Columnist James Collins shares data from Rakuten Marketing to help debunk a few of the more pervasive misconceptions about coupon affiliates. James Collins on November 25, 2016 It’s often assumed that coupon sites only drive value at the last click. Or they are seen as poachers of revenue that has actually been driven by other … Continue reading 3 coupon affiliate myths it’s time to stop blindly believing
by Laurie Sullivan@lauriesullivan, November 23, 2016 Adobe Digital Insights (ADI) Wednesday released data analyzing online sales for the holiday season that shows consumers have spent $25.59 billion between Nov. 1 and Nov. 22, 2016, up 3.5% year-over-year (YoY). Twenty-one of the 22 days already have exceeded $1 billion in online sales. Search ads — at 40%, up 4% … Continue reading Holiday Online Sales Up 3.5% YoY, Search Drove 40% Of Revenue (DD)
by Oren Boiman, Columnist, November 22, 2016 Traditional legacy marketing tactics and strategies are meaningless to SMB millennial marketers. Millennials are disrupting traditional marketing approaches without even realizing it. By embracing the channels and tactics they know best in their personal lives, millennials naturally create digital-first marketing strategies in their work life. Traditional channels like … Continue reading Millennials’ Digital-First Take On Marketing Via Social Influence, Customer Empathy And Video
With deadlines for 2017 budgets just around the corner, columnist Will Scott discusses why local businesses should be allocating more of their dollars to digital marketing. Will Scott on November 21, 2016 I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “You need to spend money to make money.” But for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), this is … Continue reading Why SMBs should spend more of their budget on online marketing in 2017
Amanda Strouse — November 17, 2016 — November 17, 2016 I’ve been a marketer in-house for several companies and a marketer for several marketing agencies, and I’ll tell you, the skills needed for either position are exactly the same. However, it’s more difficult for a business to find a competent marketing specialist who will make … Continue reading 10 Necessary Qualities When Hiring A Marketing Specialist In-House
Columnist Matt Umbro calls on marketers to use their intellectual abilities to question, scrutinize and analyze and make informed decisions. Matt Umbro on November 17, 2016 No matter your political views, this election reinforced an extremely important notion for us as marketers: We need to be willing and able to think critically about what … Continue reading What it means to be a critical thinker and why marketers need to embrace the concept
Unacast and Juice Mobile deal a leading indicator of where market is going. Greg Sterling on November 16, 2016 When they hear “beacons,” most marketers think of in-store coupons or notifications. Yet retargeting is quickly emerging as a compelling use case for the proximity data and technology. Yext launched one of the first beacon-based, … Continue reading Proximity and beacon data now making its way into DSPs for retargeting
Susan Gilbert — November 16, 2016 Follow @SusanGilbert— November 16, 2016 Create A Reason To Buy Your Product Every business and entrepreneur needs their own unique selling proposition (USP) in order to be successful. Your target market want to know why they should buy from you instead of from your competitors. It takes some creativity … Continue reading Give Your Target Market A Reason To Buy
by Ari Rosenberg, Featured Contributor, November 10, 2016 I’m awful at buying tech and digital media stocks. I am seemingly averse to making money that way, even when the winners appear right in front of me. In 1995, while selling ads for Newsweek, I had a meeting with Paul Pappageorge, a brand manager at … Continue reading What I Missed About Facebook (DD)
by Lena Bourgeois, Columnist, November 11, 2016 Industries like insurance are struggling to capture the attention of younger generations because fewer of these consumers are conforming to the “normal” behaviors these marketers have come to expect. While marketers still have a massive base of older consumers to fall back on at the moment, surviving market disruption … Continue reading A New Generation’s Behaviors Will Change Affluent Marketing
