About the Author

Dew Smith

Dew is the Managing Editor at Vendasta, but will also respond to "content juggler," "blog wrangler," and "internet explorer." Speaking in fluent pop culture references, and Googling at the speed of sound, she is always looking for new and innovative ways to stretch her creative muscles.

Latest Articles

January 2, 2020 | Demand

The Top 100 Online Business Directories

The most comprehensive guide to the top online business directories to date, both general and vertical-specific, backed by Alexa and Moz... Read More

Dew Smith | 56 min read

December 17, 2019 | Expansion

White Label Email Marketing Software & Services to Grow Revenue

What should your company look for in white label email marketing solutions? Read on for what to consider in software, services, and more.... Read More

Dew Smith | 6 min read

December 6, 2018 | People and Culture

Growing Organic Blog Traffic by 125% in One Year

Vendasta grew organic blog traffic by 125% and demos by 614% in one year with strategy, process, and performance improvements—and you can... Read More

Dew Smith | 12 min read

October 9, 2018 | Scaling

[Study] Why Agencies Don’t Grow

Don't let your agency get anchored down by industry saturation, sales inefficiencies, and difficulty retaining... Read More

Dew Smith | 6 min read

May 24, 2018 | Retention

[Study] Why Your Clients Churn: Vendasta’s Churn Analysis on 100k+ SMBs

Vendasta's customer churn study gets to the core issues of why clients leave their marketing service providers and what you can do to retain them. Key factors analyzed include sales approach, number of products sold, vertical vs horizontal... Read More

Dew Smith | 5 min read

February 7, 2018 | Scaling

How 411.ca Found Success Shifting From Directory to Digital with MRR and Consultative Sales

Welcome to the new age of advertising, where digital is eating up a continually larger share of the pie and massive sales organizations are undergoing foundational shifts to match the new landscape. 411.ca is one of those organizations,...

Dew Smith | 11 min read

January 18, 2018 | Demand

Dennis Yu and Logan Young on Facebook’s News Feed Bombshell

While most people this past New Year's made resolutions to eat better, lose 10lbs, or start a consistent meditation routine, Mark Zuckerberg had a bit of a different idea. As announced last week (January 11th), Mark's New Year's Resolution is to...

Dew Smith | 12 min read

January 17, 2018 | Product

A Guide To White-label Content Creation and Content Marketing

Grabbing the attention of customers has never been as difficult as it is in today’s fast-paced digital marketing landscape. When customers are skipping through TV commercials, using ad-blockers, or choosing ad-free radio providers, it can seem...

Dew Smith | 3 min read

January 15, 2018 | Expansion

What Are White-Label Apps and How to Resell Them

What are white-label apps? White-label apps are applications built by a white or private label app development company and rebranded and resold by other businesses. White-label app solutions can be a service where an application is ordered from...

Dew Smith | 2 min read

January 11, 2018 | Product

White-Label Digital Advertising – What Agencies Need to Know

What is white-label digital advertising? White-label digital advertising can be anything from rebrandable advertising platforms to reports, campaigns, or products that allow you to brand and resell digital advertising services to local businesses....

Dew Smith | 2 min read

January 8, 2018 | Demand

How to Slash Your Customer Acquisition Cost

Every agency, media company, broadcast station, and reseller faces a growing list of challenges that keeps them from selling products and services to local businesses successfully. One of the chief problems is the high cost of acquiring new...

Dew Smith | 19 min read

January 6, 2018 | Agency Insights

Everything You Need To Know About White-Label Website Solutions

What are white-label website solutions? White-label website solutions can be any website-related service or product that a reseller can rebrand and sell at their own price point to business clients. This can be a website hosting reseller program,...

Dew Smith | 2 min read

December 29, 2017 | Product

Humans Versus AI: Email Marketing Trends for 2018

With 2018 around the corner, and inboxes full to the brim like overflowing cups of hot cocoa, it's time to both reflect and project with our email marketing tactics. Reflecting back on how email marketing has changed over the years up to 2017, and...

Dew Smith | 17 min read

December 28, 2017 | People and Culture

2017 Year in Review: Products, Content, Webinars, and More

Thanks for a fantastic year, friends! Let's take a look back at 2017. For Vendasta and our partner community, 2017 has been a year of monumental growth. We're so glad you've been a part of it! Among the highlights, we helped 1,204 resellers grow...

Dew Smith | 8 min read

December 22, 2017 | Scaling

9 White-Label Services & Solutions to Skyrocket Your Revenue

White label solutions offer huge revenue growth opportunities for your company! Beat revenue goals by offering these white-label products and services to... Read More

Dew Smith | 23 min read

December 4, 2017 | Demand

25 Digital Advertising Tips from the Experts [Video]

With digital advertising being such a fast-moving, ever-changing landscape, I sat down with our in-house advertising team, as well as reached out to advertising experts online, to see what their biggest advertising solutions were for thriving with...

Dew Smith | 17 min read

November 17, 2017 | Product

30 Digital Advertising Statistics: Mobile, Video, and More [Infographic]

While the world of online marketing has expanded far beyond paid advertising, advertising still plays a very important role in generating revenue and business. Digital advertising is the top of the "new advertising stack," and it's what can create...

Dew Smith | 3 min read

November 9, 2017 | Expansion

A Tale of Two Service Types: Do It For Me vs. Do It Yourself Reputation Management

Local businesses need reputation management software and services to help them manage their reputation across the web, and agencies like yours are there to provide it. The question is: what service type produces the best results for the businesses?...

Dew Smith | 8 min read

October 12, 2017 | People and Culture

Inbound17 Through the Eyes of a 21 Year Old Small Town Canadian

Stepping into the doors of Club Inbound for the first time, sweaty palms clutching my new conference name badge complete with wonky capitalization, it's safe to say I was a bit overwhelmed. A warehouse-sized room spread out below me, featuring...

Dew Smith | 6 min read

October 6, 2017 | Expansion

58 Spooky Statistics for Websites [Infographic]

Welcome to the most comprehensive collection of design, functionality, and content stats for websites in 2017. With over half of businesses having websites, businesses who want to experience success need to know how to stand out with their own...

Dew Smith | 5 min read

September 20, 2017 | Demand

163 Stunning Social Media Stats to Savor [Infographic]

We've updated our killer list of top social media statistics for 2017! See the best stats on all major social platforms—from Facebook, to LinkedIn, and even YouTube. How many social media stats does it take to understand online consumer behavior?...

Dew Smith | 23 min read

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