Tag Archives: Branded

Instagram Adds New Branded Content Choices, and On Reels Too

Laura Sensecall December 16, 2020 Instagram continues to make life easier for Influencers. Now, it has branched out in an attempt to make ads even more attractive for brands. We find out how. Instagram is still the darling of the social media world, and for good reason. It continues to make it easy to create … Continue reading Instagram Adds New Branded Content Choices, and On Reels Too →

Unbranded Vs. Branded Search, When To Use What Strategy

Branding Lessons

Unbranded Vs. Branded Search, When To Use What Strategy by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 20, 2020 Whether or not to use an unbranded search strategy remains an ongoing dilemma for marketers, especially for those trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic downturn. Some data suggests 86% of consumers have remained true to the brands they … Continue reading Unbranded Vs. Branded Search, When To Use What Strategy →

How Target Uses Branded Gifs to Bolster Community Engagement on Twitter

Twitter Engagement

Arik Hanson — June 20, 2019 — June 20, 2019 If you’ve worked in the social media marketing world for more than five minutes, you know how most brands treat “engagement” on Twitter. I’ll simplify: When it comes to engagement, Twitter has become a full-on customer service channel managed by the customer service team. Just … Continue reading How Target Uses Branded Gifs to Bolster Community Engagement on Twitter →

6 Crucial Elements to Include in Every Branded Video

Video Strategy

Ana Gotter — June 17, 2019 Follow @ana_gotter — June 17, 2019 The stakes are high for branded videos. They are, after all, the medium that you’re using to define your brand and tell viewers exactly what you’re all about. In a minute or less, you can explain why they should take a chance on … Continue reading 6 Crucial Elements to Include in Every Branded Video →

In the battle for mobile engagement, branded apps hold untapped value

Mobile Engagement

To effectively market in a mobile world, brands need to think of their apps as mobile video mailboxes. Dan Hurwitz on April 12, 2019 Consumers spend an overwhelming majority of their mobile internet time within apps. Recognizing this trend, the world’s biggest brands have developed apps as tools for providing services (like checking a bank … Continue reading In the battle for mobile engagement, branded apps hold untapped value →

How to Unlock Branded Search Features in Google

Google Tools

Kent Campbell — September 15, 2018 Follow @reputationx — September 15, 2018 Google is your new home page. When a brand dominates their own search engine results it sends trust signals to prospective customers. Control of the many aspects of search results like Knowledge Panel, carousel images, location information, Google posts, social media posts, and … Continue reading How to Unlock Branded Search Features in Google →

IAB Creates Branded Content Studio Directory To Aid Media Buyers

Marketing Platforms

IAB Creates Branded Content Studio Directory To Aid Media Buyers by Sara Guaglione , July 2, 2018 The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has created a directory of branded content studios operated by publishers, with the hope that it will “help buyers more easily identify publisher content studio offerings to meet their goals.” A committee at … Continue reading IAB Creates Branded Content Studio Directory To Aid Media Buyers →

How to use good ol’ PPC to support fun and creative branded content

PPC Strategies

Contributor Kevin Lee looks at creative synergies and the power of collaboration to increase the efficiency of branded content using PPC campaigns Kevin Lee on May 2, 2018 Branded content and pay-per-click (PPC) aren’t ordinarily included together in the same section of a digital media plan, but there are definite synergies between these two marketing … Continue reading How to use good ol’ PPC to support fun and creative branded content →

Facebook News Feed Changes: Why You Don’t Need A New Strategy

Facebook News Feed

Tom Martin — January 24, 2018 Follow @TomMartin — January 24, 2018 Facebook’s announcement that “The new algorithm will emphasize posts from friends and family over viral videos and clickbait headlines from Pages.” doesn’t mean you need a new social media strategy. It means you’ll need to execute better against the same social media strategy … Continue reading Facebook News Feed Changes: Why You Don’t Need A New Strategy →

The importance of targeting branded searches

SEO Branding

Though many search marketers focus primarily on non-branded searches, columnist Thomas Stern believes it’s crucial to invest in a branded search strategy. Thomas Stern on December 7, 2017 Search experts understand the importance of targeting non-branded search terms: Optimizing for high-volume, non-branded terms can drive a significant amount of traffic to your brand’s site. … Continue reading The importance of targeting branded searches →