Beating Heart of Your Local Presence
Running a local business today means your Google Business Profile isn’t just a listing — it’s your storefront, your first impression, and half your word-of-mouth all rolled into one. When it’s visible, business hums along. When it’s suspended or missing, it’s like the lights went out and the door’s locked. I’ve spent years helping owners get back on the map, and here’s exactly how I do it — and why it matters.
Why Reliable Transportation Is Still the Backbone of Business
Reliable transportation is a must for businesses no matter what industry they find themselves in. You needed to keep things moving, literally.
Why Operational CFOs Are the Secret Weapon for Business Survival
Every small business faces moments when the numbers stop making sense. Sales are up, but cash is tight. Your product’s great, but profit is shrinking. You’re growing, but somehow always behind. That’s not bad luck. It’s a sign you’re missing the right kind of financial leadership.
Why I Joined Meritus Media
Meritus Media isn’t just another agency. It’s the rare place where strategy meets soul, where modern precision integrates with old-school grit, and where every action—from a single press pitch to a full-scale reputation rescue—forms part of a greater whole. It’s not a shiny growth-hack shop or a tactical warehouse; it’s an ecosystem that thrives on integration, relationships, and the willingness to play the long game.
What ChatGPT Search Says About Me, Chris Abraham
Chris Abraham is a seasoned SEO strategist, digital marketing consultant, and online reputation management (ORM) expert with over 26 years in the field. He leads full-stack SEO efforts that cover on-page optimization, technical SEO, content strategy, and performance improvements. He’s known for blending big-picture strategy with hands-on execution, working with businesses of all sizes.
Brand Management in the Age of AI: What Modern Brands Need to Know
If you haven’t yet integrated AI into your brand management strategy, now is the time. AI is transforming how brands operate—enhancing everything from strategic planning to customer engagement. By leveraging AI’s capabilities, brands can streamline operations, gain deeper insights, and build stronger, more consistent brand identities.
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