Monthly Archives: November 2016

Production of yogurt

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Written by Gelato Products

Yogurt is made using fermented milk created by the lactic acid bacteria, which often is lactobacillus bulgarius and Streptococcus thermophilus.

To make sure that yogurt is safe to eat, the milk is heat treated, homogenized and then cooled. As the milk cools, a bacteria or starter culture is added. If the right temperature and moisture are provided, the fermented milk produces lactic acid. After which the milk ferments and sets to form yogurt. As the milk ferments, it forms a colorless liquid, called acetaldehyde, which gives yogurt its distinctive taste.

To form yogurt, manufacturers use different types of milk from skimmed, semi-skimmed, whole, evaporated or powdered forms.

Apart from these varieties, yogurt now comes in a variety of textures from smooth to set and luxury to fat-free. Manufacturers have also added flavors like natural, fruit, cereal and created frozen yogurt cups, which compete with ice cream on the supermarket shelves.

There are also other fermenting yogurts with different microorganisms, that provide good bacteria for your gut. These include live yogurts, which have live harmless bacteria and probiotic yogurts, which contain live probiotic microorganisms.

Scientists now say that yogurt is a great way to include calcium and maintain a healthy weight. In addition, yogurt’s bacteria can help to ease stomach indigestion and to promote a healthy digestive tract. Therefore, pick up a white paper cup of this healthy, tasty, super food and make it part of your daily meal plan.

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Segmentation 101

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Segmentation is the process of grouping visitors to a website. Once the different segments have been identified and the traffic has been grouped then campaigns can be run targeting different segments. There are limitations here. The targeting is done at the group level, not at the individual. Although a custom first name and last name is used in such campaigns there is no reliable mechanism to individually target people. The good news is that with the level of segmentation that is in use, the visitors will feel more valued due to the targeting of their interests. Here are a few examples of segmentation:

First-time visitors and returning customers

In order to make first-time visitors into customers, a discount code could be offered as a popup as soon as they arrive or browse product pages. At the same time, you do not want to offer the same code to a customer who has already completed the first purchase any maybe used the very same discount code.

Early stage and late stage visitors

Again, offers can be made to visitors who are in the early stage of purchase such as placing items in the cart. While someone in the later stages of checking out might be offered a different incentive to continue. These two stages can also be sent different reminders if there was some form of abandonment.

Subscribers

This segmentation is to provide subscribers with special offers and incentives which we do not want to offer to non-members and casual visitors.

Learn More about the 2017 Search and Reputation Management Marketing Trends

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Recently, Pierre Zarokian of Submit Express sat down with DealCrunch writer Sean Garrity to look at some of the big trends coming to Internet marketing in 2017. Since 1998, Submit Express has helped thousands of businesses improve their reputation and search engine rankings online.

In this brief guide, you’ll learn which trends will bring the biggest impact to your efforts throughout the new year.

Reviews

The importance of reviews cannot be understated. Reviews directly affect your search engine standing, and have a huge impact on what potential customers think about you before they come to your store. Restaurants and retailers stand to gain the most from having a positive review score in Google, but really anyone benefits.

Zarokian’s approach is twofold: monitor reviews, looking for (and addressing) negatives and promoting positives, while creating your own feedback loop. This way, you control the flow of information on your Yelp page, and you’re better equipped to handle challenges as they occur. Customers will think it’s better to use your system since the feedback goes directly to you.

Search Marketing

Submit Express also utilizes SEO, but it doesn’t just mean search anymore. Zarokian’s team performs a full site audit, updates your content and then performs offsite work to help improve your site’s standing in search. This can include pitching to unique blogs to host content about you, or working on social media to improve your follower count.

Mobile optimization is another important component to 2017, as more and more of your customers switch to mobile devices to find stores in their local area.

Final Thoughts

Local search, and local businesses, can gain a lot in 2017. If you’re savvy, and you can stay on top of Google’s changes, you can improve your ranking and get better reviews.