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Implementing Bootstrap into the HubSpot Template Builder

Implementing Bootstrap into the HubSpot Template Builder

Coders like you and I sometimes look to template builders for guidance. It’s a good place to start, and Hubspot has a stellar template builder. That’s great, but it’s built on the Bootstrap 2 framework. Bootstrap, that offers features like the bootst…

Design Matters: Making a Good First Impression

Design Matters: Making a Good First Impression

You’re in a beautifully designed reception area, about to interview for your dream job. You’re fidgeting and nervous. You’re wiping your hands on your pants because they’re sweaty, and it’s making you even more nervous. Why? Because slightly damp, qu…

3 Crucial Steps to Optimize Images for SEO

3 Crucial Steps to Optimize Images for SEO

I’ve already written about how to use images in regard to copyright. You should always follow those tips and tricks to keep yourself out of legal trouble. But there is more to consider when it comes to the images used in your content marketing. Copyr…

A 5-Step Recipe For The Perfect Call-To-Action

A 5-Step Recipe For The Perfect Call-To-Action

Call-to-action buttons are the best. Think of them as the rug that ties the marketing room together. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you should check out this blog I wrote about Calls-To-Action. First Things First: What is a perfect Call-…

Reach Your Customers: Inbound Marketing Statistics [Infographic]

Reach Your Customers: Inbound Marketing Statistics [Infographic]

Today is the age of the self-educated buyer. Traditional lead generation strategies no longer cut it. Blossoming from this new era is a marketing strategy about being found by the buyer. Once they’ve found you, developing a relationship with them thr…

Goals: First Page Rank

Goals: First Page Rank

Does your content really deserve to rank on page one for your target keywords? Is it one of the 10 best, most informative, most useful pieces of content on the internet? If not, the answer is probably ... no. But, I see why you asked. Most of our cli…

You Don't Have a Business Blog & It's Costing You

You Don't Have a Business Blog & It's Costing You

Whether your business doesn't have a business blog at all or does have a business blog that's poorly maintained, this piece is for you. Blogging is an extremely valuable tool that too many businesses are NOT using. If you're in an industry where none…

Transworld Minnesota: Started At The Bottom, Now We're Here.

Transworld Minnesota: Started At The Bottom, Now We're Here.

In May 2016, Transworld Business Advisors of Minnesota approached Leighton Interactive as a new business franchise with some substantial goals. They wanted to fill a need in the market - a need for business advisors who were passionate about working …

iJetColor by Printware - It Started with an Audit

iJetColor by Printware - It Started with an Audit

iJetColor by Printware first learned about Leighton Interactive in September of 2016. At that time, Tim Murphy, president of iJetColor by Printware, submitted a website audit request where he indicated the biggest website challenge for their company:…

Perseverance, Graphic Design, & Beginning Again

Perseverance, Graphic Design, & Beginning Again

I was 31 when I decided to go back to school. My first attempt at college was quite disastrous, almost as much so as my second attempt. With the support from my wife, I finally went back to college to finish my degree in graphic design at St. Cloud S…

How to Stop Your Conversion Process in Its Tracks (Hint: Don't)

How to Stop Your Conversion Process in Its Tracks (Hint: Don't)

You've designed an amazing campaign but you're not quite hitting the numbers you were hoping for. Assuming that you have the utmost confidence in your strategy, what can you do to improve your results? Digital marketing in general, and inbound market…