William Harris — September 10, 2017 Follow @wmharris101 — September 10, 2017 Content marketing is changing. In the past, you might have been able to get real ROI from lazily publishing 500-word articles on your blog week after week, but it’s not enough anymore. In order to use content to build brand awareness, differentiate from … Continue reading How Ecommerce Brands Should Approach Content Marketing in 2018
Search, Website Slowdowns Can Cost Brands $20 Million Annually, Study Says by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 7, 2017 Website performance and IT issues cost brands roughly $20 million annually — about $1.5 million due to slowdowns and $18.5 million due to general site issues — for those analyzed in the study despite … Continue reading Search, Website Slowdowns Can Cost Brands $20 Million Annually, Study Says
Are you putting meaning into the stories you tell? Contributor Peter Minnium explains why ads that capture the movement of a fully developed story are the ones that will compel the consumer to buy. Peter Minnium on September 8, 2017 The sole predictive factor for the success of Super Bowl ads is the degree … Continue reading Storytelling for action: Why brands need to tell a complete story
Brooke B. Sellas — September 6, 2017 Follow @madSMscientist — September 6, 2017 Looking for Instagram hacks? Look no further than the big boys on the block. It’s always smart to keep an eye on your competitors and even smarter to watch big brands innovate … and then emulate. We’re covering 5 plus not-often-known Instagram … Continue reading 5 Instagram Hacks Big Brands Are Using To Grab Users’ Attention
Harry Rollason — September 3, 2017 — September 3, 2017 Social maturity is more than just showing up on social, and it takes far more than canned responses and expensive software. A truly, socially mature brand offers service on all channels, providing real-time responses that actually deliver resolutions. Its agents are warm, personable, know each … Continue reading What Do Social Mature Brands Look Like?
Hannah Murray — September 1, 2017 — September 1, 2017 We get this question from our clients a lot: When should I invest in paid social? Our answer: If you’re investing in social media marketing at all, you should have a paid social program. In a 2016 report, Gartner analyst Jay Wilson was as clear … Continue reading When Should Brands Invest in Paid Social?
Survey of 1,000 US adults contains lots of findings and implied recommendations for both brands and traditional retailers. Greg Sterling on August 30, 2017 One of today’s marketing mantras is “brand loyalty is dead.” As always, the truth is more complicated than a slogan. While millennials and Generation Z are less likely to be … Continue reading Survey: More consumers seeking to buy directly from brands vs. retailers
How Brands Should Work With The Right Social Influencers by Rochelle Bailis , Op-Ed Contributor, August 25, 2017 In the past decade, a new voice has entered the digital stage: the social influencer. According to Tubular Insights, 57% of consumers have made a purchase based on an influencer’s recommendations. This, in turn, has encouraged brands … Continue reading How Brands Should Work With The Right Social Influencers
By Jordan Kasteler August 10th, 2017 “Ultra-luxury products are differentiated from ordinary products through unique aesthetics. An explanation of the quality is best described through omission of words followed by physical evidence and presentation. The brand’s identity should be easily confirmed through a unique sensory experience.” – Adriaan Brits, Luxury Brand Marketing: The globalization … Continue reading The Luxury Brand Marketing Model: Why Luxury Brands Need To Change Their Business Approach
Concerned about where your Facebook ads are appearing? Columnist Laura Collins discusses the issues surrounding brand safety on Facebook, along with some tips for organizations looking to protect themselves. Laura Collins on July 28, 2017 Caring about how you’re perceived by others is not a new concept. Even cavemen probably had moments of insecurity, … Continue reading Protecting your brand’s ads on Facebook — because there IS such a thing as bad publicity
