Daily Archives: April 29, 2017

Mobile engagement just got even more important for marketers. Here’s what you need to be thinking about

Don’t let ‘quantity over quality’ be the mantra of your mobile-first business plan. Contributor Shani Rosenfelder explains why recent changes mean marketers need to pay more attention to engagement and metrics. Shani Rosenfelder on April 10, 2017 at 11:55 am Sustainable business growth doesn’t come without providing value. Now more than ever, it’s crucial to … Continue reading Mobile engagement just got even more important for marketers. Here’s what you need to be thinking about

These 3 Underutilized LinkedIn Tools May Help You Engage in a Sharper, Smarter Job Search

Virginia Franco — April 10, 2017 Follow @VAFrancoResumes— April 10, 2017 Last Fall, LinkedIn rolled out 3 tools to help users make informed decisions during a job search, and to help draw recruiter attention to their profiles, and to help them acquire critical skills. LinkedIn’s New Year roll out of a new User Interface shortly … Continue reading These 3 Underutilized LinkedIn Tools May Help You Engage in a Sharper, Smarter Job Search

Can You Keep a Secret? Digital Marketing Tips from “Pretty Little Liars”

Natalie Petersen — April 9, 2017 — April 9, 2017 Keep these digital marketing tips from ‘Pretty Little Liars’ to yourself! “Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead” goes the theme song of one of my favorite shows of all time, “Pretty Little Liars” (PLL); the show begins its final 10 … Continue reading Can You Keep a Secret? Digital Marketing Tips from “Pretty Little Liars”

Landing Page … Or Microsite? Forget the Bad Rep of Microsites and Learn When & Why To Use Which

Bart de Pelsmaeker — April 9, 2017 Follow @bartdp— April 9, 2017 Microsites used to be a very popular tool a couple of years back, but got a very bad rep because microsites were heavily abused by black-hat SEO folks, who used them to set up private blog networks and artificially create backlinks to content. … Continue reading Landing Page … Or Microsite? Forget the Bad Rep of Microsites and Learn When & Why To Use Which

Revenue Per Visit: The Most Important Ecommerce Metric?

Sruthi Narayanan — April 9, 2017 Follow @getzaius— April 9, 2017 A recent article published by Doug Crowe on Shopify Plus highlights the dangers of prioritizing conversion rates and Average Order Value as the best measurements of marketing success – which, unfortunately, many of today’s B2C marketers are still doing. On their own, neither conversion … Continue reading Revenue Per Visit: The Most Important Ecommerce Metric?

Fishing vs. Hunting: Which is the Right Way to Sell Your Business?

Jacob Orosz — April 9, 2017 Follow @jacoborosz— April 9, 2017 Selling a business with a fishing rod is like casting a line, dropping the lure, and waiting. In the real world, this involves confidentially marketing your business for sale using various media: online media, trade publications, newspapers, and others. This is a passive approach, … Continue reading Fishing vs. Hunting: Which is the Right Way to Sell Your Business?